Flinders Ranges

Thanks for your comments Russell, we can only go at this time as we have a committment to head north to outback Qld mid April for 5 months. Jinki & Harry

How can you advise someone not to go somewhere just because your perception of the place is different. What did you expect?...fountains and dancing girls??? It is a good 4x4 drive around the Echo Camp backtrack to the Paralana Radioactive Springs and it is well worth the visit with a good campsite not too far away. The springs are not for swimming in however.
Cheers,
Willem

Always going somewhere

How can you advise someone not to go somewhere just because your perception of the place is different. What did you expect?...fountains and dancing girls??? It is a good 4x4 drive around the Echo Camp backtrack to the Paralana Radioactive Springs and it is well worth the visit with a good campsite not too far away. The springs are not for swimming in however.
Cheers,

Willem

Always going somewhere

I agree with you Willem.
My understanding is that those hot springs are the only known example in the world of radioactive hot springs (other hot springs are as a result of geothermal activity rather than radioactivity). To me thats worth the pleasant drive out there and back thru the semi-arid landscape. I wouldn't breathe to deeply close to those radium bubbles either!
Regards,
Brad.

Willem, how dare you condem me, just because your "perception" is different to mine. This is Australia you know and everyone is entitled to their opinion, even if it is different to yours.

The day we were at the springs, there were about 8 to 10 other visitors there as well, the all vocalised that it wasn't worth the drive, that was with no coaxing from me.

You really do like to bag people on this forum don't you? Is your whole reason for being on here is to drive people away from the site? This is the 2nd instance where you have done this to me. What's the go?

Brad, if the area is so important, maybe the authority that looks after the area should sign post some information about its significance, and the same goes for you, everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Your opinion is that is was worth the drive, to me it wasn't, so should I condem you because your opinion is different to mine

As a side issue, I thought the township of Arkarolla was a waste of time, very commercialised. However all the areas around there, inlcuding the old mines were well worth the visit.

G'day Big Trev,

Glad to hear that I have got your goat again....its in me nature to wind people like you up, who for no apparent reason try and turn other travellers away from visiting an interesting place. I go fishing and you bite as I knew you would 'cause thats in your nature too. No offense intended just a critical observation. Rest assured if I see another post from you that needs to be addressed according to my values I will let you know what I think.

Arkaroola like all other commercial outlets in the outback have got to make a quid albeit sometimes a bit over the top. I tend to avoid those places and only use them for information and fuel. I once read a story by David Carnegie about the Diamond of the Desert, Helena Spring. Thoughts of an Australian Oasis came to mind and I was determined to get there. We were travelling solo. It was just 90km off the Canning Stock Route with only a faint track into the desert. We got there and it was a washed out tea-tree depression with no shade. I dug the spring out and filthy, smelly, black water came to the surface. The wild life appreciated it though. I was terribly disappointed that I had not found what I was expecting but I was pleased that I had made the effort to see this place and its vision is in my memory for ever. I will encourage anyone who wants to go there to attempt the drive not the opposite.

So have a nice day and cheer up.

Willem

Always going somewhere

Willem said:
"Rest assured if I see another post from you that needs to be addressed according to my values I will let you know what I think"

Like wise my old son.

You focused on the one negative thing in my whole post, and subsequent posts. You didn't comment about the good things I had to say.

Our tracks may cross one day and we can sit down over a wee dram of port (or another fortified wine of your choice) and discuss it all.

Next time I am driving through outback Victoria I will drop in for a wee dramm. You can email me through my website www.kempen.id.au
Cheers,Willem

Always going somewhere

Hi Trev
We were told that the Paralana hot springs were not worth the drive but went anyway. The road was ok we thought. The springs were not so exciting until we walked downstream- dense vegetation, cool, restful green, rushes, birds, tadpoles,frogs quite different from the surrounging countryside so much so it was a delight! We spent about two hours there but getting out of the little truck and on to the feet is the answer!!!!!!