Pete and I have a pretty good routine in the morning...Pete makes us a cup of tea which we drink in bed... then we pull the bed apart and put in the table. I have first shower and Pete fills our water bottles for our walks and the electric kettle. Pete has his shower and I drag all our essentials for breakfast out of the cupboards. We then enjoy breakfast together and decide what we will do that day. 

Parked opposite the local IGA...

Quorn has many beautiful old buildings but this one caught my eye...once a bank and now someone has lovingly restored it.

Not far from Quorn is the Dutchman's Stern Conservation  Park. Pete and I decided to climb the Dutchman's Stern...pictured above. It is a 10.6 km circuit walk and the summit is at 820m. The Park gets its name from the bluff's similarity to Dutch sailing ships of the eighteenth century. The rocky outcrops and slopes appear to resemble the reverse stern of these ships.. The bluff was named by Captain Flinders in 1802.

Stunning views on the way to the top...

View from the top....

On the edge...

Loved the trees...

A great walk, especially on such a bright and sunny day.

On the road again....to Rawnsley Park station ...green everywhere.

The view from the caravan park is breath taking. These mountains in one direction....

And Rawnsley Bluff in the other.... we hope to climb this one.

 

This morning we back tracked a little to see Alligator Gorge in Mount Remarkable National Park. Blue sky, bright orange rocks and the beautiful silver gum trees....stunning.

About half of the 8.2km walk was along side this charming little creek.

I took dozens of photos...there was beauty everywhere you looked.

The track went from one side of the creek to the other ....about 40 times , Pete and I thought...it wasn't always easy to use the rocks as stepping stones to cross.

Walking along the top of the gorge there were wildflowers galore.

On our way back to Quorn we stopped for lunch...this was our view.

The old railway station...on our way to dinner.

Nice to have a stroll in the town before dinner.

Our first meal out since leaving Melbourne and it was fantastic...at the Transcontinental.

Beautiful old pub...a real pleasure.

And after dinner we walked down the road to watch the Quorn Silo Light show.

It was all about the local history...it is on every night and is free...what a great idea someone had.

 

I just love these beautiful old buildings... this one is in Morgan, our first stop after leaving Blanchetown.

The Morgan pub.... one of two in the small town.

The view of the Murray from one of the hills in Morgan....

Morgan to Burra is known as saltbush territory and yes there were plenty. It was interesting country...and I loved the wattles along the highway.

Next stop was Burra where we had some lunch...

Again, some stunning old buildings. We had a peak in their regional Art Gallery...glad we did.

What I have really loved about these country towns are all the flowers....we obviously have come at the perfect time...

The original school in Burra, built in 1877. It is still their only primary and secondary school...absolutely amazing looking building.

Between Burra and Quorn we were astonished at the number of wind turbines that we saw....wheat and wind!

The magnificent trees in the caravan park in Quorn, where we will stay for two nights.

 

Pete and I headed north, driving through the Coorong National Park. This was one of the first lakes that we saw.

Our next stop was 42 mile crossing. A stop here and an hours walk would take us to the Southern Ocean and back.

We were not disappointed with the view...it was awesome!

The shells were fabulous....so much colour.

Enjoyed seeing all the wildflowers on the way back.

One of the widest sections of the Coorong....lots of pelicans breed here.

We have been dodging the rain all day....you can just see the pelicans flying by...

After leaving Coorong National Park we stopped for lunch in Meningie....had this beautiful view of Lake Albert while we ate.

Our first view of the mighty Murray River in Tailem Bend.

We are spending the night in Blanchetown and to our delight, the caravan park is right next to the Murray River.

Pelicans flying by...while we sat on the banks of the river.

When we arrived at the caravan park there were dark clouds overhead....but soon after the sun came out and I saw some gorgeous reflections.

This was our view from our van...