Our travels today took us to the capital of the the Flinders area, a small and pretty town called Quorn, the backdrop to a fair few films including the Water Diviner directed by Russell Crowe.
Along the way a stop in Kanyaka Station a vibrant settlement that was later abandoned during the prolonged drought of the 1860s. The red river gums were extraordinarily beautiful.
The town of Hawker housed the Gallery of Jeff Morgan, artist, creator of dioramas and collector extraordinaire. From fossils, crystal formations and rocks, to model cars and old radios, he has them all. Fascinating time wandering around and taking it all in.
One of his many dioramas of the Flinders area.
Lunch was in the lovely Prairie Hotel in Paranchila. A very Aussie grazing platter with emu pate, Kangaroo fillet and salami while getting to know our fellow travellers. 
Along the way undulating hills, saltbush and flowering wattle - we arrived in Marree in the late afternoon.
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