As I mentioned last time, Brit and me wanted to visit the „Gorge Wildlife Park“ in Adelaide Hills where you can cuddle with koalas if you want to. Of course we wanted to do that!



Feels quite funny if that thing hangs on you (it's heavier you think it is), lazyly chews on an eucalyptus leave and looks very tired – as usual. I couldn't stop laughing, but this gave us the opportunity to take a few good shoty of a koala.



Of course, they had lots of other animals in that park. For example, I saw wombats for the first time. They look quite funny – I can't decide if it is a mixture from pig and rabbit or pig and cat or whatever. ;-)

While we are slowly making our way up to Alice Springs, there are plenty of opportunities to stop at interesting places for a night or two. We found out that going with 80 km/h is best. If we go quicker, Freddy needs so much petrol that we can't believe it...



Shortly behind Adelaide, you hit „Flinders Ranges“ - a big outback area which is supposed to be the most beautiful outback area of Australia. We did not want to miss that, so we headed up to Quorn and stayed at the YHA hostel there for two nights. And then, just ten kilometers from Port Augusta, you know, you've hit the outback, the „real Australia“: No radio reception and no mobile phone reception any more... ;-)



This area is one of the driest in Australia. Do I really have to say, that it was pouring all the two days we were there? ;-) I know, water is bitterly needed and that it is a blessing for the land if it rains. But... It was just freeeeeezing!!! Anyway, even in rain the scenerie is stunning.



On Wednesday, we drove up tp Wilpena Pound – the heart of the Flinders. The 120-kilometer-drive is beautiful and I was surprised how different the landscape looks every few kilometers. I mean, if you hear „outback“ as a stupid european tourist, you think, it will look the same all over. It does'nt. Far from it. I wouldn't like to live there – but to look at it is absoluteley beautiful.