Montecollina Bore

Saturday 15 August

The countryside is changing as we head further north. The hills flanked us on our western side for awhile but then both the hills and trees were left behind. A bit of gibber rock again today (not good for tyres) and dust. This is station country out here and we saw healthy looking cattle. In the middle of nowhere we crossed over the gas pipeline taking gas from Moomba to Adelaide. Warning signs all along the track telling people not to dig as there were high pressure gas pipelines.    

 

We travelled for a short while on the Strzelecki Track until we reached our overnight bush camp at Montecollina Bore. Some of the group took the opportunity to bathe in the warm water of the bore-fed dam. Someone had to stay dry and I was quite happy being the photographer!

 

This bore was initially sunk for the watering of stock on the Strzelecki Track. Today it has become a popular campsite for outback travellers.  We were camped near a couple of guys who had come birdwatching. Quite a few hawks were flying around the bore and as were other little birds. That night we lit a nice big campfire that we could all fit around and keep warm.  Most of the campfires have been contained in metal rings which do not create enough heat for a big group. To allow everyone chair space you end up sitting a long way back from the fire.