Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Today we completed the last 210 kms (130 miles) of the Oodnadatta Track arriving at Marla. The road was comparable to the previous days so we made reasonable time reaching Marla at lunchtime. The scenery of the drive was quite different to the previous days, with the land being much greener and the trees much bigger. The cattle looked remarkably healthy and we even spotted some wild horses that looked amazing.
Marla looks like civilization after Oodnadatta, but it is not. Just another roadhouse. Oodnadatta had much more character in a quirky sort of way. It certainly looks like they got a good deal on pink paint!
We did not see one other car on the track that day!
Arriving early at the Marla camp-ground allowed us to de-dust Sterlin. And there was dust everywhere. The rest of the afternoon was spent relaxing and avoiding the intense sun.We planned the route from Alice Springs to The Kimberleys and decided to stick to the longer, but faster and safer sealed road via Katherine. Years ago we visited Uluru and we decided to take a 2 day detour to re-visit it.
