Sunday, 26 February 2012

Day 44 - The Journey to Adelaide


No surprises in guessing that we had another early start to the day (05:45) as we aimed to escape the sun for as long as possible on the first walk out in the Flinders Ranges. We all set off on the 4.1km hike to the summit of the Dutchmans Stern though one member of the group did have to be sent back due to her cripplingly slow pace. This was a hard walk, all uphill and very zig-zaggy; though not as tough as yesterday’s one. From the top you could see for miles around again as it was a clear and sunny day. The views today, we think, just beat those we got from the summit of Ohlssen. After soaking in the sights, and Corrie eating all the biscuits, we sped back down the hill to go back to the hostel for lunch… at 11:00.



The rest of the day was spent making the long drive to the city of churches, Adelaide, with just a few toilet stops to break-up the monotony of the drive.

We got to the city at about 17:00 and checked into the Adelaide Travellers Inn before getting some info on things to do here, and also some leaflets about tours to Kangaroo Island.

We then made a 20 minute walk to Chinatown and a Asian food court where we got some tea; judging by the tears streaming down his face, it was probably a bit spicy for Danny’s taste!

After this we went back for an early night with the joyous prospect of a slight sleep in tomorrow – bliss!

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