We made it in adequate time last night to beat the storm which finally rolled into
Marree at about 10:30pm. David and George decided to bunk early and Bren and I
waited up for the deluge. We had to share the 3 drops that fell between us but the
lightening was spectacular.
We've had a quiet day today as we're all missing home and loved ones I think. The temparature
had dropped quite a bit today and the wind was up. We drove around Marree (3 times) and
drove out onto the Birdsville Track for about 300m. The town is now , like most of the towns
on the track, very quiet and feels almost abandoned. There are a couple of old engines sitting
on unused railway sidings but not much else. The other thing that Marree is famous for
of course is the Marree Man (google it) but this can only be seen from the air. Tomorrow
morning its back to work and we have a big day tomorrow as we complete Marree in the
morning then head 120km south to Leigh creek. Thats the last of the schools for us.
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