Don’t for a moment think that the Oodnadatta Track is long and boring. It’s hundreds of kilometres, packed with stuff to stop and see.
Marree – including the Marree Hotel, an amazing old pub that used to service the visiting Ghan train. Since the train stopped coming, they’ve made tourism their focus. You can take scenic flights over Lake Eyre from here.

The Dog Fence – the world’s longest netting fence built to protect sheep (in the south) from the dingos (in the north).

Here’s a gecko Fergus and Harry found.

We stopped at Curdimurka Siding where some of the Ghan tracks are still in place, and date from 1888.

It’s a long way to anywhere…..

There are numerous mound springs in the region, and two popular ones to visit are “Blanche Cup” and “Bubbler”. The water in Bubbler is warm enough to have a dip. Very invigorating in the cold desert wind!

We all had a dip, and then we saw the sign:

Ooops.

The landscape varies from flat plains with little vegetation, to red hills like this one.

We made it to William Creek – Australia’s town with the smallest population (currently two). We took the obligatory photos of the pub, the multidirectional sign (you know – with how far it is to Tokyo and London), the rocket relics found in the desert and the hand written sign for the attractions along the Track.
But I also took a photo of something to show my grandchildren one day:

Just in case they don’t know what one is.