Halligan Bay, Lake Eyre (212 km / 2844 k

After a breathtaking sunrise over the bridge, a hot cup of coffee, we continued down the Oodnadatta track, seeing more siding ruins which include fettler (railway maintenance worker) cottages, water tanks and softeners (for the steam trains) and some rail tracks as evidence of the old Ghan railway. We filled up and had a light lunch at the William Creek hotel. William Creek is a more substantial town owned entirely by the Williams family, with a hotel, medical facility, camping grounds and the base for Wright air who do scenic flights in the area. We will return for our flights. After lunch we set off for the camping on the banks of lake Eyre at Halligan Bay to start our Lake Eyre experience. We walked on the dry part of the lake and had stunning sundowners. It was a bitterly cold night with more wind than usual and no camp fires allowed!Read more