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AV News 192 - May 2013 After a short stop at Burra, a former Copper mining centre, two nights were spent at Rawnsley Park, a large station just outside the Flinders Ranges National Park. Highlights including a walk in Wilpena Pound, a visit to ancient aboriginal rock paintings, and an early morning thunderstorm which produced some spectacular cloud and light. The next two nights were spent at Arkaroola, a spectacular wilderness sanctuary in the Gammon Ranges, where Howard and Suzanne went on the famous Ridgetop Tour, taking in parts of the area which cannot be accessed in any other way. The return to Adelaide took in Nepabunna, an aboriginal settlement south-west of Arkaroola, and the Clare Valley, a winemaking area to the north of Adelaide. Howard recording wild bees at a not-so-safe distance! A great many pixels were burned over the five day trip, and it can be expected that one or more of Howard and Suzanne’s forthcoming sequences will feature Kangaroos, Wallabies, Emus, Wedge-Tailed Eagles, gum trees and large amounts of dust! The next AV Fest will take place in 2015 Page 19