Day 8

Our pre retirement trial trip- day 8
132 km Farina SA to Coward Springs

The aim today was to begin our Oodnadatta adventure. Job Done✔️

Expecting another hot day peaking at 36 degrees, we got up early to enjoy the sunrise over Farina then headed along the Outback Highway to Marree. Roadworks along the highway into town had the car and van caked in thick heavy clay before we had even left the sealed stuff 😳
Quick stop for breakfast, fuel (at a massive $2.90l 😳) and a look around the town before heading on to the Oodnadatta Track.

We have never done such a long stretch of unmade road or been so remote and doing it alone brings a level of trepidation.
But we are here, the van and car are as prepared as they can be and we were doing it…..

We had heard the stretch out of Maree was bad, but the graders, including sad Simon, were out making it much better just for us 😜

We made stops at Mutonia Sculpture Park and Lake Eyre Lookout ( Lake Eyre being the worlds largest deepest underground reservoir) before arriving at Coward Springs, an eco camp, heritage site and working date farm.

The journey in wasn’t as bad as we were expecting, with the exception of 2 small sections and perhaps lower psi might have made those better- we will reduce for the next stretch. Very impressed with how the car and van are going so far- the antenna was an unexpected casualty currently patched up and still working 😜 and the carafan seems to have done its job at keeping dust at bay, just need to gets some Velcro to keep the refurbished sofa in its place 😜

Our home for the night is coward springs campground. Various sites, ours is partial shade and secluded.
$36 pn showers and toilet
Natural spa, museum, wetlands walk, cafe and gift shop
Fires permitted, bring your own wood.Читать далее