Today was a long day of driving, but the scenery was varied and quite spectacular. We wound our way past the outer mountains of the Flinder's Ranges, before reaching the sea at Port Augusta. The farms are very desolate through Orroroo and Wilmington. We stopped at Pimba for lunch before heading out to Woomera to explore the former missile research and testing facilities. Very interesting museum and insight into the community that lived and worked there from the early '50's. From there it was back onto the Stuart Highway. Tonight we have stopped about 130km south of Coober Pedy, on a roadside stop. Great night to watch the sunset and stargaze. It's very dry out here and very flat, you can see quite a distance away, including watching the trucks pull up 5km away at the truck stop. Hence, a great place to test long range missiles!
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| Port Augusta |
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| Woomera |
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| Mount Eba (no mountain though) |
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