Anyone stayed at Marla?

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Originally Posted by justinc

Totally. We're not into repetition!!😁. Was talking to Graeme this afternoon, is he doing Googs with you lot?

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No , all the guys accompanying me are croweaters, maybe an odd mexican in there.

Not much help re your situation Justin but we stayed in a Donga at Mintabie (about 40k's west of Marla) quite a few years ago now. The daughter of a friend was the nurse there and was the only female in the mining community of about 150. Was a very interesting place and we witnessed a magnificent sunrise the following morning.
Can't even remember what Marla was like then.
Hope you find somewhere suitable and have a good trip.

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Originally Posted by Hogarthde

G’day Justin,
Glendambo has good facilities as does Coober Pedy.

Dont miss the Road Transport Hall at Alice

cheers Dave

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National Road Transport Hall of Fame in administration after investigation finds financial irregularities - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

The Museum should still be open as seems the volunteers are running it till a manager can be appointed.

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Originally Posted by Graeme

I'll be staying overnight at Marla later this month but in our van.

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Graeme you do realise that our phone conversation has precipitated my planning this adventure, Dont you? 🤣🤣

I wondered if that had happened although you must have already had a yearning to get back there. Does this mean that I don't have to take pictures?

I have stayed at pretty much all of the available places between Adelaide and Alice over the years. None were particularly bad that I recall. It really depneds on where you want to be / how many km you want to drive in a day. We did Adelaide to Alice in a single day with a 2 year old and 3 year old.

It's pretty basic mate, stayed there two years ago, but that's all I needed.
I just wanted a shower and some power to plug the 'puter in.

For what its worth, we are in Cooper Pedy tonight and next night planning to do a bucket list flyover of Lake Eyre and maybe Painted Desert. Not cheap, but it doesn't rain here every week.
I won't go into why we had to deviate to Alice from the Great Central Road for caravan repairs (and then go back up to get to NW Qld after here).
Just got here. Road to William Creek is apparently okay and graded, but still checking on the bit from there to Oodnadatta and north.