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| Strangeways |
Stopped overnight at Strangeways wayside stop meaning to look at the ruins in the morning (camping at the ruins was not permitted as it was on Anna Creek station but dark menacing clouds sent us off to William Creek fairly quickly, just in case of rain, fortunately although it remained overcast there was no rain.
However, Ian did manage to fix the water tank problem we had before we headed off. A line had been threaded through at an odd angle and had kinked so all is well now.
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| William Creek Hotel |
Booked into William Creek camping ground unhooked the caravan intending to have a quick shower then head off to Lake Eyre.
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| William Creek |
The showers were something to behold I found it difficult to stop laughing as I was getting clean. First of all they were filthy and derelict but when I turned the water on the shower rose was all rusted out and a spout of water poured out like a hose. It is bore water and the soap just could not compete so no bubbles to speak of but still felt quite refreshed at the end of it.
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| Lake Eyre |
After packing a quick lunch we bought a parks pass, and set out to view Lake Eyre down the most atrocious road we have been down in a very very long time. The corrugations nearly shook our teeth loose and big holes suddenly appeared seemingly out of nowhere added to lots of sand and washouts, but hey it was an adventure. We were very disappointed when we arrived at ABC Bay as the water was so far in the distance to be hardly seen so we bravely soldiered on to Halligans which was another bone rattling 10km further on and the worse section of the road so far, but at the end we were rewarded with Lake Eyre in all its glory. Water as far as the eye could see and possibly a once in a lifetime experience.
Headed back to William Creek in plenty of time before we lost the light as we wouldn’t have dreamt of driving it in the dark.
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