Flinders Ranges

WILPENA POUND, BRACHINA GORGE AND BLINMAN

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May 21st 2008
After packing up this morning we headed for Wilpena Pound stopping at some very quaint towns like Peterborough and Quorn on the way. Wilpena Pound is in the Flinders Ranges National Park. Ross has been christened our “activities officer” or “tour leader” as he always has the map out working out which walks we are going to be taking and which roads will take us to the best spots. I have ... read more

Oceania » Australia » South Australia

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more