39  Participants, 28  from  SA and 11  from  Drouin, Victoria, in 15 vehicles.

Adelaide  TO Port Hughes 

Where we had 39 participants all gathered for a welcome and a wonderful three course meal supplied by the Northern York Peninsula Rotary Club (in D9500).  This was one of the many three course meals to challenge us during the trip.   Also present were our President Frank and Connie, and 7 other couples from the Club.  They were there to see us off and to provide a good breakfast the next morning. 

It was the first of many FUN nights. We were entertained by WACKA (David Richards) and PAULA (Paula Rupe) from Victoria.  They had a signature song “HEY-HEY PAULA – HEY-HEY-WACKA”,  which we heard from then on each night (almost).  Their jokes were good as were the fines.  The first of many successful auctions were held. 

Saturday, Day 1: Port Hughes to Wudinna

The day started with a cooked breakfast by our Fellowship Committee led Pat Ruotolo and his team.  It was more like a banquet than a breakfast. Then we were off to Wudinna via Port Augusta. (the longest drive of the trip.)

At 1pm we arrived at CLEVE where lunch was supplied by the Cleve Hospital Ladies Auxillary.  It was typical country hospitality: a 3 course lunch!  At lunch we met Owen Crees  one of Angel Flights pilots.  A flight with Owen  to Wudinna was won by lottery for two lucky participants. (Jim Fischer and Charlie Rupe) Our fundraising this day was to be for
Angel Flight.

Finally we arrived at Wudinna Caravan Park for dinner, joined by some Wudunna locals. Entertainment was by guitarist  Jasmine Kimber, with another auction of donated goods.

Sunday, Day2: Wudinna to Gawler Ranges with stops at

• Peela Rocks. originally a water catchment area, with channels diverting the water that falls on the rock into a large underground water tank.
• Corrobinie Hill Conservation Park, a large granite dome, some 1585 million years old,  with many interestingly shaped rocks on it, even some caves.  A great  walk to the top with one’s morning cup of tea.
• Mount Wudinna for Lunch.  This monolith is the second largest exposed granite monolith in Australia,  (the largest being Uluru)
• Pinkawilinie Conservation Park, There were plenty of challenging rolling sandhills and tracks to test the cars and the drivers 
• Our final destination was our accommodation for the next three nights: Old Paney Homestead’s Shearers’ Quarters, in the heart of the beautiful Gawler Ranges National Park