Olsen's Tours and Training Blog

Our normal practice is to wake at first light, get the fire started and boil the billies. This morning we awoke before first light to the sounds of Bruce’s radio.
Bruce who comes from Coolah likes to listen to the ABC every morning.

Once underway we paused at the monument for photographs before backtracking to Finke. At Finke, Jeff and Gowan decided to do a bit of sightseeing around the old railway station.

The road from Finke to Mount Dare is always an interesting drive with a variety if terrain including claypans and Coolibah lined creeks. I called Mt Dare on the radio to let them know we were coming and got the customary response from Jeff, telling us he would lock the gates. We stopped at windy Charlotte waters for morning tea and a look around the ruins of the old telegraph station.

There was the customary stop at the South Australian border for photographs before we set off across the gibberish plains again. Not long afterwards, the old Mt Dare windmill appeared on the horizon.

Mt Dare has always been a favorite place. The meals, hot showers and cold beers are always welcome.