Lambert's Centre - Mt Dare and beyond July 24 day 19 on track.

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Distance Travelled: 167.6

An eventful day today with lots of photos. We captured the sunrise at Lambert's Centre and then stopped often on way out to photograph the wildflowers. Then onward towards Dalhousie Springs, we passed through Finke, crossed back into South Australia, visited the ruins of Charlotte Waters, refuelled at Mt Dare and then headed the last 70km or so to Dalhousie...only to strike BIG trouble about 30kms out - my front left strut broke, stranding us on the side of the road.  Dad and I headed back to Mt Dare to see what I could arrange for new parts (on a Saturday 6pm by now) Steve, Reve and Sarah headed to Dalhousie to tell Rod and Col what was going on. Stef, Meg and Milani stayed with my car and attempted to splint the strut in order to move car off track.

I managed to arrange parts with Tim in Brisbane, but he could do nothing till Monday am. Steve had a rough and long journey to Dalhousie. Stef had no luck with strut. So we camped by the track for the night. I have not photos.... I am sure someone does.

Lambert's Centre - sunrising.

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Stef, Meg, Reve, Sarah, Milani, Dad, Me, Steve at Lambert's Centre.

Here is all the guff.

Milani having some driving practice at the Centre of Oz

OK now here come the flowers

Here we were at turn off near Finke, gives some ideas of the distances and you can go to Alice by either the left or right!

We did a quick tour of Finke, which is on the Old Ghan line.

Some water over the road.

An example of some road signs.

Arleyernpe

Charlotte Waters - homestead and radio repeater stations...only ruins remain.

An old tank????

Milani driving the old car.

The cars pulled up at the ruins.

Meg and Stef at the ruins

This grave was made for a dog, but may have been later used for a human. It is just so hard to imagine anything existing out here, it was very windy and it must be hell in summer.

Dad at the old car

The ruins, looking towards the house.

This plant was growing on the windy plain.

A waterhole stop for lunch.

Another flower

The NT/SA border - here we enter SA and Witjira National park

The first view of Mt Dare, the skeleton of a windmill.

Here is the broken strut...oil everywhere and NOT straight

Wheel is definately not straight, this was after I drove about 2 metres off the road.

yeeek!!! this is scary. In the middle of nowhere. half between Mt Dare and Dalhousie Springs.