BEYOND THE HOMESTEAD
IT IS remarkable what a solid drop of rain does for semi-arid wilderness. The dry landscape I had seen here previously, with a meagre dappling of greenery, was transformed into a relatively lush wellvegetated scene, complete with fields of springtime wildflowers. It was a stunning sight and a beautiful greeting as we aired down to 16psi and made toward our first stop and camp destination, Mt Finke.
After topping up the tanks at the last available fuel stop we left Kingoonya, in South Australia’s central outback, and made for the Googs Track head roughly 75km away.
If you are like me, nothing puts a smile on the face more than driving a narrow,
