We left Uluru at 8am for a big day of driving (639km). Back on the Lassiter Hwy, past the Kings Canyon turn off, eventually turning right onto the Stuart Hwy. We pulled in for a stretch of the legs and a coffee at the Eldunda Roadhouse and said hello to the emus, located next to the roadhouse. We fuelled up at Alice Springs and then drove all the way through to Ti-Tree (193km north of Alice). Ti-Tree Roadhouse had a caravan park behind a locked gate, so it felt reasonably safe, although upon arrival the pub was filled with local Aboriginals who were allowed access on a Friday from 12pm – 3pm. Out the back was quite grassy and we had a nice chat to our neighbours travelling in a van, who it turned out came from Cronulla! We enjoyed a good chicken schnitzel with mushroom gravy that evening at the pub.
On Saturday morning we headed off early, driving through Tennant Creek and fuelling up at the 3 Ways Roadhouse (30 minutes out of Tennant Creek). After 2 hours of driving (209km) we arrived at the sacred Aboriginal site Karlu Karlu, or better known as the Devil’s Marbles. We spent the afternoon walking amongst the gigantic boulders, watching the sun set and the colours deepening on the rocks. Very impressive. Luckily Andrew booked us a spot a few weeks earlier, as the NP was booked out, with many campers pulling in and having to move on as all sites were taken. That evening the wind howled, so the area lived up to its ‘spooky’ name. We also learnt that our hot water system was failing to ignite (perhaps as a result of too much red dirt or too many bumps across Mereenie Loop?) and therefore we had to boil the kettle that night for hot water. Perhaps it was the ‘spooky’ Devil’s Marbles at play??
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