Went looking for Neagles Rock lookout. Required a long walk and weather very cold and windy; overcast but not raining. Found Quarry Hill lookout on the other side of township and further south. Quite an extensive view, but because of the unkind weather not very clear and very windy and cold. Took first panorama photo.

Then visited Leasingham Cellars. Spent most enjoyable 40 mins talking to the “Winemaster”? and learning all about growing, making and marketing of wines and lots of the history of the Leasingham Company. Really enjoyed that little interlude. Bought a couple of samples after tasting the red!

Then set off for Wilpena via Laura, Wilmington, Quorn, and Hawker. Lunch at the Wilmington Pub. Countryside seemed to be broadacre grain growing mostly. More undulating but still lots of wide open plains with salt bush and porcupine grass clumps mostly and pretty scrubby tree growth here and there. Lots of vineyards, of course, through the Clare Valley, with lots of smaller wine producers who supply from the Cellar Door, or mail order, or to some restaurants.

On to Quorn, which became even more open plains of salt bush, etc., interspersed with the odd cultivated areas of wheat, barley, and the odd canola crop. (Some pea crops used for rotation purposes.) Peas etc. also used between vine rows and ploughed in for fertilising purposes.

Continued on to Rawnsley Park [Station] at the South end of Wilpena Pound. The Ranges are quite unique and impressive as you approach from the South, perhaps not quite as high as I expected but quite different in type and shape from other hills on the East coast.

Arrived at the park around 3:30 pm and got some info from the office. A bit confused with details of tours, etc., but finally sorted out a 4-wheel drive tour of the National Park for the next day.

Only way to see into the Pound, or to go to the top, is by walking (and most walks quite strenuous from all accounts). Ok if you have plenty of days to spare so you can set aside a day for a walk and so on. The only other way to see into the Pound is by air, which I believe is quite spectacular and probably the best way but pretty expensive at $265 per person for about [half-an-]hour. So, we passed on that, although all the comments by visitors is that is it the highlight.