It was a very cool night at Ouyen, but the heater did a good job. Not quite a frost, but a very fresh start. It did turn into a very nice day.
It was an easy run to Mildura, then on to Overland Nature Reserve near the Murray for lunch.
We followed the Sturt Highway to Morgan. Plenty of traffic in both directions. Trucks and vans/campers. At Morgan, we turned on to the Goyder Highway, heading toward Burra.
Up to this point, we had hardly seen any roadkill. From Morgan to Burra, there was something dead about every 100 metres! Kangaroos,(too many to count!) wallabies, 1 emu, 3 wombats, 1 fox, 1 lamb and goodness knows whatever else! Fortunately we didn’t see anything alive apart from fat crows, feasting. The albino kangaroo and it’s friends (below and inside a fence) were the only live ones!
We are staying behind an old pub in Burra. Free if you spend $20 in the pub. We have upgraded to have power and water. $25. It will be freezing tonight so the heater is very welcome. Had lovely chicken schnitzel for tea with a couple of drinks. About 8 others here behind the pub. Toilets and showers available. Met a few locals. A group of young international travellers (8 in 2 cars) were entertaining. They were planning to leave Burra tonight on their way to Uluru! Bob, the local truck driver and Tim, the publican, were most entertaining telling these tourists what to expect. Especially regarding driving at night and wildlife. When we left, they hadn’t got on to Peter Falconio or Wolf Creek! We suspect we might see them in a day or 2 or at Uluru.
Below, a selection of photos from our day of driving and a walk around Burra.
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