Filled our water tanks & left Coober Pedy by 9am. The sky was blue & the sun shone, but it was
cold - only 9C & my feet were freezing! Passed numerous little piles of soil as we left the town - apparently, there are over a million diggings. There was a vast amount of "nothing" between C.P. & Marla (our next stop). The only signs of life were white cockatoos & a couple of dingoes, one feeding off some roadkill. We'd seen a dog fence yesterday, designed to keep dingoes out of South Australia - I guess they're a threat to sheep & cattle.
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| A vast amount of "nothing"! |
We had quite a scare when a huge bull suddenly stepped out from the bushes at the roadside (much of the grazing land is unfenced). We just prayed that it wouldn't try to cross the road, as Bob couldn't have stopped - God was in His heaven & an accident was averted!
Marla, where we stopped for lunch, was a real little oasis - green grass, tall trees & bougainevillea, as well as all the services. Diesel was more expensive than formerly & probably will become even more so, due to transportation costs.
Moving on, we saw "brumbies" (wild horses) grazing in the bush - all these loose animals are as worrying as the riderless horses in the Grand National!
The temperature rose to 18C & it was hot in the car. At about 3.30pm., we crossed into the Northern Territory & chose a free camp at a place called Kulgera. We had travelled just over 400km.
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| A friend's impression of the two of us on the road (with friends like that, who needs enemies!) |
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