Marree, SA to Kings Canyon, NT
15 June 2017 - Marree to Roxby Downs via Oodnadatta and Borefield Tracks. Morning view from our camp in Marree, SA Well we decided to take the advice of our camper trailer neighbours and go to Roxby Downs the way we hoped we could, via the oodnadatta and Borefield tracks. The morning we left was cool at just 3 degrees but the sunrise was beautiful. Breakfast was held outside with our backs being warmed just a little by the weak early morning sun as we faced west and watched the day slowly come awake. Unsurprisingly we were the only ones outside but we were all rugged up as we just love welcoming the new day under the desert skies. 500 metres out of Marree we hit the dirt and dirt and dust is all we see for 180 kilometres. The road is pretty good, the Oodnadatta is worse than the Borefield but I let all eight tyres down and the occasional rocky or corrugated surface is easily negotiated. Washouts are common but negotiating them at slow speed works well. Wha...