Day three on the Oodnadatta track sees us safely in William Creek, 204 km from the last settlement of Maree. This tiny settlement boasts a permanent population of about 5, but managed to produce one of the best counter meals I have had for a long time. There is nothing here really except for the Pub, the caravan park and the airstrip that flies tourists out over Lake Eyre. We were going to do the drive out to Halligans Bay which is 60 kms of rough 4 WD track, b...

Kati Thanda, or Lake Eyre South.

Sunset over Plane Henge, Oodnadatta Track

We spent that night at Leigh Creek in a very respectable rest area. The boys caught two geckos- the first we'd seen - and promptly lost one in the car. The next day was spent driving on our first stretch of dirt- 110 kms to Maree. No probs here so onward to the much dreaded ( on my part) Oodanatta Track. 200 odd kms of stony off road track with a caravan that was blatantly not designed for such adventures? Foolish one might think. I will avert the suspense b...