My wife & I just got back from spending nine days in the Central Australian outback and what an amazing trip it was. Despite the countless number of times we have been to the outback, each time it is a different experience.
This time we did part of the Oodnadatta track where once the Ghan Railway ran from Adelaide to Alice Springs (1888 - 1980). The many Ghan remains took us down a nostalgic route whilst the landscape dating back several hundred million years had us in awe every turn we took.
I will do a more detailed post in the coming days. In the meantime, I wanted to share with you a few images from this amazing trip.
Gibber Plains in the middle of the desert country.
View from our camp site Halligan Point, Lake Eyre - the lowest point in Australia. 12.5m below sea level.
An amazing drive through the many formations in The Painted Desert.
A desolate landscape yet life always finds a way of surviving.
Coward Springs wetlands - an oasis in the middle of the desert.
Remnants of the old Ghan Railway took us back in time.
Woomera - once of the largest missile (and atomic bomb) testing centres in the world. Also the launch centre of Australia's first satellite WRESAT in 1967. Third country in the world to launch their own satellite.
Live life to the fullest, it's too short to procrastinate!
Duncan Udawatta
