15/6/21

In Maree a local dog was having a ball racing the cars down the Main Street in front of the pub.

We stopped about 1/2 hour further on for a tea break in a creek before heading onwards once more.

At Eyre Creek South we took a lunch break, with a strong breeze keeping the flies away, or eat in shelter and put up with them.

Next stop was Coward Springs, where we dropped in on the warm natural spa ( only to look) and the museum and checked that they still have a wonderful donkey water heater.

Sometime after this we got a star on our windscreen courtesy of a passing vehicle speeding the other way.

From here we headed on to Strangways, but it was still too soon to stop so we continued on with a loo stop at William Creek.

It seemed strange to see a sign saying “Eggs 1 km” just after William Creek…. And sure enough , at the entrance to a station track there was a box with eggs to sell!!!

By now we were seriously looking for somewhere to pull off and camp. A siding called Anna Creek Siding showed with a track heading in to it,so we tried our luck, and sure enough there were some amazing ( roofless) station buildings beside the old Ghan line and space for us to park mostly out of the breeze.

We travel up the dusty track
Our vehicles get a shaking. It’s getting close to 4 pm 
A camp we should be making. 

We’ve visited our favourite spots
Coward springs is looking great. 
But we left their gate an hour ago
And now we are running late.

A railway siding beckons us
To set up camp tonight
We light a fire, prepare our beds 
And watch the fading light. 

The coals are glowiing darker now
The moon is sinking low
The dishes washed, the teeth are brushed
And off to bed we go

The night is clear and starry
As we snuggle in our beds 
And  dreams of camping holidays
Fill our sleeping heads 

• 302 km
• Bitumen to Maree then dirt