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Sunrise over Lake Disappointment was certainly worth waking up for. I thought the lake would make for a good running track compared to the sand and rocks I’ve been running on last week but unfortunately it’s very variable and easy to break through the crust, my 5k run turned into a 3k run which turned into a 3k run/walk.

Savoury Creek was a lovely change. Seeing running water for the first time in a long while. The crossing was simple for us as there had been no rain lately. Though it was a little unpleasant smelling.

Past Well 21 the scenery changes were amazing! I’m no botanist but the best I can describe is fantasy computer game. Long tall spinifex, with purple flowers with tall skinny trees. Really loved these areas.

Diebil Hills was our first destination. Recently reopened to visitors however it seems we were the first in a fairly long time. It took a long time to push through the scrub. The path runs into a river bed for a bit and we missed the turn off out of it, causing confusion for some time and a few unnecessary kilometers.

The track became more and more overgrown and at one point we lost and damaged one of our side mirrors on a thicker than expected tree.

The area was stunning though. Very rocky and green, though we didn’t see any water there at the time. The hills and rock faces were just something out of a movie.

We topped up water at Wanykuju (Well 18) and moved on to Lake Disappointment. I can understand why you’d be disappointed if you were looking for water but damn is this lake a stunning artefact. I’ve never seen a salt pan so perfectly covered, as if it had snowed. It just goes on and on.

Went for several little walks around the springs. Was lovely, though a bit hot in the middle of the day.

Rusty and myself decided that even though we could connect to mobile network at Kunawarritja, we don’t want to be notified about world events, and notifications. Rather continue the journey being blissfully unaware.