Old GhanTrek

Just got back. 1. Rainbow Valley: conservation park so there was the obligatory 6" reinforced concrete to bang your tent pegs into!! Amazingly, the good folks at the conservation parks joke centre thought up an even better 'joke' - make the keep left road around the camping places the 'opposite' way round to the camping places - making it impossible for a towing vehicle to back into a spot!!!! Lots of mice-workman building a new plank path. 2. Owen Springs Reserve - brilliant!!...we had it to ourselves-thanks to folk that put us onto this gem. Only a small amount of lavatory paper/wet ones. 3. Alice Springs - well we like it!!! 4. Old Ghan Heritage route: most sidings liberally adorned with lavatory paper/wet ones and other human detritus. Wish everybody respected each others 'heritage' sites. The history in the bridge design etc is very interesting. 5. Oodnadatta: nice store-friendly people 6. William Creek: go straight past if you can! 7. Coward Springs: well run and the late and early dips great fun. 8. Alpana Station/Nungawurtina Hut: good to relax for few nights here-only just got out on Monday down the station track in the constant rain though. 9. There must be joke people at the Highways Dept too - pulled onto the 'hard' shoulder to unlock hubs just outside Blinman and the near side wheels sunk 3" into soft mud!!!