Coober Pedy to Yulara

Today was one of our biggest driving days of the trip. 734km from Coober Pedy to Ayres Rock Campground. We had planned on heading out around 6am but as it turns out it's still completely dark in Coober Pedy till about 7 so packing up was not a rush this morning!

We put the kids in the car PJ's and all and headed out about 7.10am. A bit over two hours and we we stopped for a good 40 minute breakfast break. Half an hour down he road for a quick fuel stop and we were on the road again.

The girls have spent the day catching up on homework, reading, diaries and making very good use of their DVD players. We've really enjoyed the changing views. Everything is different every 10 kms or so. Very little wildlife on this part of the trip although we saw a few wedge tailed eagles. Most of the wildlife out here is nocturnal, another reason to stay off the roads until the sun is up!

We reached the NT border at 12.15 and stopped for lunch. Joe and Jon had a chat with another caravaner who had just come from that direction and gave them a few good tips on things to do. We left there about 1.10 and headed for our next fuel stop at Erldunda which has an emu farm which thrilled the kids no end, although Paige was afraid she would get bitten. The fear of missing out soon out weighed the fear of their beaks and we all had a turn giving them the feed Joe bought from the garage.

The road to Yulara was very unexpected. We were expecting flat, dry and fairly barren. Instead we found the road hilly and the landscape full of grass, shrubs and often trees! But still no wildlife to be seen.

We arrived at Yulara almost exactly 9 hours after we left Coober Pedy. 2846kms from home A quick set up and early night is in order!Read more