viaggio and freedom

This article relates to Outback and Flinders Ranges, SA as I'm gonna write what I have experienced and visited in this area that I missed in my other articles. I've written full articles about Coober Pedy - see link http://viaggioandfreedom.blogspot.com.au/2013/11/coober-pedy-south-australia-outback.html?m=1 about the Southern Flinders Ranges - see link http://viaggioandfreedom.blogspot.com.au/2013/11/outback-and-flinders-ranges-sa.html about the Flinders Ranges National Park and Central Flinders - see link http://viaggioandfreedom.blogspot.com.au/2013/11/central-flinders-and-flinders-national.html On my travelling around South Australia I could stop and visit (from a north-south direction after Coober Pedy): - Woomera, that is where the largest land-based missile and rocket range of the western world is located: it was at first a joint project between Britain and Australia and nowadays the site still hosts space activities for Australian and even interna...

It would be ideal at least spend a long week end in this part of the region and be able to do some 4WD tracks. The fast track goes north of Quorn , through Hawker, Parachilna, Beltana, Leigh Creek and then either Maree or Arkaroola in the Northern Flinders that unfortunately I didn't have any chance to see. Another route is the scenic route, that goes from Adelaide to Arkaroola via Melrose and Wilpena Pound. Both the route are sealed, but few 4WD tracks cross the Flinders and the different gorges in the middle.  My journey started in Adelaide and went north to Blinman, crossed west back to Parachilna and south again. I spent 5 days there and make some outdoor activities, as hiking and abseiling in Moonarie creek, middle way between Rawnsley Park Station and Wilpena Pound. From Adelaide to Port Augusta and Quorn, the first stop has been an aboriginal cultural site with painting on the rocks, Yourambulla Caves, that is just before Hawkler; the end of the day was at the camp...

I had the opportunity to see the Flinders Ranges region more than twice: on my way south to Adelaide from Alice Springs, on a long weekend trip in the Central Flinders Ranges and on my new experience in the Wirrabara Forest, in the heart of the Southern Flinders. I couldn't visit all the places unfortunately and see the northern section, but I know quite good the Southern Flinders and I spent 5 days cruising around the Central section and the Flinders National Park. I've written this article from my little old caravan accommodation offered by the family I'd been visiting: it is located in Wirrabara Forest on a private property known as Talaree Orchard.  web site: www.talaree.com.au It's a wwoofing experience, that means I'm supposedly a willing worker on organic farm. I'm in the right place because Talaree Orchard is an organic farm and produces its own jam, stone fruits and honey but I'm probably not a willing worker, I need to finish the days...

Eccomi a raccontarvi di nuovo della mia esperienza che continua, e spero potrò restare per un secondo anno in Australia. Ho concluso venerdì gli 88 giorni richiesti dal governo australiano in ogni campo che riguardi settore primario e quindi agricoltura o pastorizia e/o costruzioni e miniere. Come avevo già annunciato, ho fatto la maggior parte dei miei 88 giorni in Northern Territory, nella cattle station e in una roadhouse dispersa sulla Stuart Highway, mentre ho concluso le ultime settimane in South Australia, nelle Flinders in una farm organica. Premetto non sono mai stata interessata a nessun tipo di lavoro che ho dovuto svolgere e non so se in futuro avrò mai intenzione di coltivare e crescere verdure e alberi da frutto, ma per lo meno ho acquisito delle qualità in più che mi potrebbero aiutare ad avere un piccolo orticello o almeno ad avere una conversazione con qualcuno riguardo ciò. Premetto inoltre che non avevo molta intenzione di far gli 88 giorni appena arrivata in Aus...

Coming south from Northern Territory and entering South Australia the first form of settlement you can find is a weird place, something that looks unreal but it's not. People live underground, leave everything they have and try to make a fortune mining all around. 689 km south of Alice Springs there is the town of Coober Pedy, also known as Opal Capital of the World. Discovered in 1914 by Willie Hutchinson by accident, he was desperately looking for water and he ended up finding Opal and a waterhole nearby. The first Opal rush took place in 1919 and the selling started in 1920 when the first buyers visited the place. Since then Coober Pedy started to grow and now it is a multi cultural mining community with 3500 people, coming from over forty different nationalities.The community expanded significantly during the 1960's when many European migrants made their way to the town, hoping in a big fortune and a different lifestyle. Some of them were lucky enough and "grew...