Day 22 – 15th May 2010.
Woke to our first cloudy day! Rob has been predicting rain since day 2 but we may get it today. A nice fire for toasting and packed up camp and down to the springs for another soak and a chat with our new friend Stuart, better known as ‘have-a-chat’. He knew it all.
We drove south on a rough track, via Bloods Creek to The Oodnadatta Track, which turned out to be like a bitumen highway. Arrived Oodnadatta around 3.00 in time to see ' potato picking up' relay at the Oodnadatta races. Looked like lots of fun. We also got the pitter pat of rain! We headed west to The Painted Desert – an example of badlands or breakaway topography. Quite spectacular. On the road in we collected a tonne of mud on the sides of the car. It looked like the rain may be set in, with lightning in the distance. Arrived Karalinga Homestead to find no-one home! Probably at the races. Take that back, the cat was here and took an immediate liking to us. As the rain got heavier, we decided to camp under the campground lean-to kitchen. It made quite a cosy little camp spot. Very close quarters! Quite a few laughs were had as the roof started to leak and soaked J & J’s tent and bedding.
The sign in Oodnadatta said it was the hottest and driest place in Australia. We are freezing cold and soaking wet! Someone was heard to say ‘People our age go to Fiji for holidays’. Not us intrepid camping adventurers!
Lulled to sleep by the rain on the tin roof.
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