Day 1
We left around 9.30 am and headed off on our trip to the Flinders Ranges. We had made a booking at Flinders Bush Retreat, Willow Waters which is about 10 km from Hawker and is on Willow Waters Station. The weather was cool but the sun was out most of the day and we enjoyed the drive and the countryside was so lush and green, quite different from the last time a couple of years ago. Our first stop was at Burra where we had a stroll around this lovely little town and had a good cup of coffee at one of the cafes before driving on for our lunch stop at Mt Bryan. There is a good spot near the old railway station with plenty of room for caravans and tables to sit at as well as very clean toilets.
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| Canola on road to Burra |
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| One of the copper mines at Burra |
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| Lunch stop at Mt Bryan |
After leaving Mt Bryan we continued on through Terowie where we stopped for fuel and then on to Orroroo where we stopped for the night at a roadside stop.
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| Terowie has these great signs in the town |
We have stayed here several times before and it is a good area, off the road and plenty of room for vans with both large and small trees and bushes which makes it a very pretty spot to spend the night. There were several other vans there when we arrived, but we found a good area away from the road and thought if it rained we would be able to get out easily.
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| Ring necked parrot |
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| Roadside stop near Orroroo |
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| Sunset near Orroroo roadside stop |
We set up without unhooking and managed to get the van level, had a cuppa and enjoyed sitting in the sun. There were a few birds flying around and I managed to get some photos of the ring necked parrots in a tree near us. Tea tonight was home made soup which I had defrosted during the day, first night and a lot of driving so we didn't feel like eating a lot. The sunset was a good one and we went for a stroll around the camping area and got some good photos.
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| A good sunset at Orroroo & worth waiting for |
