Arrival at William Creek
For the electricians - Rocket stage wiring!
Rocket attitude
Jacinta near a smaller missile.
Lake Eyre - North
Gavin's face after tasting salt water
Leaving the Pub!
Lake Ayre - South
We had a great trip from Coober Pedy across the Great Central Desert to the Oodnadatta track. The weather was beautiful - clear skies and warm 25 degrees. Everything is so green and the wildflowers are everywhere - partly due to the recent heavy rains. There were lots of wash out sections on the road, spectacularly deep and potentially suspension snapping but with eyes peeled, easy to do around 80km/hr. William Creek was very quaint and we had a yummy lunch at the little pub. There was pub campground and also a couple of rockets that came to earth in the desert. Some were dragged in from the local Anna station, (largest cattle station in the world, 24,000 sq. km). Stage 1 of the last British rocket to be launched from Woomera was laying there, having landed nearby. It's task was putting a sattelite up with an expected life of up to 2071. Interesting to to look at, especially how liitle damage had been sustained in a fall from about 50km up. All titanium we think, the electrical wiring and plugs got a good check over from Gav.
After dumping the trailer we then high-tailed it over a water logged track about 70km's out to see Lake Eyre North in flood. We had a great time - wet the toes etc. - Gavin decided to taste the salt in the lake! Yuk! Off to Maree tomorrow. - V :)
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