An Update...

We are now back in South Australia having had to ditch doing the Simpson Desert. A couple of car problems…so the sensible thing to do was NOT try and tackle a desert but head back to civilisation for repairs to be done. We got to take in the Geographical Centre of Australia, chaotic Coober Pedy, clean and sterile Woomera and miles and miles of the Stuart Highway before arriving in Port Augusta (the 'Crossroads of Australia') where we booked the Nissan in. Amazing to see the ocean again and green grass, even if we still had to camp in the dirt at the caravan park here. The work’s done so now we push on down the Eyre Peninsula into Coffin Bay and all the other little picturesque coastal spots around to the WA border. We stayed the night at old Gladstone friend's - Matt and Tamara - place at Whyalla (the 'Cuttlefish Capital of the World'!) The weather’s meant to be a cool 8-21 over the next few days so we’ll see how quickly that makes us take the trip into Western Australia.