Waking up in our secluded piece of paradise was wonderful and as we were having breakfast a mob of emus wondered past, which was so special for the kids to see.
I really didn’t want to leave it, but we will definitely visit again!
We got ready and Scarly has been doing so well with her independence – getting dressed by herself mostly, brushing her teeth when asked. It’s lovely to see her grow into a confident young lady.
This morning we drove through Hawker and Quorn stopping for quick breaks to get fuel, supplies and lunch. One thing that we have enjoyed around this part of SA is lamb yiros – it has been delicious!
Then it was time to dump the van before we headed to Mount Remarkable to see Alligator Gorge. There had clearly been some extreme fires through the area not too long ago and the vegetation hadn’t even started to recover yet…
We started our hike down, but stupidly all the runners were in the van that we had dumped before the giant ascent into the mountains, so Crocs and slides it was for the walk.
Poor Izzy made an unfortunate step and banged her head on one of the rocks, so we had to walk behind slowly after that. However our resilient big girl powered on and we enjoyed a gorgeous walk.
The only problem was that on the way out it was so poorly signposted that we actually didn’t quite know which way to go. Luckily a friendly group of walkers who had driven to both the start and end of the walk pointed us in the right direction and then waited by our car to make sure we arrived safely. The girls all got a Tim-Tam to celebrate their amazing hiking efforts!
Then it was coast bound through some more ranges. It was nice to see the ocean again, but the roadworks were next level and the roads was just a mess. Luckily it didn’t last long and we were in Port Pirie before we knew it…
We were all exhausted, so pub dinner seemed like the best option to quickly feed the masses and get everyone to bed as quickly as possible.
Kms travelled – 290
Thierings on Tour 
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