Warrina Siding to Marryat Creek Rest Stop

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We set out for Oodnadatta this morning. Our first stop was the Algebucking Bridge on the Old Ghan Railway line, this would have been a great place to camp overnight if we had known it was here !

We arrived in Oodnadatta in time to have morning tea at the Pink Roadhouse. The coffee and tourist information were great (wouldn't want to live here).

After advice from the local we decided to drive through the painted desert on our way to the Stuart Hwy and we are all glad that we did - the scenery was fantastic, it was much hillier than we expected with lots of floodways and dry creek beds.

After the great drive through the desert we pulled into the service station at Marla and ran into Brett and Debbie Roe, we all headed up the hwy and decided to camp at the Marryat Creek rest stop - with, it turns out about a million mice - none found their way into the camper trailer !!

We had light rain overnight and headed off towards Northern Territory with overcast skies.

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