Monday, September 16, 2013
After a good night’s sleep we got up for our 1hour scenic flight over Lake Eyre at 8am. There were 2 other customers and our pilot Sara. The weather was good, the wind not too much and off we went. As Kati Thanda was one of the key objectives of the Australian part of our trip, it was well worth it. We flew over Belt Bay, the actual lowest point of the Lake at -15,2m. The views were amazing. It was fun to fly over the Halligan Bay Track – you could see the corrugations from the air – that we’d driven the day before. We also got to see the campground.
At 9am were back on the runway in William Creek. As we didn’t have to check out until 10am we could go and relax a little in our room before setting off towards Oodnadatta. On the way we stopped at the Algebuckina Bridge, an impressive remnant of the Old Ghan Railway.
Today’s stretch of the Track was not as good as yesterday’s but we still made good time and arrived at Oodnadatta around1:30pm. We checked into the Pink Roadhouse Campground. Much better weather, as in no strong winds and no rain.
