Day 2 onwards to a Leigh Creek

Another early start for another full day of driving, today we covered about 550km through some of the most amazing country side, forever changing.

We came across an incredibly large load on the back of a large truck, we watch Outback Truckers & have seen the logistics behind moving these large cargo loads but to see them in person was quite amazing. We sat behind him & waited for his pilot to give us the all clear for passing.

Today we have passed lots of old ruins. It makes us think about what happened to the people who use to live out here & why they have moved on. I find them fascinating and quite eerie but amazing to look at against the harsh outback landscape.



After driving for some 5 hours through various towns we finally hit the Flinders Ranges......Wow. What an amazing view, they go on forever and are forever changing constantly. Unfortunately the sun decided to go in just as we found the perfect spot for taking photos but it was still an impressive sight

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Animals today were also plentiful, besides the cows & sheep grazing on the side of the road with no fences! We were also privileged enough to see not one but two Wedge Tailed Eagles as one took flight. Matt & Chloe were a little slow and didn't see it but Tayla & Linda in the car behind saw it also so they can vouch for what I saw. Then Chloe saw Emu's, there is still something incredible about seeing them in the wild.

We have finally arrived in Leigh Creek, it's a beautiful 22 degrees but I have a feeling it's going to be another freezing night. Our last stop before we hit the Oodnadatta Track & possibly no internet. We are so excited to start this next leg & tick it off our bucket list.

Today's blog has been written by Di :)

Interesting fact of the day: Did you know the Flinders ranges were formed approximately 540 million years ago and some of the oldest fossil evidence of animal life has been found in the Flinders Ranges.