Mannum & the Murray River

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My post yesterday was about Whispering Wall and todays entry carries on from there because my brother drove us onto Mannum to pass some time that same day with more photos to share with you. The wind was bitterly cold with the sun intermittently shining through breaks in the cloud cover. I have stayed with family and friends at the caravan park in the past that can be seen here amongst the River Red Gums. It is a lovely spot with a lot of history to Mannum and the surrounding area.


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Who are you looking at! There is plenty of bird life at Mannum with this Pelican not bothering to fly away. I was so near that I did wonder how close it would allow me to get. I didn't test this thought out though because I don't know if some Pelicans could be aggressive towards humans and their snapping cameras. It is known for a Pelican to pinch your food off your plate while eating your lunch on the river bank in Mannum. Oh and they don't mind helping themselves to hot steak straight off the barbecue so if you don't have anybody to invite to lunch, just ask a Pelican.



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While photographing the Pelican numerous ducks decided to get in on the act as well and this is one of them. I reckon they thought I had food for them but oh dear, they were out of luck!





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Whispering Wall - South Australia

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My brother and his wife often talked about Whispering Wall so while waiting for our Patrol to have a snorkel fitted on our recent trip to Adelaide we were given a tour of this fascinating dam not all that far away from Gawler in South Australia.





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What is so fascinating about this dam? Well it is the actual acoustic of sound that bounces off the curved wall. It is rather spooky when I experienced this when my brother and his wife went to one end of the wall and my husband and I the other end. Let me tell you, never talk badly of the other person because they will hear you as if on a loud speaker. Malcolm and I could hear the other party walking to the whispering platform like footsteps in a horror movie. At one point when we started talking to each other in booming voices I did wonder if it was a joke looking around for a speaker to amplify all these sounds we could hear. None to be found and no wonder it is called Whispering Wall because that is all that is needed to hear the other person at the other end; 144 metres away.


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The reflections were quite magical at Whispering Wall and decided to use this snapshot for wallpaper on my computer.





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Gawler Ranges Trip, South Australia "part eleven"

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I don't know what this area is called with the sand dunes but it was a pleasant surprise when my eyes set upon them.






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The light once in awhile did streak across the dunes in patches although fleetingly.






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This image will give you a bit more perspective of the area. As you can see my brothers patrol is laden with all our camping gear, food and water for our two nights on the road. When traveling 'out bush' it is an idiot that would not take extra food and water in case there are circumstances where we are unable to return to civilization in a time frame that we ourselves had planned. Survival in the bush means taking extra supplies or you may perish and this also means making sure family and friends know when to expect you home and if that time frame passes they then can alert the authorities, so that a search can be put into action.

There will be more snapshots of this trip later in the week. Tomorrow I will post something different from photos that were taken last Monday. Until then, happy snapping!

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Gawler Ranges Trip, South Australia "part ten"

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There were numerous salt lakes on this camping trip. Some were small and others large. Several without water and fewer with water.





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This photo and the one below are the same lake. It was a lovely surprise to come across this water with us looking for a way to drive in off the main gravel road so that we could investigate the area closer at the same time take many photos. Spotting a track our little party was soon travelling deeper into the bush until we came to a clearing where evidence of a fire had been made in the past by campers that must have enjoyed this little oasis. The light with the first image wasn't going to be the best but all in all it didn't turn out bad either.


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Just like being at the beach isn't it? It would have been a lovely spot to camp but we had to travel a few more kilometres yet before we set up our tents for our last night of this trip.


I won't be posting for the next few days. Malcolm (hubby) and I are heading to the city tomorrow to catch up with family & friends plus I do have a meeting to attend in the Big Smoke. Oh and shopping as well!

Until my return, please don't forget me.

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Gawler Ranges Trip, South Australia "part nine"

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Yesterday when our little touring party left the Southern Flinders Ranges we did wonder if we were doing the right thing with wet weather constantly cropping up in our path, especially around the Iron Knob area. Thankfully we pushed ahead down the road with weather improving as we headed further into the Gawler Ranges.



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The Bluebush (Pearl Bluebush Maireana sedifolia) has always been my favourite native shrub in the Australian bush. In a good season the Bluebush will grow to a hight of one metre.






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When viewing buildings such as these out in the bush I can't help but wonder about the people that lived in these places and the yarns that they could tell. Maybe now it is only the spirits that can tell these stories of what must have been a very hard and difficult life.

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