Woomera welcomed us with a glorious morning a bit on the chilly side. We were able to have a more leisurely start to the day as breakfast was at 8 am and then it was into Armed Services day. Because we had destroyed another tyre and Woomera does not have any mechanics or tyre repair places, we thought that instead of partaking in the games we should enlist the help of the mobile workshop to put our spare tyre on the rim as it was an afternoon of tracks.
We were well positioned for the exit from the oval! So with our tyres all set we were ready for the rough terrain.
The first sheet of our route instructions were dropped from the helicopter so it was a mad scramble to get them, race back to the car and get ready to leave.
We followed the old Highway - what a road! ... huge bolders and rocks We moved over to let F 1 -11 past and went bouncing through a rather large ditch. Everything bounced even us... ouch.
Not far along the track we heard a dreadful scraping noise so we pulled over to find that the bolts from the back of our bash plate were gone. The Beach Bums came to the rescue and we were on our way again.
We bounced and jolted along the track. Coming around the corner we saw this magnificent lake, so it was photo time and time to off load some cupcakes.
Lunch was a packed one that we could eat where we chose.
The afternoon was more tracks, but very sandy.
We arrived in Coober Pedy and found our underground motel. What an awesome place, some of the rooms are from a disused mine.
It was tea and then a fairly early night as the next morning was to be early for a big drive to Alice Springs.
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