Day 23 -16th May 2010.
Sunshine, blue sky and a great sunrise. The cat was very unpopular as it bounced around all night ringing the bloody bell on its collar. Water dripped near John all night and the tarps flapped in the wind. He didn’t sleep well! Packed up and drove back to the Painted Desert and walked up the top of some of the mesas and buttes. It is an extraordinary place. Beautiful colours and formations of unusual rock, pyreritic sediments – opal, coal and jasper. Lots more pics.
The road back into Oodnadatta got a bit slippery close to town and we arrived to find a huge gathering at The Pink Roadhouse. We soon found out the reason for all the people - that they had closed the road to Williams Creek! We opted for an Oodnadatta Burger with the lot and a chat with some locals on road conditions and what to do in the case of road closures. The consensus was that they were going home anyway! So we followed some and headed off south. Didn’t take long to figure out why they closed the road. There were some really slippery, muddy, boggy spots and lots of creek crossings to navigate. It was 4X4 all the way. The biggest crossing was about 750mm deep and about 150 metres wide. Very exciting
Made it to William Creek about 5pm and set up camp and had cold showers and off to the pub for a gourmet meal (really). Lots of people in the pub and loads of atmosphere. Met some interesting people including the owners of the pub. Minn was the chef and Brian was the bartender come entertainer. A great night and a cosy fire. Home to the freezing tents.
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