Yulara to Kulgera

We left the Ayres Rock Campground at Yulara about 10am, making our first stop at the dump site located a couple of kilometres from the camp. Further along the road a small group of wild horses crossed the highway about 200m in front of us. We stopped to stretch our legs at the Curtin Springs roadhouse and spotted this blue tree.

I found a website that explained the dead tree had been painted as part of the Blue Tree Project to raise awareness of mental health issues. A few days after this tree was painted there was a large dust storm. This photo was downloaded from the ABC.


We refuelled at the Erldunda Roadhouse and stopped for lunch in the Bushtracker. When walking Blue I saw this marker claiming to be at the Centre of the Centre of mainland Australia. There are apparently five ways of determining the centre such as the furthest point from sea, and the gravitational method. Erldunda Roadhouse at Ghan has been determined to be the centre of those five points.


We continued 75kms south along the Stuart Hwy to the Kulgera Roadhouse where we stopped for the night. The main disadvantage of this location is the lack of Telstra coverage. There is free wifi in the hotel bar, but I didn't like the ceiling decorations in there. I did like the old fridge doors made from timber. The purple desert flower is growing just outside the main door.






When Anita opened the door to the microwave oven, Tilly discovered another space in the caravan to investigate.


The Erldunda Roadhouse has better facilities for an overnight stop, including prickle free green grass to walk Blue on.



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