Day 4 - oodnadatta to williams creek

Coward springs, gees I really likes that little camp site. It was about 6:30 in the evening and everyone was enjoying the tranquil silence of the desert night. Then in the distance there was this boom boom boom noise. The unmistakable beat of a European nightclub. Then, (ein tsvine drine) as we named him pulled up in his prado with his brand new camper trailer listening to rave music. He was from Sweden. He had a golden Mohawk. He was on his own and he was making his presence known. But like everyone we have met so far, he was a preddy cool guy.




We woke up early the next morning, brewed some Colombian coffee and made set of for the day. It was howling with an icy wind. We were super excited because today was our first real day of sight seeing. First were the bublers (hot springs) reall strang to see natural water bubbling out of the earth in the middle of the desert. Next was Beresford siding, then the strang way siding. I am very supprised that the earlier settlers came to these places and thought they could creat some kind of town. I mean if you see this place, you too will ask how the hell anything can survive our here. Its like mars. No wonder half their livestock died within 2 years.

We then headed for north lake ayre. This has been the worst piece of road I have ever driven on. The corrugations were insane. But they couldent break the delica. 64 km and 2 hours of grueling terrain and we were standing on the salt bed of the lake. Again, the view of white surface which vanished into the horrison of heat waves is magnificent. You have to see it.

 bubblers near coward spring

 beresford siding ruines

 leather or rusted metal?

 pancakes for brekki

 on the way to lake eyre

We then headed to a little town called Williams creek. Really nice little town on the oodnatta track. Diesel was a buck 92. (fuk that) we just used the spares on the roof. Zoe cooked an awesome lamb curry and we headed to the famous little pub. Needless to say that we got completely tanked. We stumbled home and straight into bed. Enjoy the photos.

bubbler

nic testing water

beresford ruins

very very hungry dog

strangways siding ruins

walking on the crispy salt flats at lake eyre

moisturiser anyone?

the happening town, williams creek (pop 12.5)

pre jager bombs

hence the jager bombs