Some dogs travel in comfort! This one had a comfortable mattress, shelter, water and food.
Diesels left in Marree
We left Marree 1 October to drive the Oodnadatta Track.
Thursday, 9 October 2014
Farina
After lunch in Marree we decided to revisit Farina. The ruins here are slowly, but surely being restored and preserved by a large group of volunteers. Progress is slow but their enthusiasm is big.
There is an underground bakery that has been restored and for 6 weeks earlier this year volunteer bakers actually baked bread here and were making up to $1000 a day!
Apparently the last resident of Farina left about 1964.
Another lizard
After lunch in Marree we decided to revisit Farina. The ruins here are slowly, but surely being restored and preserved by a large group of volunteers. Progress is slow but their enthusiasm is big.
There is an underground bakery that has been restored and for 6 weeks earlier this year volunteer bakers actually baked bread here and were making up to $1000 a day!
Another lizard
Birdsville Track and Mungerannie Hotel
Tuesday (30 September) we left Birdsville and tackled the Birdsville Track, full fuel tank and car all packed we left about 8.30am.
This is the caravan park we stayed at, all sand!
Beginning of track
Visibility was difficult, corrugations we not as bad as the ones in Cape York.
Note the vegetation
After driving for about 4 hours we arrived at Mungerannie Hotel, decided to buy lunch and stay the night in a cabin (tent free for one night!!)
Neil outside our room
The ceiling of the pub!
Phil - owner of the pub - bush character but such a wonderful person.
Phil and his assistant - these people were so friendly and accommodating. We enjoyed a delicious dinner that night.
This pub has been here since the 1800. We left the next morning about 9am
Some of the old blitz cars out front from the pub.
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Neil with the old punt that was used when the Cooper creek flooded.
We encountered lots of lizards on this track, just casually crossing the track or sunning themselves, thankfully we did not hit any.
Road train approaching, note the dust!
We arrived at Marree and had lunch at the pub.
Lunch room - we actually had dinner here two years ago at this actual table.
Tuesday (30 September) we left Birdsville and tackled the Birdsville Track, full fuel tank and car all packed we left about 8.30am.
This is the caravan park we stayed at, all sand!
Our car ready for the track
This is the Burke & Wills tree just outside Birdsville.
Beginning of track
The day we decided to tackle the track the wind picked up and blew the sand.
Visibility was difficult, corrugations we not as bad as the ones in Cape York.Note the vegetation After driving for about 4 hours we arrived at Mungerannie Hotel, decided to buy lunch and stay the night in a cabin (tent free for one night!!)
This is the sunset from the car park.
Neil outside our roomThe ceiling of the pub!Phil - owner of the pub - bush character but such a wonderful person.Some of the old blitz cars out front from the pub.
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Note the vegetation - these cattle actually had something to eat.
We encountered lots of lizards on this track, just casually crossing the track or sunning themselves, thankfully we did not hit any.Road train approaching, note the dust!
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