Last day in the Flinders Ranges, SA ... till next time!

Sunday, October 17, 2010
Our last day at 'Rawnsley Park Station' & last chance to see more of this magnificent area in the Flinders Ranges, South Australia.
Woke to sunshine & thought today we would be able to drive to more areas.  But, a walk up to the office to check on road closures quickly dispelled that idea! Most of the unsealed roads were still closed :-( .
So we went for a short drive into the Wilpena Pound NP headquarters to see what walks they had open, however, by this time the cloud was building up again, lunch-time was approaching & the shortest walk was about 2 hrs!
Strolled into the nearby caravan park area to check it out for next time - have decided we will just have to come back again when we are fitter & can do the longer walks & hopefully the weather will be kinder! Stopped at a few places along the way as we returned to van for lunch, reading, resting etc.

Wilpena Pound, SA: Pink Poppy's growing wild among the blue Patterson's Curse flowers; Grey Kangaroo;
Red Capped Robin; Poppy with bee; Nankeen Kestrel; Rawnsely Bluff

On one of the lookouts we found a good explanation of the geological development of Wilpena Pound. Have included the photos here, hope you can read them.

Wilpena Pound, SA: How Wiplena Pound was formed

Did one of the short walks from the Park to Twidale Hill later in the afternoon, before showering & getting a little bit 'dressed up' for dinner at the Woolshed Restaurant on Rawnsley Station, about 8 mins drive from the caravan park. Check out the restaurant at http://www.woolshedrestaurant.com.au/
Had the most delicious dinner of fresh SA Herrings, butterflied & stuffed with red salmon, served on bed of rice with tomato & mango salsa, a glass of Dusty Dog Chardonnay & home made desserts- Heather, Lemon Delicious & John, Chocolate Mousse. Service & venue were great! ... and no cooking or washing up!