Not a good morning...it had been drizzling for most of the night and early morning. Despite the number of roads in red, which means closed due to flooding, we decided to head south away from the rain.

An emu crossing the road...we have seen quite a few...this is not long after we left Wilpena...it was still raining.

The mountains were hidden behind the clouds this morning...looked amazing.

Still stormy as we travelled south....so many wattles....I love these flat plains between the mountains. You get to see so much of the sky (which you can't in the city)...the clouds today were amazing.

When we drove to Wilpena, all the creeks were dry....today there were some that flooded the road.

The sun came out in the late morning and we started to really enjoy the drive.

We decided to stay overnight in the Melrose caravan park. Melrose was one of the first settlements in the Flinders Ranges. We have stayed in Melrose before and knew it was a pretty town and good caravan park. That is Mt Remarkable in the photo, which is behind the town. We hope to climb it tomorrow.

When we stayed here a few years ago this creek bed was dry....now it looks beautiful and sounds delightful...we have camped right next to it.

So happy to see the blue sky and sunshine....and a cold beer!

One of the old pubs in Melrose....

This building was once a brewery and it is again now....it and surrounding buildings have been restored and it is now a popular brewery in the area. We might have time tomorrow to sample some beers.

Pete took this photo to show you our lovely view of the trees and creek.