south australia

A group of four vehicles travelled from Adelaide through the Flinders Ranges via Marree to Lake Eyre, then back via William Creek, Coober Pedy, Lake Gairdner National Park, the Gawler Ranges, Baird Bay then back to Adelaide.

When: April 2011

Who: Vic & Leonie, Mark & Kylie, Angus & Jack, John (Whippet) & Marian

It’s taken 4.5 years to get these photos up, so Kylie, here they are in time for Christmas 2015!

The 12 days of Christmas from Lake Eyre…

Map showing trip area

To see the photos on Google, click here.

This is for you Kylie!

Lake Eyre photos from April 2011 in time for Christmas 2015!

On the first day of Christmas my true love sent to me…

A photo frooooom Lake Eyre

Kylie, Mark, Leonie & Vic - Gawler Ranges, South Australia

On the second day of Christmas my true love sent to me…

2 bro’s a handstanding
and a photo frooooom Lake Eyre

Angus & Jack on Lake Gairdner, South Australia

Kennewells, Ratnieks and Scheepens on Lake Eyre

Leonie, Whippet and Marian at Lake Eyre

Angus and Jack

Lake Eyre

On the fourth day of Christmas my true love sent to me…

Four people pondering
Three rock climbers
Two love birds
and a photo frooooom Lake Eyre

Kylie, Angus, Mark & Jack

Jack, Angus and Vic

Leonie and Vic

Lake Eyre

 

On the fifth day of Christmas my true love sent to me…

Five people lost
Four flying flags
Three lake dwellers
Two spiky plants
and a photo frooooom Lake Eyre

Jack, Kylie, Whippet, Mark and Angus wondering where they are!

The convoy!

Jack, Angus and Kylie on Lake Eyre

Spiky plant at Lake Gairdner National Park

Mark in Lake Eyre

On the sixth day of Christmas my true love sent to me…

Six sleepy campers
Five foot steps
Four bush walkers
Three life savers
Two bird watchers
and a photo frooooom Lake Eyre

Whippet, Leonie, Kylie, Angus, Marian and Mark

Five foot steps

Angus, Kylie, Jack and Leonie

Three life savers!

Marian and Whippet

Lake Eyre Basin

On the seventh day of Christmas my true love sent to me…

Seven tired travellers
Six million flies
Five wild brumbies
Four creek campers
Three more photos
Two bros chillin’
and a photo frooooom Lake Eyre

Seven tired travellers

No flies on Leonie!

Wild Horses

Mark, Angus, Kylie & Jack

Mark trying to out shoot Vic!

Jack and Angus

Gawler Ranges

On the eighth day of Christmas my true love sent to me…

Eight happy campers
Seven spectacular sunsets
Six thousand fish
Five O’Clock drinks
Four paw prints
Three brilliant hues
Two pink ladies
and a photo frooooom Lake Eyre (Lake Gairdner actually)

Kylie, Jack , Angus, Vic, Leonie, Marian, Whippet, Mark

Sunset at Baird Bay

Dead dried fish at Lake Eyre

Whippet and Marian

Wild dog prints

Sunrise near Marree

Leonie, Marian and Kylie with Jack, Angus and Mark in the water

Lake Gairdner

On the ninth day of Christmas my true love sent to me…

Nine thousand cockatoos
Eight spider legs
Seven stumps for Kylie
Six cooks
Five lake explorers
Four wheel driving
Three fire lovers
Two inch ants
and a photo frooooom Lake Eyre

Cockatoos

Spider

Mark tying down firewood

Angus, Kylie, Whippet, Jack, Leonie and Marian

Marian, Leonie, Angus, Kylie and Jack

Whippet

Whippet, Kylie and Angus

Two Inch Ants

Marian, Whippet, Angus, Mark and Kylie

On the tenth day of Christmas my true love sent to me…

Ten toe pushups
Nine yards
Eight rock obelisks
Seven scorpions
Six morning teas
Five highs
Four cows
Three inch lizards
Two master chefs
and a photo frooooom Lake Eyre

Mark

Cattle Yards

Kylie and Mark

Scorpion

Morning Tea with Jack, Mark, Angus, Kylie, Whippet, Marian and Leonie

Kylie and Mark

Cows

Lizard

Whippet and Mark preparing the spit

Gawler Ranges

On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love sent to me…

Eleven flying birds
Ten gallon hat
Nine sunrises
Eight breakfasts
Seven million year old rocks
Six lost people
Five sea lions
Four legged bearded dragons
Three excited travellers
Two cicada shells
and a photo frooooom Lake Eyre

Birds

Whippet

Lake Gairdner at Sunrise

Whippet making breakfast

Rock

Jack, Mark, Angus, Kylie, Marian and Whippet

Seals at Point Labatt, South Australia

Bearded Dragon

Kylie, Mark and Vic filling up day 1

Cicada shells

Leonie and Vic

On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love sent to me…

Twelve million stars
Eleven great campsites
Ten fingers flying
Nine engine inspections
Eight great spits
Seven thousand saltbushes
Six kilometres that way!
Five cool dudes
Four drinks later
Three bush walkers
Two best friends
and a photo frooooom Lake Eyre

Stars

Jack, Angus, Mark, Leonie and Whippet

Mark and Kylie

Kylie checking the engine!

Jack fixing the spit

Saltbush

Mark

Jack, Angus, Vic, Mark and Whippet

Leonie

Mark, Jack and Angus

Kylie and Leonie

Angus, Kylie and Jack