Fri 8 Jul 2011 Hawker

On the walk to Wilpena Pound Wangara lookout

 

Day5

1000 (1617 km) Went to check out the Information Centre in the Mobil Station! Had interesting museum relics in there as well. Went to Wilpena Pound.
1120 (1705 km) Saw kangaroos and emus. There was an honesty box to apply for permit of $8.50. Checked out leaflets and maps. Went for a walk to Hills Homestead. There was an amazing sliding rock The boys, small and big, could not resist and ran up the rock. When we got to the homestead, we had lunch of Cruskits, Ritz, creamed corn and cheese. The homestead was all locked up but there was a public long drop toilet. There was an interesting story about the family who lived there. The story took us through the trials and tribulations from late 1800s to early 1900s. After lunch, we went for a walk to Warranga Lookout. It was a fair climb but the view was breathtaking. Maybe we were just out of breath from the climb. Or maybe it was the cold wind.
1530 (1705 km) Went back to Hawker.
1600 (1761 km) When we got back to Hawker, we did the washing and had a slight challenge in getting the washing machine going. We found out that we had to push in the coin slot and pull it out again. Had dinner of burgers. Yum!