SUNDAY We headed off towards Windorah, stopping to investigate some shrubs that looked like they might house some nice birds. We first spotted some lithe ground feeding birds that sort of looked like lapwings but different - they would fly off long before we could stop and get a photo or even a good look. Well as we approached the Haddon Corner turn off - we made a decision to go visit the second of the three corners. So off we belted down more corrugated...

Monday 8th December We packed up from American River to a cold overcast day - with the prospect of rain. We checked out Prospect Hill on our way back to Penneshaw - The isles in the bar were not laid out on a velvet sea of turquoise with the sun tracking lazily across an azure dome. It was bleak and windy however very much worth the climb which is quite brisk given that this is just a giant sandhill encrusted with low bushes. We left Ernie at the visitor...

Friday 5th December - Belair National Park - Adelaide We had a big day planned - art shop, BMW shop, visit Mal's old Adelaide locations of interest and possibly catch up with Mal's friend Harie Lam. Mal woke early and did a lap of the local Koala haunts - one had fled and the other just changed location in the tree. We headed out to breakfast at a small local café where Gecko Outback Tours also operate from - in parking lot was a Landcruiser 6 wheeler...

Sunday 7th December Cool overcast morning with the threat of rain. After Mal posted his previous BLOG it was back to camp for a cup of tea and a slow and steady pack up - today was Kangaroo Island day - sort of like a low level holy grail. Well we got the tent packed up and then the rain came to wet everything before we had time to pack it into the trailer. Oh well it will dry. We had identified that road 51 would take us across to the main road South ...

Wednesday 3rd December The storm had passed and we had one last day at Innes NP before we had to pack for Adelaide - how time pushes on and we want it to leave us behind. We finally got down to visit the wreck of the Ethel - her poor sad remains rusting away on the beach - the surf rolling in and the sunshine bringing out the cool greens and pale blues of the ocean. A young surfer took to the water while his girlfriend waited - we watched him but he ca...