Subaru 4WD Club of Victoria, May - June 2022 magazine

Monday 19th.

Flinders ranges in the distance After gathering together near our Mildura caravan park, Martin’s GPS took us on the most convoluted way out of Mildura and we headed for our first stop: the Quarantine Station outside Renmark. It was at the servo next to the station where folks grabbed coffees and Les’ affinity for toasted sandwiches began that we first learned about ‘Les time’. Morgan was our lunch stop overlooking the beautiful bend in the Murray, but it is not a town to pick up supplies, or lunch for that matter.

A short stop at Burra to stock up on supplies took quite a while and saw us arriving at the Peterborough Caravan Park with long shadows, as we made out first camp.

Tuesday 20th After a chilly evening we got on the road headed for Copley. The Hawker Food Store proved to be the first stop on our Cafe Tour of the Flinders Ranges and The Jeff Morgan Gallery provided a nice diversion. Leaving Hawker we headed up the Flinders Ranges Way. In the distance, we were getting our first glimpses of the ranges.

So, began our beautiful road trip. Every corner, another amazing view.

At the end of this drive we turned back onto the bitumen Line-up at the old Bullock Yards along the Moralana Scenic Drive past Parachilna – unfortunately -15-