After leaving Port Julia we went to Mt Remarkable National Park (on the Southern end of the Flinders Ranges). Absolutely beautiful spot abundant in wildlife. The kangaroos and emus were awesome but the goannas were way too confident.
First day and they were skulking around the campsite. We went for a short walk and came back to find the bins raided. Then they proceeded to sneak up behind us whilst the kids were playing. Daniel had to chase them off with a stick (he even threw a stone at it and it didn't even flinch). Anyway the next day Daniel went for a bike ride whilst I put the kids down for a sleep, I decided to have a rest too and just as I was drifting off I heard a bang, I went to the door of the caravan to find a goanna completely in the garbage bag! I ran outside (in my undies) and threw a shoe at it, it proceeded to run away but it was still inside the garbage bag, it ran a few metres with me yelling at it and throwing more shoes until it finally got out of the bag and left our campsite strewn with rubbish!
That afternoon Emilia and Jackson took it upon themselves to build a 'Goanna Wall' out of sticks and rocks to protect our campsite!
Anyway it was a lovely spot and we did a few walks (kids managed a decent walk halfway up a mountain). Highlights were the huge trees burnt out in the middle, perfect for hiding in, and the kangaroos that bounded around the campsite (I also loved the hot showers, after a week with no shower it was very indulgent).
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| The BIG goanna |
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| Campsite in the dirt equaled very filthy kids. |
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| Red faced hiker. |
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| Bin scab on the loose |
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| Thumbs up for an awesome bush breakfast cook up |
lovely pics - enjoying following your travels
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