Koonamore

Wow nearly a year since I last posted, I must have been busy with something mundane. Katie and I are about to embark on yet another trip to our second home, Thailand. But before I start posting about our travels I have to give a short run down on a short but interesting trip we took a month back.

So back to the beginning... A few months ago Katie spotted a flyer at uni telling of an ecology trip run through Adelaide uni looking at plants. Of course this was too good to be true for Katie and I was wondering how I was going to get out of it (just kidding). So after a few emails we had volunteered to go and count salt bush.

So just after our end of year exams we headed off with a bunch of new friends to a station called Koonamore which is well, in the middle of nowhere. About an hour away from Yunta which is a couple of hours from Burra which is a few hours from Adelaide. We arrive in the afternoon unpacked had a cup of tea and after a short briefing we were put to work. I put my hand up to stay in the house to help clean up and organise dinner while others went out rabbiting and quadratting.

So to keep a long story short It was hot (45.2°C if I remember correctly) and dry. I probably walked about 20 km in the week, in the sun, but it was still fun for some reason that can’t explain.

So to the highlights…

The stars


The food


The Tea


The pineapple (Oh I mean Lim)


The Measuring



The lake (who put that lake there anyway)



The scenery


The wildlife (when we saw some)



The hats and fly nets


The house


The people ; )


I Hope those of you we travelled with a having a great summer (of course I hope everyone is having a great summer)

Happy New Year.

Dylan