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    • TravelerAustralia
      Day 21

      Marree Station

      April 29, 2018 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 21 °C

      On our way North we stopped at Port Augusta to plan our way through the Outback. As we were reassured that our 4WD was working we wanted to take the route through the desert. The woman in the center said that it should be totally fine to take the Oodnadatta Track.
      This track used to be a camel trek run by Afghans to bring supply to the Outback towns. Then it was replaced by a railway leading from Adelaide to Darwin named 'The Ghan'. Nowadays its a pretty busy Outback route as it connects the East Coast to the Red Center.
      We restocked on food, fuel and water before we decided to drive to Marree Station for the night. It was only about 250km from Port Augusta so we thought we'd make it easily but the last 80km were unsealed and it got dark just as we got there. Which meant that there was another hour to drive with a road that was crawling with wildlife. Overall we saw hundreds of carcasses from emus and kangaroos during the day and it looked like we would definitely add another one. But luckily we made it there without any casualties!      Read more

    • Weltreise 2019 bis 2021
      Day 317

      Marree

      November 23, 2019 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 32 °C

      Da es aber schon recht spät war und wir ab Marree den Spuren alter Entdecker über den Oodnadatta Track folgen wollten, beschlossen wir dort einen Zwischenstopp einzulegen.
      Neben dem einzigen Hotel des Ortes gab es auf dem Hinterhof einen kostenfreien Campingplatz, sogar mit einer sauberen und heißen Dusche für eine Spende von 2 AUD pro Person. Wie sehr oft, läuft das hier über eine "Honesty-Box", es wird also auf die Ehrlichkeit der Besucher vertraut, dass auch wirklich gezahlt wird. :)

      In Marree selbst ist nicht allzu viel los. Zumindest macht die Stadt von außen den Anschein, sehr verschlafen zu sein. Im Café neben dem Roadhouse ist aber wohl der Lebensmittelpunkt der Bewohner, denn dort schienen sich alle zum Essen und Plaudern zu treffen.

      Marree war einst durch den "Ghan" mit dem Norden und Süden des Kontinents verbunden, bevor die alte Strecke in den Achtzigern geschlossen wurde. Jedoch ist die gute, alte Zeit hier nicht vergessen: zwei Loks und ein Waggon stehen noch im alten Bahnhof und erinnern an die Zeit, wo Minenarbeiter, Baumaterial und Lebensmittel mit dem "Ghan" transportiert wurden.
      Jährlich findet hier außerdem ein Kamelrennen statt - haben wir leider verpasst.


      Früh Morgens, nach einer kurzen windigen Nacht und einer tollen heißen Dusche, fuhren wir erst einmal zum Roadhouse, um nochmals zu tanken und unsere Wasservorräte aufzustocken. Dabei trafen wir zufällig ein anderes deutsches Paar, Julia und Patrick aus Saarbrücken.

      Witzig war, dass Aron erkannt wurde :) ja ihr habt richtig gelesen: unser halbglatziger und seit Wochen nicht rasierter Internetstar wurde erkannt! Tja, Facebook und seine Gruppen... wir sind nämlich, bevor wir nach Australien kamen, bei einer deutschsprachigen Australiengruppe beigetreten und haben uns vorgestellt. Und da Julia auch in dieser Gruppe ist, erkannte sie Aron und so kam eins zum andern.

      Leider hatten wir vier nicht genügend Zeit zum Quatschen, denn wir alle hatten noch eine weite Fahrt vor uns. Eigentlich schade, die Beiden waren wirklich sehr sympathisch. Liebe Grüße, falls ihr dies hier grad lest ;)      Read more

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    • TravelerLake Eyre & Uluru
      Day 31

      Marree

      August 28, 2019 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 18 °C

      We have arrived at Marree. This will be the place we board a small aircraft and take a flight over Lake Eyre. This will be quite interesting since it has water.

      The flight will also fly over the Marree Man. This is the largest geoglyph in the southern hemisphere and the second largest in the world. Nobody has claimed to have created it but there are many unconfirmed theories.

      The graphic depicts an aboriginal man with a hunting stick and can be seen from space. It was about seven kilometres of lines in the red earth about 150cm in depth. It is speculated that the points marked with bamboo stakes must have used GPS.

      Because of the accuracy it is thought that some military personell may have been involved.

      Recently it had become less distinct. A plan was made to redo the outline at a cost of nearly a million. Eventually it was done using a grader at a fraction of the cost expected. The new outline was designed to collect rain water and should promote plants to grow along it. Marree man is a huge tourist draw card.      Read more

    • TravelerLake Eyre & Uluru
      Day 33

      Lake Eyre Flight from Marree

      August 30, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 8 °C

      The goal of driving some 400 kilometres north from Peterborough was to take a flight over Lake Eyre. The lake only has water every few years when there is greater rainfalls in the catchment area. All the water evaporates quite quickly.

      The flight was perfect with very smooth conditions and we had a chance to see water in the north lake.      Read more

    • TravelerLake Eyre & Uluru
      Day 34

      Marree - Camel Sundial & Art

      August 31, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C

      One of the interesting points of interest in Maree was the Camel sundial. It was telling the correct time. On the water tank there is a beautiful mural recently completed.

      Nearby is the Afghan mosque. Another interesting building is the Lake Eyre Yacht club. Members head out to the lake to sail in times there is enough depth of water.Read more

    • Novices on the road
      Day 38

      Arkaroola to Marree

      June 22, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C

      We left Arkaroola and drove on a very rough windy road over the Gammon Ranges,with lots of flood ways and creek crossings, most of which were dry. A couple of puddles here and there. We arrived in Copley and Brought lunch (pies) from the Copley bakery. We then drove about 6kms south to Leigh Creek where we stopped at Foodland to purchase some supplies. Our destination for the day - Marree.
      Along the way we stopped at the Farina ruins. Farina was once a town but now all that is left is the station. However the ruins are slowly being partially restored and maintained by volunteers who spend time replacing stone. There is however an operating bakery there. The bread is baked in the restored underground oven. We purchased some lovely sourdough bread and slices after making our way around the ruins which we can see are laid out in the town grid.
      By about 4pm we made it to Marree. It was very underwhelming and there was a lot less of a town than we expected. However the caravan park was good although water pressure was non existent. Just a trickle for a shower.
      A lot of dust to clean out of the van      Read more

    • TravelerRoad trip to Darwin
      Day 9

      Welcome party at Marree Hotel

      July 5, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C

      Lazy day...not much happens at Marree! We read, cleaned, and went to the Camel race Welcome party.
      Ian emptied the toilet cassette....not as simple as it sounds! He had to drive to a proper bonified CP, and pay $10!
      Tonight however we stood around empty beer keg fires blazing outside the pub, with Paul Costa singing. He was great. I loved it! There must have been about 150 people standing around singing and dancing.
      We came home with a couple (or more) wine glasses. Shame🙄      Read more

    • Gail WoodwardA Horse with No Name
      Day 47

      Marree, South Australia

      August 3, 2016 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C

      Marree (gateway to Lake Eyre Basin) 3.8.16
      Driving back along the dirt road, we called into Copley for an infamous quondong tart. We then followed the B83 Outback Highway to Lyndhurst calling into Talc Alf's place (a National treasure) to see his artwork and purchasing a small souvenir. The highway between Copley and Maree is mostly dirt with some bitumen sections. We booked a room at the Marree Hotel for the night. A beautiful hotel with one room filled with memorabilia associated with Tom Kruse, iconic mailman who drove the mail run along the Birdsville track and the subject of the film "Back to the Bush". Marree is also the junction of the iconic Birdsville and Oodnadatta tracks.
      We stayed in the units behind the Marree Hotel which was built in 1883. About 60klms out of Maree, are remnants of the 4.2klm long image of an Aboriginal man, known as the Marree Man. The figure has been ploughed into the top of a plateau on the edge of Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre. It was spotted by air in the 1990's and its origin unknown.      Read more

    • TravelerCentral Australia and Kakadu
      Day 4

      The Springs

      May 24, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C

      Over time the springs form mounds which are easily seen. We saw the Bubbler Spring and Blanche Cup where 4 species microsnails exist - the only place they have been found. Hamilton Hill is the oldest and no longer operating.Read more

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