– one recent adventure

Claire & Helen wanted to see the Kimberely and Western Australia.
Their trip started In Tintinara SA.

DAY 1 Tintinara - Birdsville

Departing winter in South Australia we flew through cold grey clouds and over wet ground. Before long we were marvelling at the beautiful red colours of the interior. After just 90mins we were inland and enjoying a short refuelling stop in sunny Broken Hill. A stretch of the legs and a realisation the amazing journey was really happening!
The next leg - 2.5 hours - over the Strzelecki desert with its colours and patterns appearing under the high wing of the aeroplane. Innamincka, Cooper Creek and the ever-present water in the Coongie Lakes soon were spotted then shortly the amazing patterns of the Goyder Lagoon – green and textured.

This group wanted an enjoyable day trip with a difference. What would you do?

Departed Nhill (could be Horsham, or your closest location)

We departed at 8am and were back home by 7pm. The flight was initially over the farming land of Western Victoria and then South Australia. After about 40 minutes the coast came into view at Salt Creek. From here it was a spectacular low level flight with the windswept beach out the left window and the tranquil waters of the Coorong out our right window. After about 15 minutes of this wonderful scenery the Murray River mouth came into view. The patterns and swirls of the sands and water are truly lovely. After another couple of minutes Hindmarsh Island and the marina at Goolwa floated under our wing. Our landing at Goolwa followed after a total flight of just 70 minutes.

This group wanted to see some of the outback and only had 5 days to do it. Read about their adventure.

DAY 1: Melbourne to ‘The Flinders Ranges’

We left a blowy and cool Melbourne and headed north west. Our journey initially was over the green hills around Mt. Macedon. We then journeyed towards Swan Hill for a short lunch break. Next we flew along the serpentine Murray river and into the Flinders Ranges. The rugged mountains extend north and south from our stopover point at Rawnsley Park station.

During a sunny afternoon we hired bikes and rode around the winding tree-lined tracks with ochre colored mountain ranges each side of us. Just before the evening we joined a 4WD tour of the station and surrounds - ending up on a hill sipping wine and munching our 'nibblies' overlooking Wilpena Pound as the sun slowly set.

Highlights:

• A flight along the Murray river
• An Aerial View of the wonderful Wilpena Pound
• A bike ride on quiet bush tracks
• Touring the Ranges by road and seeing the sunset over the mountains while enjoying an wine and cheese