Hiltaba – Luvapuzzle

Hiltaba -day 9 – 31/5/21

Today we said goodbye to Hiltaba after approximately 50 km of walking in the week. Some of the group are heading for Streaky Bay, Dark Peak, Gawler Ranges and many for home via various routes. Hiltaba has been an amazing property to visit and we encourage you all to do so if you can. AsContinue reading “Hiltaba -day 9 – 31/5/21”

Hiltaba day 8 – 30/5/21- Pillars of the Earth

Today we drove a short way from the shearer’s quarters to the start of a nature drive. A Goat feeder was the first item of interest. The goats are fed here for a while and get used to being in the area and can then be rounded up more easily Yellow footed rock wallabies areContinue reading “Hiltaba day 8 – 30/5/21- Pillars of the Earth”

Hiltaba Day 7- 29/5/21- Tree Planting and Rockholes. Barbara Hardy Walk

This day started with some tree planting of local species near the shearer’s quarters. Fifty one trees were planted into the prepared holes. Thanks to Kathryn for much of the hole digging. Most of the group headed out to do the Barbara Hardy walk. Although the walk is only 6 km in length, it involvesContinue reading “Hiltaba Day 7- 29/5/21- Tree Planting and Rockholes. Barbara Hardy Walk”

Hiltaba Day 6- 28/5/21 A “Rest Day”

A “rest day”. Up for 7:30 am cooked breakfast before driving out to Pretty Point with Mike and Carole. Here we did the Betty and Bob Lewis walk-a spectacular walk between the granite boulders with wonderful views in many directions. After morning tea there, we hopped back into Michael and Carole’s car and headed on,Continue reading “Hiltaba Day 6- 28/5/21 A “Rest Day””

Hiltaba day 4- 26/5/21

Today we walked the Mark Bonnin walk. We both walked as C walkers. All vehicles took the same road out approximately 17 km from the homestead. The vehicles for the B walkers stopped at the turnoff from the road and they walked from there. The C walkers drove in to the car park and startedContinue reading “Hiltaba day 4- 26/5/21”

Hiltaba Trip Day 3

Today we walked the David Cleland walking trail. This is the latest of the trails marked across Hiltaba and fairly gentle. They are trying to build us up to the harder walks. The walking trails are named after the founders fo the Nature Foundation – David Cleland being one of them. We all walked togetherContinue reading “Hiltaba Trip Day 3”

Hiltaba Trip Day 2 -Pirie to Hiltaba

We left Port Pirie at about 9am, having said good morning and goodbye to all. This included Matthew! It was an overcast day, but the predicted temp at Hiltaba was 27 today so we were wearing just T Shirts, with jumpers packed away. As we headed along the highway the gulf to our left wasContinue reading “Hiltaba Trip Day 2 -Pirie to Hiltaba”

Hiltaba Trip. Day 1 23/5/21

This was the first day of a trip away with our walking group to Hiltaba Station. We had two starts to this trip. The first time we made it to the fuel station at Gepps Cross only to find that the fuel cap would not come off!! We had a new long range fuel tankContinue reading “Hiltaba Trip. Day 1 23/5/21”