Day 5
Km travelled Today: 460km
Total 2086km
Coober Pedy to Kulgera……. Erldunda
Fuel $1.62 at Coober Pedy
Relaxing day leaving Coober Pedy, back to the bakery we
found yesterday to get some really nice bread rolls to have for lunch later on.
Interesting place Coober Pedy. Everything shuts around 1500-1530 except the
pubs, servo and supermarket. Interesting place to visit; won’t be hurrying back.
My second time in Coober Pedy (the last being 1997!!) and can’t say it grabs
me.
On the road about 10am, and nose pointed North, aiming for
the NT border, or actually a spot 20km north called Kulgara. Stopped at Marla
for lunch. Had the aforementioned rolls prepared in the kitchen of the trailer
and kids treated to some hot chips. Here’s where fuel starts getting expensive:
$1.87 – that’s $270 to fill the tank. Luckily we were still well fuelled from
Coober Pedy at $1.67!!
Did the obligatory picture in front of the “Welcome to the Northern
Territory” with the family, and it was only 1530. We decided to power on the
extra 76km to Erldunda.
Erldunda is really just a Roadhouse with a large campsite
out the back. Quite well set up, tidy and very reasonably priced (Powered $35
2A/2C) Sites fairly close together, but enough room for a one nighter.
Fresh food we have will last another few days so we sook out
and eat at the “Tavern”. Being a Friday night the footy was on (not like I cared!)
but as we left around 1930, the locals started getting a little vocal out the
front. Time to beat a hasty retreat with the clan to the sanctity of our Camper
with the swarms of Grey Nomads to act as sentries should the locals continue to
play up. Don’t imagine it will be too much of an issue.
PS - It wasn't. didn't hear a peep.
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