{"id":1150,"date":"2025-10-31T16:02:25","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T05:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/robkalorama.synology.me\/?p=1150"},"modified":"2025-10-31T17:17:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T06:17:06","slug":"2025-10-arkaba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robkalorama.synology.me\/?p=1150","title":{"rendered":"2025-10 Arkaba"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Soon after returning from Japan, we headed off on a road trip to the Flinders ranges with an included flight over Lake Eyre which has filled to a level not seen since 1974. The timing was not great as we were still tired from the trip to the Kimberly and Japan but since it was a once in a lifetime opportunty, we took it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a046413688ef&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a046413688ef\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"1024\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/robkalorama.synology.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-5-735x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/robkalorama.synology.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-5-735x1024.png 735w, https:\/\/robkalorama.synology.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-5-215x300.png 215w, https:\/\/robkalorama.synology.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-5-768x1069.png 768w, https:\/\/robkalorama.synology.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-5.png 963w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We drove to Adelaide via Horsham and had a couple of nights in Adelaide before heading north to the Arkaba Homestead in the Flinders Ranges. 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