Day 65: The end plus 1 - Angorichina Village to Parachilna Village

Daily distance: 18km
Total distance: 1193.5km eish almost 1200km

After a late departure past the general store to purchase a coffee milk to have on the way, Dee and I set off for the last walk of our adventure. The weather was great being cold but sunny with a bit of cloud. The road was good with good traction ability so we could set the cruise control to an even 4.7km/h and sit back and enjoy the walk.

We both decided that the Heysen ended in the wrong place and should end at Parachilna because the walk back through the Parachilna Gorge was just amazing. The mountain and the creek that cut through them created an amazing backdrop to a very nice walk. Well, that was for the first 9 km then we came out the gorge and the country opened up in front of us. Flat and more flat as far as the eye could see. In fact, it was so flat that we could see Parachilna village from 8km away. None-the-less it was fantastic walking on a flat road, in great weather in the Aussie Outback.

Walking into Parachilna Village was an experience in itself. We could see it for 8km, so in 8km you paint amazing pictures of what you are going to find. Well none of my pictures matched what we found which was a pub. OK first we got attacked by the pub dog who did not have a clue what we were, cant blame him when my backpack sticks up over my head and I dont speak Australian! Secondly the people outside thought we were nuts and looked at us as if we had boogers hanging from our noses (Dee) but the funny thing was they were just as foreign as we were, as they were from Port A'gutter.... oops, sorry meant Port Augusta. However the publican lady was great and welcomed us as if we were old friends. Having a look round the village from my seat outside the pub... mmm 2 houses to the left and two houses to the right. The pub... The Prairie Hotel.... is fantastic. We booked a room and were blown away at how modern and luxurious it was.

I had to sample the local nectar which I took to the room with us. However, it was a 20 minute struggle to get the bloody bottle open.... being a local brew they put the lids on to last. However it did taste really good once opened. Dinner was an experience and I had FMG.... Feral Mixed Grill.... supposedly won a few awards in Aus. Camel sausage, Emu fillet mignon and Kangaroo fillet, oh nearly forgot there was a potato on the plate with a slice of fried tomato. Dee had the T-bone steak.

So ends our adventure, but don't go away, there will be another!