The looooong drive today was the “highlight” of the day. 740km of basically what we saw the day before was a bit daunting. Sunrise over Coober Pedy in the morning was spectacular and put us in a good frame of mind for the long drive. We travelled well and whilst the last 250km after the turnoff onto the Lasseter Hwy seemed to go forever. We arrived at the resort at 5pm Victorian time only to discover that NT does not have daylight savings and they are ½ hr behind too. So we had lots of time to set up, find the supermarket (very good) and make friends with the neighbours we will be spending 3 nights with. Even though we are in the desert, in the middle of Australia, it is surprisingly civilised here and well organised. We spent a very relaxed evening laughing and chatting over a few drinks and homemade hamburgers for dinner. We trundled up to the top of a dune here in the campground and watched the sun set over the rock.
Despite the close confines here (yes we are quite close to some other campers with young children) we managed a reasonably good sleep and are looking forward to seeing some Australian Icons tomorrow.
The most exciting thing that happened as we discivered the next morning was the commotion that happened during the night. Our neighbours that we had been chatting to had left their rubbish out and a cheeky young dingo tried to get some lefovers for his supper. The dingo was duly chased off minus his food. He should choose a quieter bag with fewer cans in it! It is a timely reminder for us to be careful about what we leave out.
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