Eyre Penninsular

The road east from Angorichina Village to Blinman was worse than the stretch west to the Prairie Hotel, but was a bit shorter. We turned south towards Hawker down the picturesque Flinders Ranges Way and called into the Wilpena Pound national park. There wasn't enough time to do the 3 hour walk to the lookout above the treetops, so that has been added to the bucket list. At Wilpena we reconnected to phone and internet after 4 days out of range.

Our next camp was at Spear Creek about 30 kms from Port Augusta. It was hot and windy the next day prompting the first total fire ban for the season. We drove through the range up Horrocks Pass to enjoy the views and had lunch in Port Augusta. 

Today we drove to Cowell via Whyalla on the Eyre Peninsular. Many of the town's buildings are the same colour as the steelworks in the photo. Some of our group went on a fishing charter and came back with plenty of fish, but not many had the skills to fillet them properly.

Our guest entertainer is Taylor Pfeiffer who has just finished school. She is an excellent banjo player who sings and yodels. She played a wide range of genres and has already recorded a couple of albums.

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