Red Centre Trip

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I've got a little time so I'll share the photos for the first few days.

The journey starts from Adelaide, with the first stop at port Augusta. As soon as you are out of the city the freeway is 110kph, often dual lanes, or with plenty of places with a third lane added for overtaking. It is mostly agricultural land, with the sea to the west and mountains to the east. This photo was actually taken on the way back.



Then after Port Augusta the country changes. Range lands, salt bush, flat plains with distant mesas, the occasional salt lake. No overtaking lanes, just straights 5 km long to go with the 3-trailer, 62 wheel trucks.






Another 550km or so gets you to Coober Pedy, literally "White Man's Burrows". I stayed in an underground hostel, I wouldn't actually recommend it, it is dusty, noise echoes, and there is none of the normal signals to get your body awake each morning, like increasing light, warmth, or noise. Nevertheless, here is the fire escape.