day 5: Alice Springs, Annie's place 23°42'13.23"S 133°52'45.36"E Km 2622

The sky is blue this morning with some quite humid and heavy air from last night's rain. Driving to the track signs, I feel relieved to learn that all tracks are open!!! I am leaving Oodnadatta !
Driving on the track does not make this dirt cloud behind you cause it's all wet. Here came the fun: passing creeks or floodways: well, no water or very little BUT 5 to 10cm of fresh mud !!! It's fun driving on it, I like to make my own trace in the mud, a little like going in fresh snow in snowboard...
Been through the Painted Desert: nice colourful hills!
And that was it, I reached the end of the track, back on the bitumen. It feels weird at first to be back on a smooth surface after 600kms of dirt/rocks...
After song #156 out of 2173 in shuffle mode, I arrived in Alice Springs where I checked in a very nice backpacker: Annie's Place. It is a backpacker/bar lounge, very friendly and welcoming. I definitely recommend that place!

Pics of the day:

Hills on the Painted Desert track

Painted Desert

On the Road again...