It was another super peaceful night as the wind died down at sunset. The nights have been so dark due to no moon. In the morning we head off and travel through an area called Irrapatana Sandhills. Luckily the track is rock solid with no sand hills for Buster.
We stop at a lookout to see the erosion near a dry lake.
After 44km we reach William Creek, a small settlement that arose when the Ghan reached here in 1889 and also became a repeater station for the Overland Telegraph line in 1896. Now it has a population of 10 with a pub, a campground and flights over Lake Eyre. The town kindly offers a free dump point…very rare in these parts, so we leave a donation as thanks.
We walk around the quirky memorial park.
We step inside the iconic pub.
It’s too early for a beer so we just look around.
As the flights are booked out for the day we leave it for another time and so we continued north towards Oodnadatta.
The road from here is a bit rougher and the surroundings a bit harsher.
We have some lunch next to another siding this one in Peake. These buildings all seem to be of the same design.
Only 15km up the road we come to the Algebuckina Bridge over Neales River. At 587m it was the longest bridge in South Australia until 2014. Built in 1892 it was last used in 1981.
In 1974 the flood water nearly reached the decks. It’s hard to imagine all that water.
We head down a track on the east side of the road where there is more camping next to the river and find ourselves a spot for the night.
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