A little sad to be leaving Leigh Creek, Parachilna Gorge is still closed, as is most of the Flinders, so headed further South. Not going via Port Augusta this time, decided to follow in the footsteps of RM Williams and following the route of his pioneering adventures.
Our first camp, thanks to Wiki, was a creek side bush camp near Carrieton. Beautiful spot, and even though the creek was dry, there was evidence of recent rains by how green everything appeared.
Plenty of fire wood and perfect weather for sitting around a fire. And yes, at last, Les has got the drone flying again, and I managed to cook up some camp oven damper.
Ended up staying here for a few nights as even though it wasn't far off the road, minimal traffic made it extremely peaceful. Had one other van come in for one night whilst we were there but apart from them didn't see a soul.
Drove further south along the RM Williams Way mid week and camped near Pekina Dam Reserve just on the outskirts of Ororoo. Did a short hike through the reserve to find some hidden gems in the way of 19th century poetry, and early 1900 engineering feats. Another camp fire at this camp, a free camp on private property, thank you to whoever allows that, great idea.
And finally for this week we ended up at Jamestown, a fitting end for the week as it was the birthplace of RM Williams and we have camped at the Robinson RV park behind his memorial. Have access to water here so have done a few loads of washing to get rid of that camp fire smell that permeates through everything.
You really do find some gems and yay for the drone shots. Nice one guys! Jxo
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