After a great night camping, we hit the Oodnadatta Track (the path of the old Ghan Railway line) and got some of our best photos so far.
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| Lake Eyre South, the smallest part |
We saw two brolgas up close at the campsite and got some evening shots of the new moon and some great astral photos at midnight. It was the first test of all the camp gear and it all went well: sausage sandwiches for dinner; coffee, tea and toast for breakfast, and the tent, sleeping mats, bags and blankets all worked well because it was very cold after dark.
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| Brolgas at the campsite |
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| New moon at sunset |
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| Using the sleeping bag and puffy blanket to stay warm |
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| Our tent under the stars |
The next day we saw the sights of the Oodnadatta track, including a weird sculpture park and incredible first views of Lake Eyre (above). It was so impressive we changed our flights for tomorrow to book the “full” Lake Eyre experience (2 hours instead of 1).
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| A bird |
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| The Oodnadatta Track |
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| Roadside sculpture |
William Creek is really just a stop on the track to refuel and rest, with a pub and campground. We will have dinner at the pub and stay in the cabins at the campground. They don’t have premium fuel for our ‘special’ car but we have the fuel consumption a little better (our range is now about 700km) so we will wait until Oodnadatta tomorrow (after driving the 2nd third of the Oodnadatta Track) to fill up.
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| My car got dirty! |
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| Oodnadatta Track heading out of William Creek |
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| A rocket, presumably from nearby Woomera? |
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| William Creek pub |
Interesting thing we noticed: just like restaurants in Sydney, most of the hospitality jobs in the outback are filled by 20-something Europeans spending a year in Australia.
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