Freezing cold last night, lucky we have thermal gear which we put on mid way through the night. We slept in till 9.30am thanks to some new blow up hiking airbeds which proved very comfortable! The remaining 8.4km back to Wilapena Pound was relatively easy going, nice and flat through pine and gum forest. Very glad to be back and enjoyed having a hot, soapy shower before heading back to the caravan. Highlight today: nothing beats sleeping in your own bed!

Drove into Hawker which is a very quaint town, lots of old stone buildings and lattice. Lots of lizards on the road sunning themselves today! Headed into the Flinders Ranges to Wilapena Pound then had a picnic lunch in the sun. When we got back we lit a fire, relaxed in the sun and read for the afternoon. In the evening we packed all our hiking gear ready for tomorrow's overnight hike in the Flinders Ranges. Highlight today: sitting in the sun reading on the...

Headed out to the Flinders Ranges and staying in a free camp alongside a dry gorge (Willow Waters). Very peaceful place, surrounded by big high mountains. Walked up to a ridge overlooking the valley and spotted three mountain goats on the opposite ridge! Spent the afternoon doing maintenance on the van (fixed a cracked pipe, the switch on the fridge, cleaned all the windows and skylights, then tried to clean off the old watermarks on the outer shell by using me...