Monique got up early to take some photos during sunrise.
After
breakfast we drove past the Farina ruins again before hitting the main road to
Marree. While driving further away from civilization it becomes clear why they
call this the outback, for miles and miles, there is just no one to see.
The first main ‘town’ we passed was Marree. We drove around
the town and imagined what it would be like living here, dust and dirt in any
direction that you look…
We made a short stop at the info parking area where we
were greeted by a dog which kind of resembled the main character in the
Australian movie ‘Red Dog’. The information signs told us the history of the
town, but all in all not a place to spend more time than necessary so we
continued our journey north.
From Marree onward there is a road that leads to
Oodnadatta, hence the track is called the Oodnadatta track.The Oodnadatta track is a ‘famous’ outback road that we
wanted to take. It runs next to the Old Ghan train track and has a number of
touristy ‘attractions’.
Today we enjoyed an outback sculpture park showing art
the outback way, a view on the Lake Eyre South (at the moment a dry salt lake that looking bright white)
and a number of natural springs (Mound Springs) that are surprisingly plentiful
in an otherwise arid landscape.
To ease the traveling in the desert we decided to spend the
night at Coward Springs (note, Coward is a name). Similar to Farina the area is
‘quite green’ and even has a tiny spa in which you can refresh. I was planning
to write cool down, but with water that is around 30 degrees, that doesn't
fully meet the standard.
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