Day 61 – Yulara to Marla

Well, there were no interruptions to sleep overnight. I awoke at 6 and got up before 6:30 and showered and dressed before 7. I had breakfast and Lynn came down before I finished. I packed ARTIE up and then returned the keys. We were off by about 8:30. I put 50 L of diesel in at the slightly discounted price at Shell. Then we went through Ayers Rock (to see where the company was who picked SUZI up and then couldn’t find SUZI after the accident) and out to the airport. Then we headed east on Lasseter Highway. We stopped at Mt Ebenezer roadhouse and got some souvenirs, then went into Erldunda. Here we had lunch. We then headed south down the Stuart Highway and called into Kulgera. Lynn wasn’t able to get the stubby holder she wanted with the stockman and dog on it, but they had run out. We spent a little time at the border and then went on towards Marla. We booked in at the caravan park – green lawn and a restaurant with reasonably-priced food. We put the tent up and set everything up, then went around for tea – schnitzel for me and mixed grill for Lynn (too much for me). Then we went back and went off to bed. All was well until a school group came in and were very noisy at the same time as I was going to the toilet, so I spoke to some of them. They seemed to settle down after. Throughout the night it was busy at first as many vans pulled in late, and then road trains pulled up for a rest. It was cool overnight.