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Distance Travelled: 170.6
Warakurna Roadhouse: $2.00 per litre
Due to longer time taken on Anne Beadell and Connie Sue, we decided to skip the Abandoned section of the Gunbarrel Highway and move on to the Surveyor General's Corner. The trip has been dubbed the "MOTS" since our first meeting, meaning Meeting Of The States - at the Surveyor General's Corner (SGC)
Today we fuelled at Warakurna Roadhouse and went to look around the Giles Meteorological Weather Station, before heading out to Wingenina where we needed to get permits and a guide to take us to the SGC.
There was lots to see and do today, and we camped early which enabled plenty of shots to be taken. So today I will pretty much let the pictures tell the story...except where I can't resist narrating.
As I mentioned yesterday, the camera stuffed up last night, and no luck getting it going this morning. At Warakurna I phoned Dad to let him know where we were and to ask him to buy a camera at Port Augusta, whilst on the phone, Stef fiddled with the camera and fixed it...then proceeded to shoot off 40 shots in quick succession...here is a sample.
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| on the phone to Dad |
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| Rod - good look! |
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| Sarah |
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| Col...mainly. |
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| Meg and Milani |
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| Reve. |
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| Steve |
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| Ska at diesel pump. |
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| Me, very happy that 'my hero' Stef has fixed the camera. |
After Warakurna we headed just down the road to the Giles Weather Station
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| Giles Weather Station |
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| Blue Streak Rocket |
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| Len's Gunbarrel Construction Co grader. |
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| Story of the grader |
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| Mural by Len Beadell. |
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| and another of Len's art works. |
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| Weather Station |
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| Back at Warakurna - the Roadhouse. |
On the road again - heading for Wingenina for the permits/guide to the SGC. Lots to see along the way though.....
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After Len's grader, a real one on the job.
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| weird cloud formations. |
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| Nice purple grass head. |
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| Steve taking photos as usual |
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| Ptilotus |
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| and again. |
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| we are turning right towards Wingelina. |
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| Another plaque |
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| and the post that hold the plaque and the paparazzi and the magnificent stand of Desert Oaks. |
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| Desert Oak Seed pod |
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| top view |
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| looking up the Desert Oak |
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| Desert Oak - dying I think. |
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| Sarah and Milani |
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| Meg and Milani - Gotcha! |
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| Now what's the song and dance about? |
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| Meg hasn't had a "real" coffee for days and days - she bought this Cafe Latte Hot can and is about to crack it. |
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| Here is a regular lunch stop and my lunch. Looks like tuna with salad - asparagus, beetroot, lettuce, capsicum, cheese etc. |
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| Lunch is time to send a spot, here is the Spot Messenger device, sending the info via satellite. |
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| Ska with another of Len's posts in background. |
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| the plaque |
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| The post. |
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| Honey Grevillea |
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| the flower of Honey Grevillea |
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| Seed pods |
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| Eremophila |
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| Ska waiting patiently |
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| More of the new buds on Honey Grevillea |
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| yep, a close up. |
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| More Desert Oaks. they are the most stately tree. |
We set up camp early today - just down a track near some other rock holes. While setting up we came across some of the local wildlife. Boy did the papparazzi go ballistic with these guys.
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| centipede |
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| Thorny Devil - the star of the show. |
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| What a cute little guy! |
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| my what beady little eyes you have. |
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| he is in there somewhere. |
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| captivating. |
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| He was quite soft to touch, believe it or not. |
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| Quite a pose there fellas. |
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| Milani loves her Dad |
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| Each night a hole was dug and 'walah' here is the toilet. |
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| Fire pit dug, fire all set ready to roll. |
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| ah time to sit with a quiet drink. |
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| boys. |
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| girls - left foot in... |
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| Do the Hokey Pokey |
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| there is a Milani in there somewhere. |
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| more relaxing. |
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| maybe a little drinking while relaxing |
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| Rod |
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