Left willow springs headed toward Farina which is about 50ks before Marree, it is the ruins of an old town on the Ghan railway, found a great campsite next to a couple of blokes from Vic who where HFRadio buffs and got chatting with them , they were really interesting .
We then went exploring the ruins , very interesting in what hapened to the town and how so much was just left.
The next day we travelled to Marree where we went to the Maree Hotel and looked through the Tom Kruze museum , he was the out back mailman, delivered mail and all sorts of supplies from Marree to Birdsville. the publican suggested that we go to Muloorina and from there go to lake eyre , which we ended up travelling with the two guys from farina. We had a great time, and lake eyre was amazing. We could walk down to the lakes edge which was crusty with salt out as far as you could see.
Now on the Oodnadatta Track the road was not in too bad condition , followed the old Ghan railway stopping off at the sidings to visit the ruins, which were old abandon fettlers accomodation.
Called in to what is known as "the Bubbler" this is a mound spring which is artisan water under pressure forced up through cracks in the rock to the surface depositing minerals and over the years to form mounds.
Finally found camp at Coward Springs, what a lovely place, nestled in a group of some form of oak trees with toilets(long drop) and showers ( donkey heater) which is wood fire heated . Had camp fire with old railway sleepers for fire wood.
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| Plane Henge |
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| old car on the Oodnadatta Track |
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| Ruins at Farina |
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| Marree Hotel |
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| Camp at Muloorina |
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| Sunset at Coward Springs |
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| Camp at Coward Springs |
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| The Bubbler |
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| Lake Eyre |
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