Day 2. We arrived in quorn where we stayed at the Mill. Quorn is an old railway town pop 300 we started the evening with an Australian bar-b-que of Kangaroo, Water Buffalo and Camel!!! Although we had yet to see a Kangaroo we sure enjoyed eating them!!! Seriously the food was excellent yes for those who know me well I actually eat everything. After a good nights sleep in our private room we were up for breakfast at 6am. We were greeted by the news the rains had struck again and only one road open to the north consequently we missed a hike in the Flinders Mountains and left for Coober Pedy instead of spending a second night in Quorn as planned.
We had lunch at Woomera an old army town this was the center for the development and testing of nuclear weapons on the 50s and 60s it is now in decline with a huge number of empty lots complete with paved driveways and no houses. Homes were moved 60kg to the north to a new US army base. Our next stop was to walk on an ancient salt lake,long since tried up and what remains of the inland sea that covered the Australian interior at one time eons ago. This is where the Australians and Europeans attempted to launch satellites in the 60s unsuccessfully Perfectly crystalized salt is on the surface and is pleasant to taste. Because we arrived in Coober Pedy a day early our room at the local hotel was not available. Soooo we slept in an underground bunkhouse with our group of 21separated by a curtain!! with sandbags holding back the flooding outside. Very interesting but fun and we woke fresh and ready to tackle a hearty Auzzie breakie.
To be continued...... MR&K
Mary Rose
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