Wallaby 4: Innamincka to Adelaide via Parachilna.

We were on the road fairly early on the 1st of September heading for the Prairie Hotel, Parachilna via Lyndhurst.

Passed through the Strzelecki Desert, Moomba Gas fields and finally to Lyndhurst to be back on the black, first day in 9 days. The Moomba area is very busy with trucks and machinery but once past that area it quietens down with only a few vehicles. As we reached Lyndhurst we passed their famous Sputnik! but once on the black it was almost like being in suburbia again. On our way to Parachilna the Flinders Ranges skirting Wilpena Pound cut a striking landscape.

Entering the Prairie Hotel in Parachilna was like driving into an oasis. We spent the evening there in the old school grounds camping ground and enjoyed the showers in the morning.

The evening meal in the campground of chicken and steak with vegies was again cooked over mulga wood coals as well as some local wood. A good night around the camp fire.

In the morning we were up and on the road to Adelaide via Hawker, Quorn, Wilmington, when we saw some fine crops looking very green and healthy. Something we had not seen for some time. we arrived back in Adelaide approximately 4.15pm on 2/9/2019. What a great little Wallaby!

Wallaby 4 Summary:

In essence by my numbers;

We traveled Adelaide to Adelaide a total of 3190 kms
Based on lts purchased we averaged 20.764 lts / 100 kms in the Toyota Series 200
To Hawker we purchased 651.6 Lts at a total cost of $1149.94, this did get us to Adelaide in the Toyota Series 200
The average per ltr cost was $1.76 in the Toyota Series 200
Food by 2 purchases of P&T H + Jarrod $590.09
Works out to $147.52 per hd over 10 days and then $14.75 per head each day and we ate very well and it was high quality food cooked by experts!
To cross the Simpson desert Dalhousie Springs to Birdsville, we took 24 hrs over 4 camps and 5 days a distance of 438.61 kms
To cross the Simpson desert Dalhousie Springs to Birdsville the BT 50 used 113 lts fuel and the Toyota 200 series used 125 lts

I think the above summary comes up excellent and is a real credit to Tim and Jarrod for having the courage to take Kev and myself on this great Wallaby. Hopefully the numbers will help with future wallaby planning. Thank you both and Kev again so much for a fantastic trip but more importantly a very special Father and Son expedition.