After a quiet nights camp, we packed our gear and hit the road (again). Saw a couple of the locals as we travelled towards Oodnadatta.
Some were a bit shy, others not so...
We continued along the road, elected NOT to take the turnoff to Dalhousie Springs and the Simpson Desert….
Before we knew it we had arrived in the metropolis of Oodnadatta...….and the famous Pink Roadhouse.
After a cuppa and a feed, we took a stroll around the highlights of the town...……
Including the cinema, the museum and the...….and the.....playground.
We left behind the hustle and bustle of Oodnadatta, and again hit the road...er.....track.
If you thought we were mad for doing the Oodnadatta track...cop this bloke.....
The Oodnadatta track follows the old Ghan Railway, there are some remarkable feats of engineering along the way....
Including the Algebruckna Bridge, which remains the longest railway bridge in South Australia.
There are numerous ruins along the way, some are railway structures, workers quarters and the like, others the remains of abandoned pastoral runs.
We decided to make one such site our second camp along the track, the remote Beresford Siding.
The remnants of the water tower and desalination tower remain as a reminder of the importance of water to the Ghan Railway.
As the afternoon wore on the light got better and better.....I love a good sunset....
A great little camping spot.
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