Leaving Merimbula, we headed out across the mountains on Snowy Mountain Highway. It was a steep climb, and the rain and thick fog made it that much more exciting, but Wally got us to our destination of Wagga Wagga. Picked up our last pieces of camping equipment, and traveled the next day into Victoria. Passed into a fruit fly exclusion zone along the way, and that meant we had to eat as much of our just bought fruit as possible in about 25 kms, and then throw out the rest at a dump zone. The drive was much easier and straighter, and we arrived in Mildura just before the sun set at 6:00.
The next days drive was much like the last, and another fruit fly zone coming into South Australia, except this time we had to dump our veggies as well. They actually had a manned station that everyone must pull into for inspection. Found the Mount Remarkable National Park, located at the southern end of Flinders Ranges, and a great campsite. Our evenings visitors included several kangaroos and emus roaming the campground. In the morning, we packed our packs and headed into the mountains for a hike to Alligator Gorge. It was a beautiful trail, following and continuously crossing a creek through a valley of red river gums and cypress trees. Then up a steep hill (ugghh), and across a plateau until we eventually reached our campsite. From there, we wandered to the Alligator Gorge and were quite impressed. Steep red walls lined the gorge, eroded majestically so many years ago by rushing waters. One section was only about two meters across, and we had to carefully maneuver along small rocks to keep our feet dry from the creek below. After a well deserved sleep in the cozy little tent, we made our way back in the morning (Jodi only got her foot wet once in the creek this time), and we found Wally waiting patiently for us with cold, cold beers.
* photos will come, out of internet time*
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