{"id":3053,"date":"2018-02-24T18:46:02","date_gmt":"2018-02-24T10:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/?page_id=3053"},"modified":"2018-02-27T12:54:12","modified_gmt":"2018-02-27T04:54:12","slug":"the-corrugation-way","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/","title":{"rendered":"The Corrugation Way"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--nextpage-->\n\r\n            \r\n            \r\n            \r\n            <a name='map1'><\/a>\r\n            \r\n            \r\n            \r\n            \r\n            <div class=\"wpgmza_map \"  id=\"wpgmza_map_1\" style=\"display:block; overflow:auto; width:100%; height:300px; float:left;\" data-settings='{\"id\":\"1\",\"map_title\":\"The Corrugation Way\",\"map_width\":\"100\",\"map_height\":\"300\",\"map_start_lat\":\"-27.407950\",\"map_start_lng\":\"133.297415\",\"map_start_location\":\"-27.40794998070355,133.29741543940247\",\"map_start_zoom\":\"5\",\"default_marker\":\"0\",\"type\":\"1\",\"alignment\":\"2\",\"directions_enabled\":\"1\",\"styling_enabled\":\"0\",\"styling_json\":\"\",\"active\":\"0\",\"kml\":\"\",\"bicycle\":\"0\",\"traffic\":\"0\",\"dbox\":\"1\",\"dbox_width\":\"100\",\"listmarkers\":\"0\",\"listmarkers_advanced\":\"0\",\"filterbycat\":\"0\",\"ugm_enabled\":\"0\",\"ugm_category_enabled\":\"0\",\"fusion\":\"\",\"map_width_type\":\"\\\\%\",\"map_height_type\":\"px\",\"mass_marker_support\":\"1\",\"ugm_access\":\"0\",\"order_markers_by\":\"1\",\"order_markers_choice\":\"2\",\"show_user_location\":\"0\",\"default_to\":\"\",\"other_settings\":{\"store_locator_enabled\":2,\"store_locator_distance\":2,\"store_locator_default_radius\":\"10\",\"store_locator_not_found_message\":\"No results found in this location. 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id='wpgmaps_print_directions_1' target='_blank' title='Print directions'>Print directions<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"directions_panel_1\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We named this trip <em>The Corrugation Way<\/em> due to the severity of the corrugations we came across on sections of gravel roads we travelled. Beginning at the eastern end of the Great Central Road near Docker River right through to Yulara in Northern Territory, corrugations were the standard condition of the roads. The corrugations continued when we left Alice Springs down to Chambers Pillar, Finke and Mt Dare. We enjoyed a small reprieve in the severity of the corrugations once we entered South Australia. Overall our bone and teeth rattling adventure didn&#8217;t end until we reached the Eyre Highway on our final leg home. We hope you enjoy our account of The Corrugation Way.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">NEW! Photo Gallery<\/span> &#8211; If you would like to view our full picture gallery for The Corrugation Way please click on the link <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way-gallery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Corrugation Way Photo Gallery\u00a0<\/a><\/span>or you can click on them to view as you read.<\/p>\n<p>The seeds for this trip were planted nearly 12 mths earlier while chatting with family. Our discussions initially centered around a trip on Great Southern Rail\u2019s \u201cThe Ghan\u201d from Adelaide to Darwin with a stopover in Alice Springs. All parties were interested and we came away with a tentative plan of driving to Adelaide and putting our Pajero on The Ghan. Once at Alice Springs we\u2019d unload our car and spend a few days looking around, re-board the Ghan and head to Darwin. Finally, after looking around Darwin we would drive back to Perth while family would fly back.<\/p>\n<p>Over the coming months the trip went through many changes with the final itinerary not including the Ghan at all. Factoring in to this was cost for everyone concerned.<\/p>\n<p>All things considered the cost for us to put our car on the Ghan\u00a0 plus on board accommodation was too expensive. These costs could pay for our whole trip via car. Others in our party felt the same regarding\u00a0 their costs.<\/p>\n<p>So our final trip plan was family would fly to Darwin then down to Yulara and see Uluru with Alice Springs being their final holiday stop. We would meet them in Alice Springs, spend a few days looking around before continuing on our way while they flew back to Perth.<\/p>\n<p>Our itinerary was to leave Perth and drive to Alice Springs via the Great Central Road formally known as the old Warburton Road. We applied for our transit permits; one to travel through the Ngaanyatjarra Lands from Laverton in Western Australia to Kaltukatjara (Docker River) just over the border in Northern Territory. Permit #2 was for travel along Tjukaruru Road in the Northern Territory which goes from Kaltukatjara to Uluru &#8211; Kata Tjuta National Park. This second permit also allows travellers to access to Tjunti (Lasseter&#8217;s Cave) for sightseeing during the day.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone kept an eye on temperatures in Alice Springs while we checked towns such as Laverton, Warburton, Warakurna, Docker River and Yulara. Well it looks like it will be nice and cool during the day with Brrr&#8230; cold nights. Additionally \u00a0Alice Springs has had a few -2, -4 etc so we\u2019ll take extra blankets and warm clothes.<\/p>\n<p>Fast forward to Friday 14th Aug 2015 &#8230;..<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><br \/>\nFri 14 Aug 2015<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_map01\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"298\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_Map01.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_Map01.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_Map01-300x149.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After waking up at 6.00am we finished packing the Pajero and dropped our cat off for boarding. Before leaving Perth we did lotto hoping we could become full time gray nomads \ud83d\ude42 \u00a0and topped up our Pajero with diesel. By 11.50 am we were officially on our way. Our first stop was in the small Western Australian wheat belt town of Cunderdin. Here we had a cuppa and driver swap before continuing on to Southern Cross for our first diesel top up. After passing through the famed goldfields town of Kalgoorlie around 7.45pm we continued on toward Menzies; we\u2019ll camp along the way. Huh! Suitable camping spots were nowhere to be found so around 9.00pm we pulled into a parking bay just north of Broadarrow and slept in the car.<br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><br \/>\nSat 15 Aug 2015<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_map02\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_Map02.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_Map02.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_Map02-300x148.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>On the road by 7.40am after a quick breaky and pack up. One advantage of sleeping in the car is it\u2019s quicker to pack up and hit the road, once you wake up &#8211; just throw it in the back. Well, you wouldn\u2019t believe it, about 10 minutes down the road and we saw a nice rest area \u2013 Doh!! If only we drove another few kms, but then we may not have seen it at night. 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Kookynie\u2019s claim to fame is A Living Ghost Town. Back in its heyday with a population around 2000 the town boasted 11 hotels, a brewery, 2 soft drink manufacturers, 2 blacksmiths and was home to the first public swimming bath in the goldfields. Today, only one hotel still stands, The Grand Hotel, and the population is 10.<\/p>\n<p>More recently the population of Kookynie increased from 10 to 11. Its newest member is Willie the Horse. The story goes he\u2019s an ex pacer who was retired to a nearby station. Willie decided he didn\u2019t like station life so left and ended up in Kookynie where everybody has embraced him.<\/p>\n<p>Before we reached Kookyine we stopped off at Niagra Dam which was built to feed water to Kookynie. Niagra was a fledgling town and when water was found closer to Kookynie to service the railway the dam became redundant. We arrived at Niagra Dam around 9.30am Wow!! What a change, we first came here 20 odd yrs ago and then again about 15 yrs ago. To our surprise, the road is now bitumized, there are toilets, tables and chairs and BBQ\u2019s along with some large camping areas. As the old saying goes \u201cevery man and his dog\u201d was there. We had brunch overlooking the dam which had plenty of water in after recent rains.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d0203\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D0203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Heading to Niagara Dam near Kookynie - Western Australia\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-2981\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D0203.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D0203-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-2981'>\n\t\t\t\tHeading to Niagara Dam near Kookynie &#8211;  Western Australia\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d0204\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D0204.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"The waters of Niagara Dam near Kookynie\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-2982\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D0204.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D0204-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-2982'>\n\t\t\t\tThe waters of Niagara Dam near Kookynie\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Brunch over and with the weather warming up we changed into cooler clothes before heading to Kookynie \u2013 A Living Ghost Town. In addition to the pub and 11 residents ( including Willie the Horse) there are plenty of new sculptures and wait for it! A traffic roundabout of all things, we hope Willie knows the road rules for roundabouts \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-5' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d0205\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D0205.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Welcome to Kookynie - Western Australia\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-2983\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D0205.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D0205-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-2983'>\n\t\t\t\tWelcome to Kookynie &#8211; Western Australia\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Leaving Kookynie for Laverton we hit our first stretch of gravel road leaving the black top behind us for the moment. After 48kms of gravel we hit bitumen again as we turned right onto the Leonora \u2013 Laverton Road and headed to Laverton for diesel and ice. Along the way we had a couple of missed photo opportunities, one a beautiful wedge tail eagle and the other a spread of Marlu Kuru Kuru (Sturt\u2019s Desert Pea, South Australia\u2019s floral emblem). We hadn&#8217;t seen Marlu Kuru Kuru in bloom in Western Australia on previous trips. There were other travellers taking photos so we decided not to encroach on their turf, there should be some more down the road.<\/p>\n<p>Laverton had plenty of diesel but no ice. The garage and supermarket were both sold out. Turns out a mining crew passed through earlier and bought the lot, Grrrrr. We took the opportunity to send some texts to family &amp; friends and grab some tourist photos before heading back out of town toward Warburton.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Several kms out from Laverton we turned right and hit gravel again; this gravel will last us for the next 1126 kms to Yulara. We stopped for a photo shoot and deflated our tyres to gravel road pressures (<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coopertires.com.au\/media\/1400\/cooper-drivers-guide-tyre-pressures.pdf\">Cooper Tyres &#8211; Pressure Guide<\/a><\/span><\/span>) . Now our adventure really begins!<\/p>\n<p>This is where we first started to encounter bad corrugations. Astonishingly, people fly along this gravelly, sandy, rocky &amp; corrugated road and some of the worst ones are those towing caravans &amp; camper trailers. Four Weel Drive\u00a0 spec or not these drivers think they\u2019re invincible on gravel roads. They don\u2019t seem to think or care that they might meet another vehicle, semi trailer or wildlife and therefore need to take avoidance action. Slow down guys it\u2019s not the Finke Desert Race.<\/p>\n<p>Funny how things change, we travelled this road in our Subaru Liberty back in June 1992 and only saw one car from Laverton to Yulara. My! how times have changed.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-6' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d0207\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D0207.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Driving on gravel roads can be dangerous\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-2985\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D0207.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D0207-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-2985'>\n\t\t\t\tDriving on gravel roads can be dangerous\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d0208\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D0208.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"An old Wreck alongside the Great Central Road - Western Australia\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-2986\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D0208.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D0208-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-2986'>\n\t\t\t\tAn old Wreck alongside the Great Central Road &#8211; Western Australia\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Where we can we stop around 4-5pm to try and avoid sharing the road at night with our wildlife. Realizing we wouldn\u2019t make Tjukayirla Roadhouse by 5.00pm we started to looked for somewhere to camp. As luck would have it we came across a spot called \u201cThe Pines \u2013 Rest a While\u201d what a diamond in the rough. Although it had no facilities it was nice and deep, well off the road, plenty of shade and clearings for camps \u2013 Perfect! Tomorrow our adventure continues as we head for Tjukayirla and Warburton.<br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><br \/>\nSun 16 Aug 2015<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-7 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-7 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-7 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-7 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-7' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_map03\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_Map03.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_Map03.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_Map03-300x160.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Pines was a lovely rest stop on the edge of the Great Victoria Desert and although it can get very cold in the desert at night, surprisingly and thankfully last night wasn\u2019t too cold; although we did sleep with our beanies on. On the down side the air mattress which had served us faithfully for many trips had gone down during the night. A quick inspection revealed the plug had split at the base of the mattress so we made some running repairs, we\u2019ll see how that goes tonight.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-8 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-8 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-8 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-8 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-8' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d03002\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D03002.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Dawn breaks at The Pines Rest Area, Great Central Hwy, WA\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-8-2989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D03002.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D03002-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-8-2989'>\n\t\t\t\tDawn breaks at The Pines Rest Area, Great Central Hwy, WA\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d03003\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D03003.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Information about the Pines Rest Area, Great Central Hwy, WA\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-8-2990\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D03003.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D03003-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-8-2990'>\n\t\t\t\tInformation about the Pines Rest Area, Great Central Hwy, WA\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Breakfast was a quickie then we packed up the Pajero and were on our way again. Not long after being on the road we saw some more Marlu Kuru Kuru ( Sturt&#8217;s Desert Peas ) so we stopped and got some photos. Marlu Kuru Kuru is the name given to this plant by the Wongi people who call the Western Desert region of Western Australia Home. Marlu Kuru Kuru translates to Kangaroo Eyes, Marlu is the Wongi word for the Red Kangaroo.<\/p>\n<p>Camels and crows were the only other living things we saw, but we know there is heaps of wildlife going about their business we just can&#8217;t see them.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-9 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-9 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-9 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-9 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-9' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d03005\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D03005.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Marlu Kuru Kuru (Sturt&#039;s Desert Peas)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-9-2992\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D03005.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D03005-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-9-2992'>\n\t\t\t\tMarlu Kuru Kuru (Sturt&#8217;s Desert Peas) \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Corrugations aside, the road to Tjukayirla Roadhouse was pretty good with only one bad section about 30kms west of the turnoff to David Carnegie Road. The cost of diesel at Tjukayirla was $2.00 \/ lt and ice was $10 \/ bag, we topped up fuel and ice. After one of the best steak burgers we\u2019ve had including beetroot \ud83d\ude42 we were back on the road heading to Warburton approx 240kms away. Warburton roadhouse closes at 3.00pm. It was midday when we left, hopefully we\u2019ll make it in time.<\/p>\n<p>Today was AFL Western Derby day ( Dockers v Eagles ) so we tried to pick up the game on the radio \u2013 no go but we kept trying. Along the way we hit some very badly corrugated sections and our speed ranged from 15 &#8211; 20km at the slowest. About 40kms out of Warburton we come across a car stopped along the road so we slowed down to check they\u2019re ok and they were. It\u2019s common courtesy in the outback to check if travellers are OK.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s this coming up??? Its bitumen&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; 15kms out of Warburton \u2013 gee that\u2019s smooth and what\u2019s that feeling? Ah&#8230; our bones have stopped rattling \ud83d\ude42 But it was short lived, 5kms to go and we were back on the gravel and still not having any luck picking up the footy on the radio.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-10 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-10 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-10 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-10 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-10' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d03004\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D03004-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Another wrecked Car on the side of the Great Central Hwy, WA\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-10-2991\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D03004-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D03004.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-10-2991'>\n\t\t\t\tAnother wrecked Car on the side of the Great Central Hwy, WA\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Arriving at Warburton about 2.40 pm to top up the tank we had this brilliant idea to watch the footy game on TV, so after confirming that their rooms have TVs and could pick up the footy we invested $150.00 and booked a room for the night to see the Fremantle Dockers beat the West Coast Eagles. We spent a few more dollars on some nibblies and settled in for what should be a great game. Well&#8230; two hours later the Dockers had lost and we wondered if we could claim the $150.00 back off the Dockers \ud83d\ude42 Still, our room was great and had a good selection of teas, coffees, drinking chocolate &amp; soups, better than some hotels. Kudos to Warburton Roadhouse. Folks, if you are in the area it are worth spending a night.<br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><br \/>\nMon 17 Aug 2015<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-11 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-11 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-11 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-11 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-11' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_map04\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"319\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_Map04.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_Map04.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_Map04-300x160.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Today we were on the road by 6.30am and only 85kms down the road we came across a great camp spot and noted it for our next trip out this way. It\u2019s called Yarla Kutjarra and has been provided by the Ngaanyatjarra people so travellers can rest and enjoy the bush surroundings. It\u2019s got a toilet and phone reception!! so travellers can catch up with family and friends. We\u2019ll definitely camp here next time where out this way.<\/p>\n<p>A bit further down the road we saw a herd of feral Camelus Dromedaries ( one humped camels ). These guys thrive out here and unfortunately are so at home, some people could be forgiven for thinking they\u2019re native to Australia. The camels were introduced into Australia around 1840. During early exploration and the gold rush these camels were ideal for transporting not only people but a male camel has the capacity to carry up to 600kg!. That was until rail and motor vehicles replaced them around the 1930\u2019s. Hmm&#8230; what to do with all the camels? May as well turn them loose&#8230; Feral or not we grabbed some photos and also noticed out here, 135kms from Warburton, we had phone reception &#8211; again!<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-12 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-12 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-12 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-12 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-12' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d03001\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D03001-300x201.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Camels, the road between Laverton and Docker River is inundated with them\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-12-2988\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D03001-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D03001.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-12-2988'>\n\t\t\t\tCamels, the road between Laverton and Docker River is inundated with them\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>90 kms west of Warakurna we saw some \u201croad work\u201d signs so slowed down but nothing. By 8.55 am we began to wonder if road workers out here start at 9.00 am WA time and knock off at 3.00 pm NT time. After an ice cream at Warakurna we continued on toward the border. Some might think the scenery is pretty dull out here but in our opinion they\u2019d be wrong. There is so much to see, the landscape is always changing. For example, as you approach the border of WA\/NT you drive through some lovely scenery in the form of the Schwerin Mural Crescent. We\u2019ve seen it before but the colors are always different depending on the weather. The Schwerin Mural Crescent was named after the Princess of Schwerin by Ernest Giles in 1875.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-13 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-13 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-13 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-13 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-13' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d0401\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"170\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D0401.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Schwerin Mural Crescent, Near the WA\/NT Border.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-13-2993\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D0401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D0401-300x85.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-13-2993'>\n\t\t\t\tSchwerin Mural Crescent, Near the WA\/NT Border.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-14 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-14 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-14 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-14 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-14' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d0402b\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D0402b-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Len Beadell Ghost Gum Plaque, Near the WA\/NT Border.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-14-2995\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D0402b-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D0402b.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-14-2995'>\n\t\t\t\tLen Beadell Ghost Gum Plaque, Near the WA\/NT Border. \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>At the border we stopped for the obligatory \u201ccrossing the border\u201d photos and got attacked by the tiniest Double Gees. They seemed to be flicked up in the air as you walked across the ground implanting themselves in your feet, ankles, shins and calves. They may have been small but they stung like crazy &#8211; Ouch!<\/p>\n<p>The Great Central Road deteriorated badly after Kaltukatjara (Docker River), definitely worse than our first trip along here in 1991 before it became the Great Central Road. This time the corrugations were harsh and constantly changing in width and depth making it hard to find a favourable speed. Time for a break so we called in to Lasseter\u2019s Cave for lunch, however we didn\u2019t take a look at the cave this time.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-15 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-15 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-15 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-15 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-15' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d0403\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D0403.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Crossing the WA\/NT Border near Docker River NT.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-15-2996\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D0403.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D0403-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-15-2996'>\n\t\t\t\tCrossing the WA\/NT Border near Docker River NT.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d0404\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D0404.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Signs, Signs everywhere there&#039;s signs. Tjukaruru Road, NT\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-15-2997\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D0404.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D0404-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-15-2997'>\n\t\t\t\tSigns, Signs everywhere there&#8217;s signs. Tjukaruru Road, NT\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Continuing on toward Yulara for fuel we heard a terrible clunking noise coming from the passenger rear wheel area. We were about 90 kms south west of Kata Tjuta. We thought it might be a shockie, stopped to check but the shockie seemed fine. Next we thought it might be the awning coming loose with the corrugations. Again we checked and it was still attached tightly. The noise continued on an off. We implore Northern Territory to buy a grader and grade the road !!!!<\/p>\n<p>Around 5.30pm we were approaching Kata Tjuta and decided to pull into the car park and unpack the boot to see if anything in the boot or wheel arches was causing the noise; nothing. We measured the shockie heights and they were all correct, no joy there either. Our stop wasn&#8217;t wasted though, we were treated to a lovely view of the Valley of the Winds sunset. <em>Post script &#8211; When we arrived in Alice Springs the next day and told family of our stop at Kata Tjuta, you wouldn&#8217;t believe what they said&#8230;. &#8220;You&#8217;re kidding we were there last night at sunset!!&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-16 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-16 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-16 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-16 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-16' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d0406\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D0406.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Heading towards Kata Tjuta at Sunset, NT\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-16-2999\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D0406.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D0406-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-16-2999'>\n\t\t\t\tHeading towards Kata Tjuta at Sunset, NT\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d0405\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D0405.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Kata Tjuta at Sunset, NT\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-16-2998\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D0405.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D0405-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-16-2998'>\n\t\t\t\tKata Tjuta at Sunset, NT\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>After filling up at Yulara ($2.00 pl) and grabbing a bite to eat we continued on toward Kings Canyon looking for a spot to camp for the night. Not long after turning onto Luritja Road we saw a dingo pup (also known as yellow dog) and stopped to take some photos, the pup seemed as curious about us as we were about it. An hour or so later we saw a rest stop called Salt Creek. As it was after 10.00 pm we coasted in to keep our noise down. The camping area was packed so we found a spot to park and decided rather than risk making noise setting up the tent we\u2019d sleep in the car tonight.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-17 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-17 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-17 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-17 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-17' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d0408\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D0408.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"A curious dingo pup, taken along the Luritja Road, NT\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-17-3001\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D0408.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D0408-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-17-3001'>\n\t\t\t\tA curious dingo  pup, taken along the Luritja Road, NT\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><!--nextpage--><br \/>\nTue 18 Aug 2015<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-18 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-18 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-18 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-18 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-18' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_map05\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"318\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_Map05.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_Map05.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_Map05-300x159.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The sun was streaming in through the front window when we woke up so we\u00a0 chucked everything in the back and hit the road just after 6.00 am while the other travellers were still sleeping.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-19 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-19 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-19 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-19 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-19' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d501\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D501.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"24 Hour Rest Area, off Luritja Road, N.T.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-19-3006\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D501.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D501-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-19-3006'>\n\t\t\t\t24 Hour Rest Area, off Luritja Road, N.T.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It was time to boil the billy so we pulled off a bit further down the road\u00a0 and noticed another victim of the corrugations \u2013 the winch\u2019s control box wasn\u2019t attached to the bullbar. Drat! For some reason when ARB installed the winch they used an L shaped alloy bracket to \u201csecure\u201d the control box. Because of this the corrugations caused the control box to shake and snap the bracket; very poor design. To read more on this click on the link <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/warn-winch-bracket-replacement\/\">Replacing winch bracket<\/a><\/span><\/span><br \/>\nNow we had to unpack the entire boot to get to the tools and bits and pieces to carry out a temporary repair.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-20 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-20 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-20 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-20 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-20' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d502\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D502.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"A bit more gravel to go before we reach the Stuart Hwy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-20-3007\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D502.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D502-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-20-3007'>\n\t\t\t\tA bit more gravel to go before we reach the Stuart Hwy\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d504\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D504.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"At the Western End of Ernest Giles Road they recommend you don&#039;t take it\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-20-3009\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D504.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D504-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-20-3009'>\n\t\t\t\tAt the Western End of Ernest Giles Road they recommend you don&#8217;t take it\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>About 2hrs later we went through some more corrugations until we hit the Stuart Highway and enjoyed a smooth and quiet ride into Alice Springs.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-21 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-21 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-21 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-21 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-21' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d608\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D608.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Never ending corrugations on the Ernest Giles Road N.T.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-21-3013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D608.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D608-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-21-3013'>\n\t\t\t\tNever ending corrugations on the Ernest Giles Road N.T.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d607\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D607.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"And some more corrugations on the Ernest Giles Road N.T.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-21-3012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D607.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D607-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-21-3012'>\n\t\t\t\tAnd some more corrugations on the Ernest Giles Road N.T.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>About 20 kms south of Alice Springs we saw 3 wedge tailed eagles and stopped for some photos before continuing on to Alice Springs. Young eagles are lighter in colour than adults and get darker over the first 10 years. Females are larger than males and wedge tailed eagles have a wing span up to 2.3 mts. As magnificent as eagles are they require your help when you see them on the road. Their large wingspan means they take a while to get off the ground, so please slow down and give them time to take off. We could have spent another hour or so taking photos but with Family and Alice Springs just down the road we headed off to join them.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-22 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-22 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-22 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-22 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-22' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d609\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D609.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"A young Wedge Tailed Eagle about 20kms south of Alice Springs\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-22-3014\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D609.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D609-300x196.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-22-3014'>\n\t\t\t\tA young Wedge Tailed Eagle about 20kms south of Alice Springs\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-23 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-23 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-23 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-23 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-23' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d610\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D610.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Lift off - A young Wedge Tailed Eagle takes flight about 20kms south of Alice Springs\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-23-3015\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D610.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D610-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-23-3015'>\n\t\t\t\tLift off &#8211; A young Wedge Tailed Eagle takes flight about 20kms south of Alice Springs\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Around 2.30 pm we arrived in Alice Springs and checked in to our accommodation; Alice on Todd. This was a nice complex offering self contained 1 and 2 bed units. We enjoyed a lazy evening with family and friends planning tomorrow\u2019s activities. We\u2019re going to the Desert Park and Standley Chasm.<br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><br \/>\nWed 19 Aug 2015<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-24 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-24 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-24 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-24 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-24' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d0602\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"457\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_D0602.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Alice Springs Desert Park Map\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-24-3375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_D0602.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_D0602-300x229.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-24-3375'>\n\t\t\t\tAlice Springs Desert Park Map\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>First stop today was the Alice Springs Desert Park and then if we have time we\u2019ll head out to Standley Chasm.<\/p>\n<p>We paid our entrance fee and decided to also pay for the Eagle Encounter ($30.00 for the 2 of us including a photo shoot). There\u2019s also a free bird show a couple of times a day so we took a slow walk toward the bird show looking at the displays along the way to the free bird show. Here we were treated to a display of a variety of native birds. The guide was great sharing his knowledge of our native birds and the birds performed very well. This show is well worth a visit. Normally we aren\u2019t keen on seeing animals &#8220;performing&#8221; but we understand that these were injured and orphaned birds who wouldn\u2019t have survived if returned to the wild. The Desert Park does good work in other areas too which is funded by visitors to the park.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-25 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-25 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-25 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-25 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-25' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d0606\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_D0606.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Bush Stone Curlew (Thicknee) - Alice Springs Desert Park\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-25-3379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_D0606.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_D0606-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-25-3379'>\n\t\t\t\tBush Stone Curlew (Thicknee) &#8211; Alice Springs Desert Park\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d0603\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"402\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_D0603.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Australian Barn Owl - Alice Springs Desert Park\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-25-3376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_D0603.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_D0603-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-25-3376'>\n\t\t\t\tAustralian Barn Owl &#8211; Alice Springs Desert Park\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The Eagle Encounter was next on our list, this was a paid event and whilst you do get very close to a Wedge Tailed Eagle in hindsight we considered it to be a little overpriced (although the funds go to a good cause \ud83d\ude42 ). You get a 10 minute informative talk and about 10 photos taken of you next to the eagle. We hope people come away with a better understanding of these magnificent birds and perhaps will slow down when they see them on the road. We&#8217;re also glad the Wedge Tailed Eagle is now protected and no longer hunted.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-26 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-26 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-26 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-26 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-26' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d0608\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_D0608.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Our entry card for the Eagle Encounter\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-26-3381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_D0608.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_D0608-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-26-3381'>\n\t\t\t\tOur entry card for the Eagle Encounter\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d0609\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_D0609.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Park Ranger and an eagle undergoing rehab - Alice Springs Desert Park\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-26-3382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_D0609.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_D0609-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-26-3382'>\n\t\t\t\tPark Ranger and an eagle undergoing rehab &#8211; Alice Springs Desert Park\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>After the eagle encounter we grabbed some lunch before heading out for another stroll around the park. There are so many interesting native animals, birds and vegetation to see. You get a chance to see things you may never see in the wild no matter how &#8220;off the beaten track&#8221; you go. One such extraordinary sight for us was of a Kere Artewe, the Arrerante name, (Australian Bustard also commonly known as Bush Turkey) displaying his large throat sac. In the wild the male clears an area and struts his stuff to attract females. Once his sac is infalted he makes a large booming call. You have to see and hear it to appreciate it. The Kere Artewe also have a reputation for being \u201dsnooty\u201d due to the way they walk with their head in the air.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-27 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-27 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-27 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-27 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-27' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d0611\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_D0611.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Kere Artewe (aka Bustard or Bush Turkey) - Alice Springs Desert Park\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-27-3384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_D0611.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_D0611-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-27-3384'>\n\t\t\t\tKere Artewe (aka Bustard or Bush Turkey) &#8211; Alice Springs Desert Park\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>You could spend all day here and still not see everything. Unfortunately time ran away from us and we had to leave to get to Standley Chasm. It was now mid afternoon so we missed seeing the Chasm at midday, which is the best time to see it as the noon sun is overhead and shines through the chasm gap. We were surprised to learn there was now an entry fee to view Standley Chasm however it goes to supporting the local community and facilities that are now provided.<\/p>\n<p>Taking family and friends into account we decide to only do the shorter walk, 1.2 kms which is listed to take approx 20 mins, we took a little longer. The walk started out smooth but then changed to a rocky path and required some climbing over rocks. The view at the end though was lovely and it\u2019s a good spot to rest before heading back. An enjoyable day came to an end and we headed back to Alice on Todd.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-28 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-28 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-28 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-28 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-28' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d0613\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_D0613.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Entering Standley Chasm Park\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-28-3386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_D0613.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_D0613-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-28-3386'>\n\t\t\t\tEntering Standley Chasm Park\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d0614\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_D0614.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Standley Chasm, it looks even better at Midday\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-28-3387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_D0614.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_D0614-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-28-3387'>\n\t\t\t\tStandley Chasm, it looks even better at Midday\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><!--nextpage--><br \/>\nThur 20 &amp; Fri 21 Aug 2015<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-29 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-29 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-29 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-29 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-29' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d702\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D702.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"We stayed at the Alice On Todd Apartments, Alice Springs, N.T.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-29-3018\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D702.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D702-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-29-3018'>\n\t\t\t\tWe stayed at the Alice On Todd Apartments, Alice Springs, N.T.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>It&#8217;s Thursday and we opted to rest while the others went sight-seeing. It was a good day, we lazed around and recharged our batteries &#8211; ours not the Pajero&#8217;s \ud83d\ude42 . As Friday broke it was obvious one of our party had unexpectedly fallen ill. It was a no brainer; we&#8217;d stay home today and keep an eye on her and again took a restful although slightly stressful (with concern for our ill sister) day off. At one point it was serious enough for us to take her to the Alice Springs Hospital where everything went quickly and smoothly; perhaps the Western Australian Hospital system could take a leaf out of Alice Springs\u2019 book. It turned out that our sister was severely dehydrated so the rest of us helped to ensure her fluid intake was increased and we all relaxed into the evening.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-30 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-30 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-30 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-30 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-30' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d701\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D701-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Our Pajero outside our room at the Alice On Todd Apartments, Alice Springs, N.T.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-30-3017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D701-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D701.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-30-3017'>\n\t\t\t\tOur Pajero outside our room at the Alice On Todd Apartments, Alice Springs, N.T.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d703\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D703-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Balcony of our room at the Alice On Todd Apartments, Alice Springs, N.T.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-30-3019\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D703-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D703.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-30-3019'>\n\t\t\t\tBalcony of our room at the Alice On Todd Apartments, Alice Springs, N.T.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><!--nextpage-->Sat 22 Aug 2015<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-31 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-31 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-31 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-31 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-31' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d901\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D901.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Entry sign to the Road Transport Hall of Fame, Alice Springs, NT\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-31-3020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D901.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D901-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-31-3020'>\n\t\t\t\tEntry sign to the Road Transport Hall of Fame, Alice Springs, NT\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>We were all looking forward to going to the Transport Hall of Fame and the Ghan Museum today. Even though we didn&#8217;t travel on the Ghan we still had an interest in it from an historical view. This museum was very interesting and included a lot of our early outback history; well worth a look. There were a couple of carriages from trains that serviced the Ghan line. You could walk through the carriges and what was astounding was how small and cramped the First Class passenger carriages were; imagine what the other classes were like. The corridors were only about 350 mm wide. Hubby who is 1.92 mt tall and 125 kg could just fit in the corridor but it would have been impossible to get past anyone even if you turned side on.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-32 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-32 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-32 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-32 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-32' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d902\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D902.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"The Old Ghan plaque at the museum.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-32-3021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D902.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D902-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-32-3021'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Old Ghan plaque at the museum.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d903\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D903.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Old steam engine at the Transport Museum, Alice Springs, NT.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-32-3022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D903.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D903-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-32-3022'>\n\t\t\t\tOld steam engine at the Transport Museum, Alice Springs, NT.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-33 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-33 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-33 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-33 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-33' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d904\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D904.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Diesel Train Locomotive at the Ghan Museum, Alice Springs, NT\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-33-3023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D904.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D904-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-33-3023'>\n\t\t\t\tDiesel Train Locomotive at the Ghan Museum, Alice Springs, NT\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d905\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D905.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Inside a train carriage at the Ghan Museum, Alice Springs, NT\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-33-3024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D905.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D905-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-33-3024'>\n\t\t\t\tInside a train carriage at the Ghan Museum, Alice Springs, NT\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Next door to the Ghan Museum was the Transport Hall of Fame. This is a massive site with an enormous amount of memorabilia. The building houses full sized transport rigs and is an eye opener to the history and evolution of our road freight transport. Sometimes when travelling we come across road trains with 4 trailers but imagine trying to pass one with 6 or 7 trailers! Yep that\u2019s right, they\u2019ve got photos of two road trains, one with 6 and one with 7 trailers.<\/p>\n<p>Another highlight for us was seeing the Landrover used by Lasseter\u2019s son Robert. Between 1966 and 1978 Robert travelled in the Landrover to search for the reef his father claimed to have found. If you\u2019re interested in transport old and new then it\u2019s worth checking this place out.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-34 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-34 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-34 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-34 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-34' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d908\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D908.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Photo of a Photo taken at the Transport Museum, Alice Springs, NT\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-34-3026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D908.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D908-300x197.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-34-3026'>\n\t\t\t\tPhoto of a Photo taken at the Transport Museum, Alice Springs, NT\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d909\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D909.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Emu made from Motor Parts at the Transport Museum, Alice Springs, NT\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-34-3027\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D909.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D909-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-34-3027'>\n\t\t\t\tEmu made from Motor Parts at the Transport Museum, Alice Springs, NT\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><!--nextpage-->Sun 23 Aug 2015<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-35 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-35 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-35 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-35 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-35' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_map06\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"319\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_Map06.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_Map06.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_Map06-300x160.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Our\u00a0 family and friends got an early start as they were flying\u00a0 home today and we weren&#8217;t far behind them. We&#8217;re heading toward Itirkawara (Chambers Pillar) on the second half of our trip. After leaving\u00a0 Alice Springs at 8.00 am we arrived\u00a0 at Itirkawara 4 \u00bd hrs later even though it was only 140 kms away. Along the way we called in at the Ewaninga Rock Carvings. These engravings are petro glyphs which have great meaning to the Arrernte people. They are worth looking at.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-36 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-36 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-36 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-36 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-36' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1001\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1001.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"On the way to Chambers Pillar via the Maryvale Road, NT\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-36-3028\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1001.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1001-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-36-3028'>\n\t\t\t\tOn the way to Chambers Pillar via the Maryvale Road, NT\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1002\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1002.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Napwerte \/ Ewaninga Rock Carvings Conservation Reserve, NT\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-36-3029\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1002.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1002-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-36-3029'>\n\t\t\t\tNapwerte \/ Ewaninga Rock Carvings Conservation Reserve, NT\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>As soon as we hopped out the car and all along the walk to the carvings we noticed the red sand was littered with the tracks of overnight visitors. While desert regions seem void of wildlife during the heat of the day it&#8217;s a different story at night . Nocturnal wildlife like geckos, lizards, small and large marsupials, insects and bird life all come out to play, meet, hunt and eat \ud83d\ude42 . Often you will see the tracks of different wildlife criss-crossing each other. We assume they travel at different times.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-37 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-37 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-37 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-37 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-37' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1003\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1003.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Tracks in the desert sand\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-37-3030\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1003.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1003-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-37-3030'>\n\t\t\t\tTracks in the desert sand\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-38 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-38 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-38 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-38 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-38' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1005\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"557\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1005.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Napwerte \/ Ewaninga Rock Carvings Conservation Reserve, NT\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-38-3032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1005.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1005-215x300.jpg 215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-38-3032'>\n\t\t\t\tNapwerte \/ Ewaninga Rock Carvings Conservation Reserve, NT\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1004\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1004.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Reptile tracks in the sand\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-38-3031\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1004.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1004-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-38-3031'>\n\t\t\t\tReptile tracks in the sand\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Once again the road down to Itirkawara was far worse than in 1998, riddled with bad corrugations. An interesting site just north of Maryvale was &#8211; a telephone! It could only be used to call a certain number. As we neared Itirkawara we were greeted by Window Rock, Castle Rock and finally Itirkawara which is said to be around 350 million years old. Although known to the local Aboriginals for tens of thousands of years, it wasn&#8217;t until 1860 when it was first recorded by white Australian John Stuart. Stuart named it after one of his sponsors; James Chambers.<\/p>\n<p>How Itirkawara came to be, courtesy of &#8220;Central Art Aboriginal Art Store&#8221; in Alice Springs<br \/>\n<em>&#8220;Itirkawara refers to the powerful gecko; In the Dreamtime it&#8217;s said that the powerful gecko Itirkawara killed some of his ancestors and took a girl of the wrong skin group. They were banished to the desert were both turned into stone. Itirkawara became the pillar and the girl became Castle Rock, about 500 metres away.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-39 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-39 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-39 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-39 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-39' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1102\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1102-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"More Corrugations near Chambers Pillar, NT\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-39-3107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1102-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1102.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-39-3107'>\n\t\t\t\tMore Corrugations near Chambers Pillar, NT\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1108\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1108-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"This appeared to be a working phone in the middle of nowhere, about 10kms North of Maryvale on the Roger Vale drive, NT\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-39-3113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1108-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1108.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-39-3113'>\n\t\t\t\tThis appeared to be a working phone in the middle of nowhere, about 10kms North of Maryvale on the Roger Vale drive, NT\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-40 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-40 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-40 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-40 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-40' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1006\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1006-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"43 kms to Chambers Pillar, NT\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-40-3033\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1006-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1006.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-40-3033'>\n\t\t\t\t43 kms to Chambers Pillar, NT\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1007\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1007-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Sign at the edge of Chambers Pillar Historical Reserve, NT.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-40-3034\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1007-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1007.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-40-3034'>\n\t\t\t\tSign at the edge of  Chambers Pillar Historical Reserve, NT.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-41 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-41 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-41 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-41 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-41' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1008\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1008.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Window Rock, Chambers Pillar Historical Reserve, Northern Territory\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-41-3035\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1008.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1008-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-41-3035'>\n\t\t\t\tWindow Rock, Chambers Pillar Historical Reserve, Northern Territory\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1009\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1009.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Castle Rock - Chambers Pillar Historical Reserve, Northern Territory\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-41-3036\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1009.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1009-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-41-3036'>\n\t\t\t\tCastle Rock &#8211; Chambers Pillar Historical Reserve, Northern Territory\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-42 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-42 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-42 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-42 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-42' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1011\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1011.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Ever changing color of Itirkawara (Chambers Pillar), Northern Territory\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-42-3038\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1011.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1011-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-42-3038'>\n\t\t\t\tEver changing color of  Itirkawara (Chambers Pillar), Northern Territory\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1012\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1012.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Desert Oak in the Chambers Pillar Historical Reserve, NT.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-42-3039\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1012.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1012-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-42-3039'>\n\t\t\t\tDesert Oak in the Chambers Pillar Historical Reserve, NT.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Despite Northern Territory\u2019s bad roads we have to say their parks and wildlife dept have very reasonable camping fees; it\u2019s only $3.30 per person per night to camp at Chambers Pillar. Other travellers arrived around 4.30pm and by 5.00pm we all made our way to the viewing area to see the sunset. The changing colors of the evening were a sight to see and all too soon it was over and another day came to an end.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-43 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-43 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-43 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-43 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-43' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1013\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"163\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1013.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Sunset approaches Itirkawara (Chambers Pillar), NT\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-43-3040\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1013.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1013-300x82.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-43-3040'>\n\t\t\t\tSunset approaches  Itirkawara (Chambers Pillar), NT\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-44 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-44 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-44 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-44 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-44' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1101\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1101.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Castle Rock. Chambers Pillar Nature Reserve, Northern Territory.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-44-3106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1101.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1101-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-44-3106'>\n\t\t\t\tCastle Rock. Chambers Pillar Nature Reserve, Northern Territory.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-45 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-45 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-45 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-45 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-45' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1015\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1015.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"The colors of sunset near Chambers Pillar, NT\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-45-3042\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1015.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1015-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-45-3042'>\n\t\t\t\tThe colors of sunset near Chambers Pillar, NT\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><!--nextpage--><br \/>\nMon 24 Aug 2015<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-46 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-46 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-46 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-46 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-46' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_map07\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"319\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_Map07.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_Map07.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_Map07-300x160.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We left Itirkawara heading to Aputula (Finke). Not long after leaving Itirkawara we stopped and took more photos of animal tracks; signs the desert is full of life. On the way out we pulled in at Maryvale Station to top up the tank and grab some brunch. Finke here we come &#8211; via another corrugated road; to be fair it did have some smooth sections.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-47 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-47 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-47 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-47 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-47' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1103\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1103.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Bird tracks in the sand, Near Chambers Pillars, NT\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-47-3108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1103.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1103-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-47-3108'>\n\t\t\t\tBird tracks in the sand, Near Chambers Pillars, NT\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1104\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1104.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Marsuppial tracks in the sand, Near Chambers Pillars, NT\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-47-3109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1104.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1104-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-47-3109'>\n\t\t\t\tMarsupial tracks in the sand, Near Chambers Pillars, NT\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1105\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1105.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"You can buy fuel at Maryvale Homestead, NT\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-47-3110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1105.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1105-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-47-3110'>\n\t\t\t\tYou can buy fuel at Maryvale Homestead, NT\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1106\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1106.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"We followed some of the Old Ghan Railway Heritage Trail\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-47-3111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1106.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1106-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-47-3111'>\n\t\t\t\tWe followed some of the Old Ghan Railway Heritage Trail\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>We travelled the Northern Territory section of the Old Ghan Route. This railway line was important as it opened up the Red Centre, assisted with transporting cattle and played a role in supporting our defence forces during WWII. There are information boards at each siding along the way giving a little bit of historical information about each site. We stopped off to look at Rodinga Siding, Bundooma, Engoordina and Rumbalara. These sidings were in various states of disrepair as time has taken its toll.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-48 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-48 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-48 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-48 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-48' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1107\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1107.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"On the way to Rodinga, Bundooma, Finke\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-48-3112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1107.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1107-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-48-3112'>\n\t\t\t\tOn the way to Rodinga, Bundooma, Finke\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>With our sightseeing out the way we continued on toward Aputula (Finke) but it was slow going due to the weather and tack conditions. Even though were only about 40kms from Aputula we started looking for a spot. Some of you know it can be hard finding a good spot to camp especially in Desert regions. Thankfully a few kilometres further on we found a little pull off with a tree to pop the tent under. As we made camp we noticed the winch support bracket had snapped despite the temporary repair we made earlier. Once again the corrugations have caused the bracket to snap. Oh well we\u2019ll look at it tomorrow. We settled in for the night.<br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><br \/>\nTue 25 Aug 2015<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-49 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-49 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-49 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-49 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-49' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_map08\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"319\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_Map08.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_Map08.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_Map08-300x160.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Overnight we thought we heard rain and woke to a damp ground and overcast sky with more rain threatening. Winch bracket repaired (sort of) and we made a late start around 11.00 am and headed for the Aputula (Finke).<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-50 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-50 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-50 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-50 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-50' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1201\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1201.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"We camped here while we fixed the broken Warn Winch bracket - between Chambers Pillar and Aputula\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-50-3124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1201.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1201-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-50-3124'>\n\t\t\t\tWe camped here while we fixed the broken Warn Winch bracket &#8211; between Chambers Pillar and Aputula \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1202\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"The broken Warn Winch bracket that ARB had fitted.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-50-3125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1202.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1202-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-50-3125'>\n\t\t\t\tThe broken Warn Winch bracket that ARB had fitted.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>It took us just over two hours to travel the 40 kms to Aputula. Just after crossing the very dry Finke River and with about 3kms to go we encountered a patch of good ol\u2019 bulldust. Yes! that lovely stuff that is finer than talcum powder and gets in everywhere regardless of how sealed your vehicle is.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-51 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-51 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-51 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-51 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-51' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1203\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"402\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Bulldust on the Ghan Heritage Road just North of Finke (Aputula) NT.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-51-3116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1203.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1203-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-51-3116'>\n\t\t\t\tBulldust on the Ghan Heritage Road just North of Finke (Aputula)  NT.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Arriving at Aputula we found the store\/garage was closed for lunch and was due to reopen at 2.00pm. While we waited we had a look around the areas of Aputula that we could access and then settled in for some lunch. It sometimes pays to check opening times of facilities for small towns and communities before you arrive.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-52 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-52 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-52 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-52 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-52' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1205\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1205.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Weather Forecasting in Aputula (Finke) NT.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-52-3118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1205.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1205-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-52-3118'>\n\t\t\t\tWeather Forecasting in Aputula (Finke) NT.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Apart from Aputula being one of the sidings along the old Ghan track it is also the end point of the Finke Desert Race. Reputed to be one of the hardest off road races in the world the Finke Desert Race is very popular. Enthusiasts from Australia and around the world make their way to Alice Springs. The race is held yearly in June on the Queen\u2019s Birthday long weekend ( East Coast ).<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-53 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-53 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-53 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-53 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-53' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1204\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1204.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"The finish of the Finke Desert Race, Northern Territory.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-53-3117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1204.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1204-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-53-3117'>\n\t\t\t\tThe finish of the Finke Desert Race, Northern Territory.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1206\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1206.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"A bit of information about the Finke Desert Race, Aputula, Northern Territory\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-53-3119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1206.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1206-300x294.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-53-3119'>\n\t\t\t\tA bit of information about the Finke Desert Race, Aputula, Northern Territory\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>While having lunch the temperature dropped and it started raining. As 2.00pm approached the town folk turned up pending the store opening so we figured this must be a regular thing. Our tank topped up and ice for the esky we made tracks for Mt Dare approx 105kms away. By the way diesel was $2.20 pl.<\/p>\n<p>As the rain set in again the dust was dampened and the road became a little boggy. These conditions plus the addition of cattle and roos crossing our path made the going much slower. As the sky darkened with rain clouds and our slow progress it will take another couple of hours to reach Mt Dare. We started looking\u00a0 for a spot to set up camp using the little light that it left.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-54 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-54 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-54 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-54 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-54' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1207\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1207.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"A section of the road to Aputula (Finke), Northern Territory\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-54-3120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1207.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1207-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-54-3120'>\n\t\t\t\tA section of the road to Aputula (Finke), Northern Territory\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1208\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1208.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Its actually raining, we are heading to Mt. Dare \/ Dalhousie Springs in South Australia.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-54-3121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1208.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1208-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-54-3121'>\n\t\t\t\tIts actually raining, we are heading to Mt. Dare \/ Dalhousie Springs in South Australia. \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1210\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1210.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Caution! cows on the road.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-54-3123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1210.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1210-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-54-3123'>\n\t\t\t\tCaution! cows on the road. \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1209\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1209.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Some advice when entering the Sand Dunes of the Simpson Desert.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-54-3122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1209.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/05\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1209-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-54-3122'>\n\t\t\t\tSome advice when entering the Sand Dunes of the Simpson Desert.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>While setting up our camp in the rain we heard a road train approaching and it wasn\u2019t long before he flew past on the wrong side of the road! We were very glad we had pulled off as he surely would have cleaned us up if we were still on the road.<br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><br \/>\nWed 26 Aug 2015<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-55 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-55 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-55 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-55 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-55' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_map09\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"318\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_Map09.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_Map09.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_Map09-300x159.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After heavy rain overnight the roof of our awning had a pool of water on it and the ground was muddy and quite slippery. This made packing up a bit slow as we tried to keep our footing. Although the country side is lovely when it rains the roads and tracks can become hazardous, always drive to suit the current conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Our wildlife also responds to changes in the weather. As a result of\u00a0 the overnight\u00a0 rain we saw flocks of zebra finches in the bushes beside the road. Zebra finches can always be found near water and in Aboriginal cultures zebra finches are one of several &#8220;water diviner&#8221; birds. These water diviner birds indicate fresh water is near. If you\u2019re looking for water for survival and see or hear zebra finches check it out as there will be water nearby.<\/p>\n<p>We crossed the border into South Australia and guess what? The road we were travelling which went through the Witjira National Park suddenly improved and had been recently graded. Our progress was still slow though due to the\u00a0 road conditions but it was much better to drive along.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-56 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-56 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-56 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-56 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-56' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1301\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1301.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Entering Witjira National Park, South Australia.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-56-3175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1301.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1301-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-56-3175'>\n\t\t\t\tEntering Witjira National Park, South Australia.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Around midday with the temperature climbing to 12c we arrived at Mt Dare at the same time as a couple of tour buses from the south. After filling up we noticed a tractor towing a camper trailer also pull in from the south. This looked a bit odd and we wondered how slow they would be travelling in these conditions.<\/p>\n<p>In case you&#8217;re wondering, the cost of diesel at Mt Dare was $2.35 p\/l<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-57 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-57 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-57 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-57 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-57' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1302\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1302.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Mt Dare Hotel, SA\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-57-3176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1302.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1302-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-57-3176'>\n\t\t\t\tMt Dare Hotel, SA\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1303\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1303.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Just as we were pulling out a tractor towing a camper trailer pulled in - Mt Dare, South Australia\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-57-3177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1303.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1303-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-57-3177'>\n\t\t\t\tJust as we were pulling out a tractor towing a camper trailer pulled in &#8211; Mt Dare, South Australia\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Within 10 kms of leaving Mt Dare we saw several more tractors, some towing small caravans or camper trailers, all heading north to Mt Dare.<\/p>\n<p><em>Post script &#8211; It wasn\u2019t until we got back that research revealed they were part of the Chamberlain G9 Tractor Clubs from WA and East Coast en route to the Alice Springs Transport Hall of Fame.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-58 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-58 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-58 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-58 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-58' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1305\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1305.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Some members of the Tractor Club, Just after we left Mt Dare\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-58-3179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1305.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1305-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-58-3179'>\n\t\t\t\tSome members of the Tractor Club, Just after we left Mt Dare\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1306\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1306.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Another Tractor Club member travelling to Mt Dare\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-58-3180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1306.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1306-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-58-3180'>\n\t\t\t\tAnother Tractor Club member travelling to Mt Dare\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Now, Dalhousie Springs is only 70 kms away, let\u2019s see how long it takes us&#8230;&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-59 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-59 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-59 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-59 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-59' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1307\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1307.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Only few kms remain to Dalhousie Springs, South Australia.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-59-3181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1307.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1307-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-59-3181'>\n\t\t\t\tOnly few kms remain to  Dalhousie Springs, South Australia.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The scenery along the way through the Witjira National Park was lovely. We drove through an ever changing landscape including treeless plains, plateaus, small mountains and dry creeks. It rained pretty much all the way to Dalhousie Springs and as we got closer the road became very slippery and muddy. We finally arrived at Dalhousie about 3.30pm, not bad, only 3 \u00bd hrs to travel 70 kms.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-60 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-60 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-60 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-60 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-60' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1308\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1308.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"The track go a bit muddy and this made a interesting photo, Dalhousie Springs Camp Ground.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-60-3182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1308.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1308-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-60-3182'>\n\t\t\t\tThe track go a bit muddy and this made a interesting photo, Dalhousie Springs Camp Ground.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>After setting up camp we headed down to the hot spring. WOW!! Even though it was overcast and had been raining most of the day the water was warm and relaxing despite the temperature being only 13 degrees celcius. It is said the water temperature of the Dalhousie Springs is always between 34 \u2013 38 degrees celcius. Unbeknown to us Dalhousie Springs is home to 3 types of fish and one of them is a fish that gives you a massage by eating your dead skin. What a relaxing way to end our day on the road.<\/p>\n<p>It started raining again while we were soaking but we didn&#8217;t care, anyway we were already wet.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-61 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-61 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-61 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-61 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-61' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1309\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1309.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Reflection time at Dalhousie Springs\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-61-3183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1309.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1309-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-61-3183'>\n\t\t\t\tReflection time at Dalhousie Springs\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1310\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1310.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Rain falling over Dalhousie Springs - beautiful.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-61-3184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1310.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1310-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-61-3184'>\n\t\t\t\tRain falling over Dalhousie Springs &#8211; beautiful\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Back at camp we had a shower then tea and enjoyed the evening. By about 7.00pm the campground was buzzing as other travellers made preparations for their journey across the Simpson Desert. During our overnight stay we encountred heaps of mozzies so don\u2019t forget your mozzie coils.<\/p>\n<p>Dalhousie Springs is a nice camp ground; toilets, cold showers, rain water tank and the warm spring. If you don\u2019t have a parks pass entry fees are $10.00 per car and camping fees are $19.00 per car including up to 8 people. They have signs up advising to be Dingo safe however we never saw or heard any.<br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><br \/>\nThur 27 Aug 2015<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-62 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-62 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-62 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-62 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-62' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_map10\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"322\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_Map10.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_Map10.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_Map10-300x161.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Without delay we packed up and headed for Dalhousie Ruins. The location of the ruins can be seen from a distance thanks to two date palms thought to be planted by early settlers in the area. The ruins are within the Witjara National Park which was formed in 1985 and in 2007 an agreement between the Lower Southern Arrernte and Wangkangurru peoples and the South Australian State Govt was signed to co manage the Park.<\/p>\n<p>Historical information suggests Dalhousie Station came into existence around 1873. Mr Edward Bagot won the contract to build the first 500 miles of the Overland Telegraph Line. In its day the station had stockyards, a blacksmith&#8217;s shop, workman quarters, a shed and the actual homestead. The station was abandoned in 1925 and over the years the buildings deteriorated.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-63 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-63 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-63 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-63 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-63' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1401\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1401.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"All that remains of the Dalhousie Homestead, South Australia\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-63-3196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1401-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-63-3196'>\n\t\t\t\tAll that remains of the Dalhousie Homestead, South Australia\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1402\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1402.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"The Dalhousie Ruins, South Australia.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-63-3197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1402.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1402-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-63-3197'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Dalhousie Ruins, South Australia.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Pedirka Siding lies just outside Witjira National Park and is south west of Dalhousie Springs. This siding was one of many along the Old Ghan Railway Route. The ruins of this siding are in pretty good condition.<\/p>\n<p>Fogartys Claypan was named in honour of the Fogarty family and their connection to the Northern Territory \/ South Australian outback, their businesses and contributions to the area.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-64 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-64 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-64 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-64 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-64' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1403\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1403.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"The original sign had long since faded - Pedirka Siding Ruins on the Old Ghan Railway\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-64-3198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1403.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1403-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-64-3198'>\n\t\t\t\tThe original sign had long since faded &#8211; Pedirka Siding Ruins on the Old Ghan Railway\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1404\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1404.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Ruins of Pedirka Siding along the Old Ghan Railway line\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-64-3199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1404.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1404-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-64-3199'>\n\t\t\t\tRuins of Pedirka Siding along the Old Ghan Railway line\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1405\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1405.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Fogartys Claypan\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-64-3200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1405.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1405-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-64-3200'>\n\t\t\t\tFogartys Claypan\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1406\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1406.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Our Pajero stopped at Fogartys Claypan\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-64-3201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1406.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1406-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-64-3201'>\n\t\t\t\tOur Pajero stopped at Fogartys Claypan\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The road to Oodnadatta was a mix of corrugations and gibber stone just for something different. We arrived about 2.00pm, fueled up and grabbed a burger and some supplies from the one and only Pink Roadhouse. We also took the opportunity to send off some texts to family however they didn\u2019t go through. It seems Oodnadatta is OPTUS only, we couldn\u2019t access the Telstra network so we sent some postcodes. The town was happy to have service of any kind but the question was will Telstra match Optus\u2019 service and put a tower up? Pretty crook that what was a Govt service only appears interested in high volume service areas and not our outback regions.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-65 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-65 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-65 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-65 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-65' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1409\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1409.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Some iconic names here.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-65-3187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1409.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1409-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-65-3187'>\n\t\t\t\tSome iconic names here.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1411\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1411.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"The famous Pink Roadhouse, Oodnadatta, South Australia.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-65-3189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1411.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1411-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-65-3189'>\n\t\t\t\tThe famous Pink Roadhouse, Oodnadatta, South Australia.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Back on the road and heading southish toward Ceduna we decided to turn right off Kempe Road and take the Painted Desert Road. This desert is a very impressive site to see however we were too early to view it at sunset and we could only imagine what a colourful display it would have been. The Painted Desert is an ancient inland sea recorded\u00a0 to be over 80 million years old. Mother Nature created it through rain, weather, erosion and time.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-66 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-66 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-66 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-66 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-66' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1412\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1412.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Along the the Oonadatta Track, South Australia\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-66-3190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1412.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1412-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-66-3190'>\n\t\t\t\tAlong the the Oonadatta Track, South Australia\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1413\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1413.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"The colorful Painted Desert , East of Arckaringa Homestead, South Australia\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-66-3191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1413.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1413-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-66-3191'>\n\t\t\t\tThe colorful Painted Desert , East of Arckaringa Homestead, South Australia\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-67 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-67 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-67 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-67 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-67' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1414\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1414.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Looking across The Painted Desert , East of Arckaringa Homestead, South Australia\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-67-3192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1414.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1414-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-67-3192'>\n\t\t\t\tLooking across The Painted Desert , East of Arckaringa Homestead, South Australia\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1415\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1415.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Beautiful! the colors of The Painted Desert , East of Arckaringa Homestead, South Australia\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-67-3193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1415.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1415-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-67-3193'>\n\t\t\t\tBeautiful! the colors of The Painted Desert , East of Arckaringa Homestead, South Australia\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>A bit further along we saw a sign for Arckaringa Homestead accommodation and decided to check it out. It&#8217;s only 11 kms south west of the Painted Desert. Camping fees were $20.00 per car and they had hot showers, toilets, souvenirs and plenty of room. We spent the night enjoying a lovely evening as the sun colored the sky as it sank. Arckaringa is well worth checking out when you&#8217;re out this way.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-68 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-68 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-68 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-68 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-68' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1417\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1417.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Sunset at Arckaringa Homestead, South Australia.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-68-3195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1417.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1417-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-68-3195'>\n\t\t\t\tSunset at Arckaringa Homestead, South Australia.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1416\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1416.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"We camped overnight at Arckaringa Homestead, South Australia.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-68-3194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1416.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1416-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-68-3194'>\n\t\t\t\tWe camped overnight at Arckaringa Homestead, South Australia.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><!--nextpage--><br \/>\nFri 28 Aug 2015<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-69 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-69 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-69 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-69 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-69' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_map11\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"347\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_Map11.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_Map11.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_Map11-300x174.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After leaving Arckaringa we headed for Coober Pedy which was our next stop for fuel via another road littered with corrugations but providing a lovely view of the country side along the way. As you drive in to Coober Pedy you can see some of the still working opal mines and underground homes. For those who remember the old drive ins, Coober Pedy still has a drive in screen although it didn\u2019t look like it was operational.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-70 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-70 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-70 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-70 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-70' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1501\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1501.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Hills just North of Coober Pedy South Australia.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-70-3207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1501.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1501-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-70-3207'>\n\t\t\t\tHills just North of Coober Pedy South Australia.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1502\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1502.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Opal mines on the outskirts of Coober Pedy South Australia.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-70-3208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1502.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1502-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-70-3208'>\n\t\t\t\tOpal mines on the outskirts of Coober Pedy  South Australia.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1503\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1503.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Drive-in screen leftover from a bygone era, Coober Pedy South Australia.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-70-3209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1503.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1503-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-70-3209'>\n\t\t\t\tDrive-in screen leftover from a bygone era, Coober Pedy  South Australia.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1504\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1504.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Coober Pedy South Australia.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-70-3210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1504.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1504-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-70-3210'>\n\t\t\t\tCoober Pedy  South Australia.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Seventeen years ago we\u00a0 visited Coober Pedy and we could see how the town had\u00a0 grown since then. However we felt the town had lost a little bit of its &#8220;Country Charm&#8221; due to some big city progress however the people were still as friendly as ever.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-71 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-71 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-71 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-71 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-71' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1505\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1505.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Mural, Coober Pedy South Australia.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-71-3211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1505.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1505-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-71-3211'>\n\t\t\t\tMural, Coober Pedy  South Australia.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>After getting fuel and supplies we left Coober Pedy taking a little short cut on our way to Ceduna which bypasses Port Augusta. This short cut would take us to Wirrulla via some lovely country side before we headed west to Ceduna. We turned off the Stuart Hwy onto Gosses Road.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-72 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-72 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-72 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-72 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-72' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1506\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1506.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Sign for road conditions.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-72-3202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1506.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1506-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-72-3202'>\n\t\t\t\tSign for road conditions.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1507\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1507.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Good advice, you can die in the outback if you are not prepared.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-72-3203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1507.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1507-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-72-3203'>\n\t\t\t\tGood advice, you can die in the outback if you are not prepared.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>As we were passing through Kingoonya we pulled in at some public toilets. What a surprise, in addition to public toilets this very small town has provided a free camping area which boasts a picnic shelter and piles of firewood for campers to use &#8211; all free of charge. We contributed to\u00a0 donation box so the facilities could be maintained.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-73 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-73 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-73 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-73 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-73' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1508\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1508.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Road north of Kingoonya, South Australia\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-73-3204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1508.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1508-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-73-3204'>\n\t\t\t\tRoad north of Kingoonya, South Australia\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1509\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1509.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Campground at Kingoonya, South Australia\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-73-3205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1509.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1509-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-73-3205'>\n\t\t\t\tCampground at Kingoonya, South Australia\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Kingoonya was established in the 1900\u2019s to support the Trans Australian Railway. Today the Ghan and Indian Pacific pass by Kingoonya along with many freight trains. It\u2019s said Kingoonya has the widest mains street in Australia and cricket matches are reported to have been played on it.<\/p>\n<p><em>Post script &#8211; If you\u2019d like a little more than a free camp spot for the night, the pub has recently reopened and they offer accommodation. An added bonus &#8211; there is mobile phone and internet coverage.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Before settling in for the night we were treated to another lovely sunset.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-74 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-74 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-74 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-74 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-74' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1510\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1510.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Sunset at Kingoonya, South Australia\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-74-3206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1510.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1510-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-74-3206'>\n\t\t\t\tSunset at Kingoonya, South Australia\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><!--nextpage--><br \/>\nSat 29 Aug 2015<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-75 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-75 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-75 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-75 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-75' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_map12\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_Map12.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_Map12.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_Map12-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We started out a little earlier than yesterday and our first stop was to call in at the unmanned credit card only fuel station. Contrary to reports we read before leaving on our trip, diesel and petrol are both available at Kingoonya.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s something special about driving in the outback early in the morning. You get to see nature waking up, it&#8217;s very different to watching the city wake up. The outback is fresh, clean and very relaxed.\u00a0 With an overcast sky and puddles of water around\u00a0Kangaroos, emus, birds and livestock\u00a0 came out\u00a0 to drink.<\/p>\n<p>By 9.00am it was only 7 degrees.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-76 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-76 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-76 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-76 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-76' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1602\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"402\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1602.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Two Kangaroos, South of Kingoonya, South Australia\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-76-3220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1602.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1602-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-76-3220'>\n\t\t\t\tTwo Kangaroos, South of Kingoonya, South Australia\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The road to Wirrulla passes between 3 salt lakes; Lake Harry, Lake Everard and Lake Gairdner and took us through the Lake Gairdner National Park. Heading south, it wasn\u2019t long before we saw the first two of the three main salt lakes that make up the Lake Gairdner National Park. On the left we saw the tip of Lake Gairdner itself, the largest of the three lakes and Lake Harris was on the right. These salt lakes would look spectacular when full of water not to mention the wildlife that would gather there.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-77 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-77 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-77 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-77 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-77' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1606\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1606.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Stony Top Hill, near Lake Gairdner, South Australia.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-77-3212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1606.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1606-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-77-3212'>\n\t\t\t\tStony Top Hill, near Lake Gairdner, South Australia.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1601\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"402\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1601.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Emus near Lake Everard, South Australia.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-77-3219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1601.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1601-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-77-3219'>\n\t\t\t\tEmus near Lake Everard, South Australia.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-78 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-78 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-78 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-78 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-78' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1608\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1608.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Lake Everard, South Australia.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-78-3214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1608.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1608-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-78-3214'>\n\t\t\t\tLake Everard, South Australia.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Further along Lake Everard came into view on the right. It&#8217;s the second largest of the 3 lakes. If Lake Everard was full it would cut the road in half. We pulled over near Lake Everard and went for a walk up some small sand dunes. There were wombat tracks everywhere and the thought popped into our minds there was a good chance we could see at least one wombat, but alas it wasn&#8217;t to be. On the way back to the car we came across a couple of wombat burrows but again no sign of any wombats. Maybe it was too cool for them.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-79 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-79 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-79 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-79 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-79' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1609\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1609-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Footprint of a Wombat near Lake Everard, South Australia\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-79-3215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1609-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1609.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-79-3215'>\n\t\t\t\tFootprint of a Wombat near Lake Everard, South Australia\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1610\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1610-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"One of several Wombat burrows we saw near Lake Everard, South Australia\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-79-3216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1610-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1610.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-79-3216'>\n\t\t\t\tOne of several Wombat burrows we saw near Lake Everard, South Australia\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Many smaller salt lakes dot the landscape out here and it is nice to see some of them had water in creating some good photo opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>When we arrived at Wirrulla, about 1.30pm, the whole town was closed. Even though it was Saturday afternoon the town didn&#8217;t\u00a0 share Colin Barnett&#8217;s retail trading hours \ud83d\ude42 oh well\u00a0 Ceduna was just down the road.<\/p>\n<p>Penong, Nundroo and Yalata all passed by before we pulled in at Nullarbor for fuel around 7.00pm just as another lovely sunset was on display. We decided to grab a room for the night.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-80 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-80 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-80 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-80 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-80' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1611\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1611-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Wirrulla, South Australia.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-80-3217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1611-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1611.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-80-3217'>\n\t\t\t\tWirrulla, South Australia.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1603\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1603-300x201.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Unnamed salt lake, South Australia.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-80-3221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1603-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1603.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-80-3221'>\n\t\t\t\tUnnamed salt lake, South Australia.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-81 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-81 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-81 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-81 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-81' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1605\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1605-300x201.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Major Mitchell - South Australia.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-81-3223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1605-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1605.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-81-3223'>\n\t\t\t\tMajor Mitchell &#8211; South Australia.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1604\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1604-300x201.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Banded Lapwing -South Australia.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-81-3222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1604-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1604.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-81-3222'>\n\t\t\t\tBanded Lapwing &#8211; South Australia.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-82 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-82 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-82 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-82 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-82' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1612\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1612.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Eastern end of the Nullarbor Plain, South Australia.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-82-3218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1612.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1612-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-82-3218'>\n\t\t\t\tEastern end of the Nullarbor Plain, South Australia.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><!--nextpage--><br \/>\nSun 30 Aug 2015<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-83 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-83 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-83 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-83 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-83' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_map13\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_Map13.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_Map13.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_Map13-300x160.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After leaving the Nullarbor Roadhouse we headed along the Old Eyre Highway where we saw a couple of dingos out for an early morning run. Dingos are solitary dogs and it\u2019s rare to see them run as a pack in the wild although if hunting large game they\u2019ve been known to form a pack for a common goal. The couple we saw were about 5kms apart and each one seemed quite playful and curious.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-84 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-84 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-84 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-84 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-84' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1703\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"402\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1703.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"A curious Dingo (yellow dog), along the Old Eyre Highway\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-84-3233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1703.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1703-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-84-3233'>\n\t\t\t\tA curious Dingo (yellow dog), along the Old Eyre Highway\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-85 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-85 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-85 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-85 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-85' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1702\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1702.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"The Old Coach Road north of the old Eyre Hwy, SA\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-85-3232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1702.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1702-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-85-3232'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Old Coach Road north of the old Eyre Hwy, SA\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1704\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1704.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"On the way to Koonalda Cave, South Australia\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-85-3234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1704.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1704-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-85-3234'>\n\t\t\t\tOn the way to Koonalda Cave, South Australia\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Arriving at Koonalda Cave we noticed it is fenced off; it is an Aboriginal Art and Archaeological site and also for safety reasons, the cave opening is unstable and there is a risk of falling. A permit is required to access the actual cave. In the 1960\u2019s and 70\u2019s Koonalda Cave was explored and found to have evidence of Aboriginal rock art on the walls dating back to approx 20000yrs. It\u2019s said the cave was used by the Aboriginals to mine flint although there wasn\u2019t evidence they actually inhabited the cave.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-86 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-86 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-86 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-86 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-86' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1705\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1705.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Looking down Koonalda Cave, WA\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-86-3235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1705.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1705-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-86-3235'>\n\t\t\t\tLooking down Koonalda Cave, WA\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1707\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"191\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1707.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Panorama view of Koonalda Cave, South Australia\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-86-3237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1707.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1707-300x96.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-86-3237'>\n\t\t\t\tPanorama view of Koonalda Cave, South Australia\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1708\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"238\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1708.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"The fence around Koonalda Cave, South Australia\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-86-3238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1708.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1708-300x119.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-86-3238'>\n\t\t\t\tThe fence around Koonalda Cave, South Australia\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Back at Koonalda Homestead there were some other travellers enjoying a cuppa on the verandah. One thing I miss about modern home styles is the wide verandahs of the older Australian homes. Koonalda Homestead was still operating as a station up until 1989 when it became part of the Nullarbor National Park. If you\u2019re out this way it\u2019s worth a look, the shearing shed still has some tools and equipment in it. If you\u2019re a car historian or looking for a spare part you might find what you\u2019re looking at Koonalda Homestead. From Holden EK\u2019s, Valiant AP5, Mini Cooper, the list goes on. Back in the 60\u2019s when the original Nullarbor was only bulldust and potholes Koonalda was one of the fuel stops. Standing as a reminder of the historical role Koonalda played supplying petrol you will find an old Shell petrol bowser outside Koonalda Homestead.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-87 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-87 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-87 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-87 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-87' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1709\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1709-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"The disused shearing shed at the Koonalda Homestead, South Australia\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-87-3239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1709-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1709.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-87-3239'>\n\t\t\t\tThe disused shearing shed at the Koonalda Homestead, South Australia\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1710\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1710-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Yup we are here at Koonalda, WA\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-87-3240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1710-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1710.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-87-3240'>\n\t\t\t\tYup we are here at Koonalda, WA\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1711\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1711-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"The restored Koonalda Homestead, South Australia\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-87-3241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1711-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1711.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-87-3241'>\n\t\t\t\tThe restored Koonalda Homestead, South Australia\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1712\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1712-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"The Old Coach Road, Western Australia.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-87-3242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1712-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1712.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-87-3242'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Old Coach Road, Western Australia.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>About 100kms west of Koonalda and still travelling along the Old Eyre Highway you\u2019ll find Warbla Cave. Around the 43km mark there is a track off to the right, about 55kms further on is Warbla Cave. Along the way we had some rain and the by the time we reached Warbla Cave a full on thunderstorm with lightning greeted us. Unlike Koonalda Cave, Warbla Cave isn\u2019t fenced off but care still needs to be taken .<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-88 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-88 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-88 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-88 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-88' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1713\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1713.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Storm clouds gathering on the Old Eyre Highway, SA\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-88-3243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1713.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1713-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-88-3243'>\n\t\t\t\tStorm clouds gathering on the Old Eyre Highway, SA\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1715\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1715.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"On the track with a Storm coming near Warbla Cave North of the Old Eyre Highway, SA.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-88-3245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1715.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1715-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-88-3245'>\n\t\t\t\tOn the track with a Storm coming near Warbla Cave North of the Old Eyre Highway, SA.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-89 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-89 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-89 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-89 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-89' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1717\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1717.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Approaching Warbla Cave by foot , South of the Old Coach Road, South Australia\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-89-3247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1717.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1717-300x116.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-89-3247'>\n\t\t\t\tApproaching Warbla Cave by foot , South of the Old Coach Road, South Australia\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-90 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-90 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-90 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-90 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-90' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1718\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1718.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Looking down into Warbla Cave, South Australia\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-90-3248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1718.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1718-205x300.jpg 205w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-90-3248'>\n\t\t\t\tLooking down into Warbla Cave, South Australia\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-91 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-91 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-91 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-91 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-91' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1719\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1719-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"There&#039;s no fence around Warbla Cave\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-91-3249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1719-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1719.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-91-3249'>\n\t\t\t\tThere&#8217;s no fence around Warbla Cave\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1720\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1720-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Old Coach Road, South Australia.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-91-3250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1720-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1720.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-91-3250'>\n\t\t\t\tOld Coach Road, South Australia.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The last 50 odd kms of the old Eyre Highway to Eucla were slow. Even though the rain only created small puddles along the old Eyre Highway it became a little muddy and slippery. We saw a couple of wedge tailed eagles and stopped for some photos but the overcast conditions didn\u2019t help. After topping up the car and our tummies at Eucla (the two go hand in hand) we headed for the Old Telegraph Station; our last visit was in 1998. Pulling in to the parking area for the Telegraph Station another male emu and \u00a0chicks were having a drink from the puddles.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-92 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-92 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-92 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-92 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-92' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1721\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1721-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Arrived at the Western Australia\/South Australia Boder\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-92-3224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1721-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1721.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-92-3224'>\n\t\t\t\tArrived at the Western Australia\/South Australia Boder\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1722\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1722-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Got a bit wet, on the Old Coach Road, Western Australia.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-92-3225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1722-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1722.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-92-3225'>\n\t\t\t\tGot a bit wet, on the Old Coach Road, Western Australia.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1723\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1723-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Weclome to Eucla, Western Australia\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-92-3226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1723-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1723.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-92-3226'>\n\t\t\t\tWeclome to Eucla, Western Australia\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1724\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1724-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"1435 kms form Eucla to home.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-92-3227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1724-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1724.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-92-3227'>\n\t\t\t\t1435 kms form Eucla to home.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-93 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-93 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-93 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-93 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-93' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1726\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"402\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1726.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Dad Emu looking after his chicks, Eucla, WA.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-93-3229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1726.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1726-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-93-3229'>\n\t\t\t\tDad Emu looking after his chicks, Eucla, WA.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Seeing and walking around the old telegraph station provided mixed feelings. On the one hand it\u2019s exciting and interesting to share in history while on the other hand it\u2019s sad to know that at some point it may all be lost to the sands of time. In 1877 the telegraph line and repeater station were set up at Eucla. This innovation revolutionized communications between Western Australia and the East Coast.<\/p>\n<p>Eucla became a thriving town but in the 1890\u2019s the town relocated a little further north. The telegraph station remained however by 1927 it had closed. Loss of sand dune vegetation due to a\u00a0 rabbit plague resulted in\u00a0 sand drifts which continue to claim the telegraph station. The only negative to the experience of visiting history as with most historical ruins is all the \u201cgraffiti\u201d sprayed and etched on the walls.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-94 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-94 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-94 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-94 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-94' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1725\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1725.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"The old Eucla Telegraph Station near the coast, WA.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-94-3228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1725.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1725-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-94-3228'>\n\t\t\t\tThe old Eucla Telegraph Station near the coast, WA.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>We pulled into a rest area west of Mundrabilla and made camp, as night approached we were treated to a brilliant moonrise.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-95 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-95 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-95 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-95 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-95' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1727\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1727-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"24 Hour rest area just of the Eyre Hwy, near Mundrabill, WA.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-95-3230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1727-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1727.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-95-3230'>\n\t\t\t\t24 Hour rest area just of the Eyre Hwy, near Mundrabill, WA.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1701\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1701-300x201.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Full moon, Eyre Hwy, near Mundrabill, WA.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-95-3231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1701-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1701.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-95-3231'>\n\t\t\t\tFull moon, Eyre Hwy, near Mundrabill, WA.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><!--nextpage--><br \/>\nMon 31 Aug 2015<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-96 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-96 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-96 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-96 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-96' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_map14\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_Map14.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_Map14.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_Map14-300x160.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>There had been some rain overnight but it was dry when we woke up and stayed that way until it was time to pack up, seems Murphy came with us \ud83d\ude42 We were back on the bitumised Eyre Highway, corrugation free, heading to Cocklebiddy for fuel when just before Madura we saw some wedge tailed eagles up ahead. We slowed down to give them time to fly away, it takes time for an eagle to get airborne. They were feeding on a carcass so we moved it off the road to reduce the possibility of them being hit while feeding. Taking advantage of the photo opportunity we took some photos\u00a0 as they settled in nearby trees.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-97 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-97 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-97 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-97 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-97' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1808\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1808-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Welcome to Madura.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-97-3264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1808-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1808.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-97-3264'>\n\t\t\t\tWelcome to Madura.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-98 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-98 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-98 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-98 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-98' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1803\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1803-300x201.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"In flight, a young eagle just off the Eyre Highway east of Madura\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-98-3259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1803-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1803.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-98-3259'>\n\t\t\t\tIn flight, a young eagle just off the Eyre Highway east of Madura\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1807\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1807-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Photographing an Eagle, Eyre Highway, Western Australia\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-98-3263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1807-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1807.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-98-3263'>\n\t\t\t\tPhotographing an Eagle, Eyre Highway, Western Australia \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-99 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-99 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-99 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-99 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-99' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1802\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1802-300x201.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Wedge tail eagles look majestic in flight\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-99-3258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1802-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1802.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-99-3258'>\n\t\t\t\tWedge tail eagles look majestic in flight\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1801\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1801-300x201.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"An older eagle on the higher branch and a juvenile eagle on the lower branch, near the Eyre Hwy, on the Nullarbor Plain, WA\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-99-3257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1801-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1801.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-99-3257'>\n\t\t\t\tAn older eagle on the higher branch and a juvenile eagle on the lower branch,  near the Eyre Hwy, on the Nullarbor Plain, WA\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>We paid for the Eagle Experience in Alice Springs but honestly this was a far greater eagle experience in the wild.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-100 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-100 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-100 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-100 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-100' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1804\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"402\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1804.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"It seemed like he was posing for us, near the Eyre Hwy, on the Nullarbor Plain, WA\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-100-3260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1804.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1804-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-100-3260'>\n\t\t\t\tIt seemed like he was posing for us, near the Eyre Hwy, on the Nullarbor Plain, WA\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>After fueling up at Cocklebiddy we headed down to the Eyre Bird Observatory which is within the Nuytsland Nature Reserve. The building was originally used as a telegraph station and in 1977 was adopted by Birds Australia who set up the Bird Observatory.<\/p>\n<p>The road in is a mix of formed limestone and soft sand. After a steep limestone decent you turn right toward Cocklebiddy and right again at Green Bottle Junction and yes! there is a green bottle there \ud83d\ude42 Not long after there is a pull off with advice to pressure down, they suggest 20psi.<\/p>\n<p>The rest of the way is sandy and a single lane all the way with little room to pull off if you meet someone coming the other way. Along the way down you can see some old telegraph poles still standing.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-101 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-101 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-101 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-101 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-101' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1809\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1809-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Entering the Nuytsland Nature Reserve east of Cocklebiddy, WA\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-101-3265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1809-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1809.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-101-3265'>\n\t\t\t\tEntering the Nuytsland Nature Reserve east of Cocklebiddy, WA\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1811\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1811-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"On the way to the Eyre Bird Observatory\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-101-3267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1811-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1811.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-101-3267'>\n\t\t\t\tOn the way to the Eyre Bird Observatory\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-102 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-102 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-102 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-102 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-102' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1810\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1810.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Warning sign on the way to the Eyre Bird Observatory\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-102-3266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1810.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1810-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-102-3266'>\n\t\t\t\tWarning sign on the way to the Eyre Bird Observatory\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-103 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-103 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-103 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-103 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-103' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1813\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1813-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Its a steep descent from the Nullabor Plain to the Coastal Plain.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-103-3269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1813-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1813.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-103-3269'>\n\t\t\t\tIts a steep descent from the Nullabor Plain to the Coastal Plain.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1814\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1814-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Track into the Eyre Bird Observatory\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-103-3270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1814-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1814.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-103-3270'>\n\t\t\t\tTrack into the Eyre Bird Observatory\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-104 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-104 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-104 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-104 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-104' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1816\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1816-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Old Telegraph post on the way To the Eyre Bird Osbservatory\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-104-3251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1816-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1816.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-104-3251'>\n\t\t\t\tOld Telegraph post on the way To the Eyre Bird Osbservatory\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1817\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1817-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"The track To the Eyre Bird Observatory\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-104-3252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1817-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1817.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-104-3252'>\n\t\t\t\tThe track To the Eyre Bird Observatory\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>There is a sign welcoming you to the Eyre Bird Observatory which is nestled among the sand dunes about 1km from Kanidal Beach. We checked out the museum which is historically interesting and also had some old weather recording instruments including a\u00a0 Stevenson Screen.<\/p>\n<p>We strolled down toward the coast but Brrr the wind whipping off the Southern Ocean was quite cool and blowing sand everywhere \ud83d\ude42 . Although on this visit we didn\u2019t see many, birds listening to them was lovely.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-105 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-105 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-105 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-105 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-105' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1805\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1805-300x201.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"&quot;Welcome Swallow&quot; at the Eyre Bird Observatory, Great Australian Bight.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-105-3261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1805-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1805.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-105-3261'>\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;Welcome Swallow&#8221; at the Eyre Bird Observatory, Great Australian Bight. \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1806\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1806-300x201.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"&quot;New Holland Honeyeater&quot;, near the Eyre Hwy, on the Nullarbor Plain, WA.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-105-3262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1806-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1806.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-105-3262'>\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;New Holland Honeyeater&#8221;, near the Eyre Hwy, on the Nullarbor Plain, WA.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-106 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-106 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-106 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-106 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-106' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1818\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1818-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Kanidal Beach, Southern Ocean\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-106-3253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1818-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1818.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-106-3253'>\n\t\t\t\tKanidal Beach, Southern Ocean\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The sun was setting as we headed west. After getting diesel at Balladonia we continued on hoping to make Norseman however about 100 kms east of Norseman we pulled into a truck bay and decided to sleep in the car. We drifted off to sleep listening to the rain on the roof and a thunderstorm off in the distance.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-107 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-107 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-107 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-107 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-107' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1819\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1819-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Sunset along the Eyre Highway, Western Australia\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-107-3254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1819-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1819.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-107-3254'>\n\t\t\t\tSunset along the Eyre Highway, Western Australia\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-108 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-108 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-108 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-108 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-108' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1821\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1821-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Balladonia WA at night.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-108-3256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1821-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1821.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-108-3256'>\n\t\t\t\tBalladonia WA at night.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1820\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1820-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Clouds, Eyre Highway, Western Australia\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-108-3255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1820-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1820.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-108-3255'>\n\t\t\t\tClouds, Eyre Highway, Western Australia\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><!--nextpage--><br \/>\nTue 1 Sep 2015<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-109 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-109 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-109 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-109 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-109' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_map15\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"271\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_Map15.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_Map15.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_Map15-300x136.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Today is the first day of spring! This morning we decided to have a quick breaky and head for Norseman. As soon as we opened the door the cold hit us like a wall of ice. Change of plan, we quickly threw everything in the boot and jumped back in the car where the thermometer told us its 7 degrees. Hmmm we both thought it was much colder than that. We plugged the car kettle in for a warming cuppa (gotta love the car kettle \ud83d\ude42 ) and listened to the news as we drove off. The radio station broadcasting from Norseman\u00a0 said its 7 degrees in Norseman but the wind chill factor droped the temp to -2.8 degrees, Ah!! No wonder we felt a bit cold.<\/p>\n<p>We grabbed breaky in Norseman and headed out to the old Hyden-Norseman road to clear a few more trees before heading home, we should be home today.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-110 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-110 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-110 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-110 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-110' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1901\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1901-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Warning The Old Hyden Norseman Road in no longer maintained.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-110-3273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1901-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1901.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-110-3273'>\n\t\t\t\tWarning The Old Hyden Norseman Road in no longer maintained.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1902\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1902-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Track got a bit rough - Old Hyden Norseman Rd, Western Australia\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-110-3274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1902-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1902.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-110-3274'>\n\t\t\t\tTrack got a bit rough &#8211; Old Hyden Norseman Rd, Western Australia\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>This old \u201croad\u201d never disappoints us and we always enjoy travelling it. The old Hyden-Norseman road falls within the Great Western Woodlands which is beautiful bush land. The Salmon Gums and Gimlet are found here although we&#8217;re too early to see the colorful bark of the Salmon Gum. Some of the wildflowers were also starting to bloom.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-111 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-111 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-111 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-111 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-111' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1909\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1909-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"One of the wildflower bushes in bloom - alongside the Old Hyden Norseman Road, Western Australia\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-111-3281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1909-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1909.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-111-3281'>\n\t\t\t\tOne of the wildflower bushes in bloom &#8211; alongside the Old Hyden Norseman Road, Western Australia\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1914\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1914-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"A display of early blooming wildflowers alongside the Old Hyden Norseman Road, WA\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-111-3286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1914-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1914.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-111-3286'>\n\t\t\t\tA display of early blooming wildflowers alongside the Old Hyden Norseman Road, WA\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>There were some puddles on the road from recent rains and these were added to as the rain continued. In dry regions like this where the landscape consists of hard rock and or granite outcrops it only takes a bit of constant rain before Gnammas (aka Gnamar, Gnama, Ngamma, Ngamar ) start appearing. Gnamma, and other Aboriginal language variants roughly translate into pool or hole of water in a rock. Although they take on different shapes, sizes and depths they can generally be a source of fresh water to the wildlife and for man.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-112 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-112 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-112 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-112 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-112' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1905\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1905.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Gnamma Holes - Old Hyden Norseman Road, Western Australia\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-112-3277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1905.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1905-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-112-3277'>\n\t\t\t\tGnamma Holes &#8211; Old Hyden Norseman Road, Western Australia\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>It&#8217;s not just the trees, scenery, birds and in the warmer weather, reptiles that you see along here. If you look down at the ground you will see a myriad of insect life very different to what you see in the city. Maybe we see more insects due to clearing trees and branches from the track. Speaking of trees, after clearing 6 trees (this trip) we called it a day for tree clearing.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-113 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-113 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-113 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-113 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-113' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1904\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1904-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Bug - Old Hyden Norseman Road, Western Australia\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-113-3276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1904-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1904.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-113-3276'>\n\t\t\t\tBug &#8211; Old Hyden Norseman Road, Western Australia\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1903\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1903-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Another tree we cleared - the Old Hyden-Norseman Road, Western Australia\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-113-3275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1903-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1903.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-113-3275'>\n\t\t\t\tAnother tree we cleared &#8211; the Old Hyden-Norseman Road, Western Australia\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-114 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-114 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-114 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-114 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-114' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1910\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"116\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1910-300x116.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Salt Lake - along side the Old Hyden-Norseman Road, Western Australia\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-114-3282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1910-300x116.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1910.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-114-3282'>\n\t\t\t\tSalt Lake &#8211; along side the Old Hyden-Norseman Road, Western Australia\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The rest of our journey along this road was spent negotiating many more puddles. One puddle didn&#8217;t look like much but it was very slippery on a clay base, this puddle claimed us; we got bogged! It wasn&#8217;t long though before our trusty winch got us out and we were on our way.<\/p>\n<p>We travelled along the old Hyden-Norseman for another 5hrs before we reached the turn off to the new Hyden-Norseman road. This was due to the track &amp; weather conditions &#8211; including hail &#8211; and we were enjoying the drive. The new Hyden-Norseman road was created to service some of the mines out this way.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-115 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-115 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-115 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-115 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-115' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1908\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1908-300x201.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"There was a bit of water this time along the Old Hyden Norseman Road, Western Australia\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-115-3280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1908-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1908.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-115-3280'>\n\t\t\t\tThere was a bit of water this time along the Old Hyden Norseman Road, Western Australia\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1907\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1907-300x201.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Another bog hole on Old Hyden Norseman Road, Western Australia\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-115-3279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1907-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1907.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-115-3279'>\n\t\t\t\tAnother bog hole on Old Hyden Norseman Road, Western Australia\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-116 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-116 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-116 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-116 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-116' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1912\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"402\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1912.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Bogged - along the Old Hyden-Norseman Rd\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-116-3284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1912.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1912-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-116-3284'>\n\t\t\t\tBogged &#8211; along the Old Hyden-Norseman Rd\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1911\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"402\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1911.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Winching out of the bog - along the Old Hyden Norseman Road, Western Australia\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-116-3283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1911.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1911-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-116-3283'>\n\t\t\t\tWinching out of the bog &#8211; along the Old Hyden Norseman Road, Western Australia\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-117 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-117 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-117 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-117 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-117' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1906\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1906-300x201.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Had a little bit of hail - Old Hyden Norseman Road, Western Australia\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-117-3278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1906-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1906.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-117-3278'>\n\t\t\t\tHad a little bit of hail &#8211; Old Hyden Norseman Road, Western Australia\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1913\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1913-300x201.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Another bog hole, we made it through this one - along the Old Hyden-Norseman Rd\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-117-3285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1913-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1913.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-117-3285'>\n\t\t\t\tAnother bog hole, we made it through this one  &#8211; along the Old Hyden-Norseman Rd\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>At Hyden we gave the oil companies some more $$$$ and decided to drive home tonight. As nightfall washed over daylight we saw heaps of kangaroos along the Brookton Highway so we dropped our speed.<\/p>\n<p>As always when on our home leg we were sad our trip had come to an end but we cheered ourselves up by recapping our adventure and discussing our next destination. About 100kms west of Hyden the temperature dropped to 8 degrees; this was our cue to put car kettle on and have a couple of in car cuppas. Cuppas out the way and we eventually pulled in our drive way a couple of minutes past 10.00pm &#8211; Home.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-118 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-118 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-118 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-118 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-118' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1915\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1915-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"The temperature dropped when we got west of Hyden WA\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-118-3287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1915-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1915.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-118-3287'>\n\t\t\t\tThe temperature dropped when we got west of Hyden WA\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-119 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-119 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-119 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-119 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-119' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_d1916\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1916-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"As the sun sets slowly in the west....\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-119-3272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1916-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/06\/201508_CorrugationWay_D1916.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-119-3272'>\n\t\t\t\tAs the sun sets slowly in the west&#8230;.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Below is our map showing The Corrugation Way route we took on this holiday.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-120 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-120 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-120 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-120 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-120' class='gallery galleryid-3053 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/index.php\/the-corrugation-way\/201508_corrugationway_map00\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"322\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_Map00.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_Map00.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ourtraveldiaries.com\/wp-pictures\/uploads\/2017\/12\/201508_CorrugationWay_Map00-300x161.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Views: 4926<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; We named this trip The Corrugation Way due to the severity of the corrugations we came across on sections of gravel roads we travelled. Beginning at the eastern end of the Great Central Road near Docker River right through to Yulara in Northern Territory, corrugations were the standard condition of the roads. 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