Getting up nice and early we headed of to Lyndhurst again the country changing and looking south we could the Flinders ranges in the distance. I would love visit and do bike trip through here one day.
On our way to Lyndhurst we stop at Mount Lyndhurst Station to check out the camel yards. As the country was opening up in the late 1800s camels were the main stay of transport and with them came Afghans to ride them. Everywhere you go in the outback you come across stories of amazing feats of survival. From sign at Mount Lyndhurst Station comes the following.
In 1887 Faiz Mahoment rode 280 miles from Beltana Station to Port Augustra in just 27, to obtain urgently needed medical aid for the wife of the Beltana Manager!
Thomas Elder acknowledged this impressive feat by donating the camel to the Adelaide Zoo, and financed Faiz and his brother Tagh in their own camel transportation business.
Truly amazing stuff - to think about it modern terms that is 450ks on dirt tracks - probably about an 8-9 hour trip on a dirt bike this guy did in only 27 on a camel.
From here it was on to Lyndhurst for fuel and well needed burger. It when down a treat.
After Lyndhurst we started heading north again this time the second of our famous tracks - the Oodnadatta track. At little way north of Lyndhurst is the ruins of the town of Farina. From a bustling hey day this town saw its services no longer needed in the 60s and closed down. With resigned sadness you can still see this occurring today throughout country Australia. Today all that remains is a sheep stations and ruins of this old town.
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The Ruins of Farina Train Station
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