Today dawned
cloudless and warm. It reached 31
degrees during the day. We covered 349km today to end up at a small roadhouse
with an attached camping ground called Renner Springs. There is not a lot to write home about with Renner
Springs except for some water in a billabong adjacent to the park and two
resident geese, one of which is bad tempered.
Today we were retracing our steps until we got to The Threeways and then
we were on new ground. The countryside
seemed to change as we passed The Threeways.
The ranges were smaller, fewer mountains and wide-open plains. The flora changed too. The trees were greener although the eucalypts
were a little stunted and the wild flowers seemed more colourful. There was water in some of the creeks too,
suggesting this area receives more rain.
Outside of Tennant Springs we visited the old telegraph station. It was both eerie and insightful, visiting
the old buildings, which included the cellar, smokehouse, smithy, kitchen,
living quarters and telegraph office. We
chose to motor straight through Tennant Creek and the Devil’s Marbles with an
element of confidence within – we had been this way before and lived to tell
the story. Tomorrow – well that is
another day.
Trivia for today
– In 1873 it took 7 days to get a message from Adelaide to England, using the
overland telegraph, but this was faster than anywhere else in the world for
such a long distance.
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200514 A fence straining post when you don't have large trees
to make timber straining posts |
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| 200514 The Old Telegraph Station at Tennant Creek |
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200514 Another Flynn memorial,
this time near The Threeways |
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| 200514 Colourful wild flowers near The Threeways |
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200514 Colourful wild flowers near The Threeways,
a wattle of sorts |
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| 200514 Renner Springs |
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| 200514 Renner Springs billabong with the geese on the RHS |
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