The wind from last night had long gone, as had the clouds with the sun shining but it was not that warm. There were stories of the Road between Marree and Lyndhurst had been cut by flood waters so we decided to take the alternative route down the Borefield Road to Olympic Dam, Roxby Downs and Andamooka.
A brief stop at Curdimurka. It is hard to imagine that this is the site of the biennial Curdimurka Ball as it was very desolate today.
Once on the Borefield Road, the going was good getting up to 100 kph in places. Also the amount of wildflowers following the recent rains was amazing including blankets of Sturt Desert Pea.
Into Roxby Downs for some fuel and Subway then off to Andamooka. This was not what I had expected with bitumen roads and phone coverage. I had always thought that Andamooka was like the wild west. Visited the Bottle House, the Long Bus then it was onward to Woomera to have a look at the big boys toys at the Missile Park.
After stopping for a stubby cooler at Spuds Roadhouse in Pimba, we ventured down to the flats of Island Lagoon. This was a fun drive in and with some spectacular country. You could almost be on another planet. In fact this area has been used as a movie set and unfortunately they left a lot of the movie set behind when they finished filming. This area was used for filming Zone 39 on the edge of the Woomera Prohibited Area.
The rest of the trip to camp was uneventful with a fuel and food stop at Port Augusta before heading down the road to Mambray Creek for the night.
