Well another day has begun and we left the station super early to get the sunrise on the painted desert. We had a cup of tea out there but the wind was blowing a gale and it was very cold. So as soon as the sun was up we were on our way.
The Oodnadatta track was very good and we were making good timing except when we got to box creek 40ks out of William Creek where we rolled a tyre off the trailer and our tyre gadget did not have time to let us know what was happening.
So on went the spare tyre and off we were again.
We got to William Creek in about 41/2 hrs which was really good as we had a flight scheduled for 2:00pm over the Painted Hills and Lake Eyre.
We had a quick bit to eat and off to meet our flight.
When up in the air it was fantastic to see the Painted Hills, but the best was seeing water in Lake Eyre. So our flight was a big success and we all seemed to enjoy it.
We hoped our tyre would be fixed by the time the flight was finished but unfortunately it was not so we decided to stay at William Creek the night as it was too risky to travel on these roads without a spare.
We had a quick dinner then over to the pub for a few drinks and were it was a bit warmer and out of the wind.
During the night we had a bit of rain and I was a bit worried we might be stuck out here.
who's the old scruffy man with the Nikon camera around his neck?
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