The road from William Creek to Coober Pedy was rough with lots of sand drifts – my biggest weak spot – SAND.
A large part of the track transverses the Woomera Military Base. I’m sure the leave the road rough so no one dare look left or right for fear of hitting a big sand drift.
But due to rare summer rain the desert was green and I arrived in Coober Pedy, where the populace live underground to escape the heat on a mild afternoon.
The climatologists said it was going to be a mild summer – go climatologists.
Not a day over 30 in 4 days in the hottest part or Australia in late summer
The underground nature of Coober Pedy creates a different street scape.
The road from Coober Pedy to Oodnadatta crosses the Painted Desert. I can’t describe how beautiful it is and my photos can’t capture it.
The changes of colour from pink to yellow to green with glimpses of quartz glimmering in the sun.
Then there is the water holes.
And as the day warms up they siren call the traveller into the cool water.
Now I sit in the Pink Road House in Oodnadatta enjoying a cold beer.
Its 40 years since I last really road in the desert.
The desert and the sky in its vastness makes me feel small.
A speck on a motorbike in this huge space. How can one not be in awe of nature.
Haven’t been to Coober Pedy since the 80s but doesn’t look like it’s changed much! I see you found another spot to swim …. in the desert!