Sunday November 29 5:30am

Someone’s lost his marbles, and for once it’s not Mark.

Since our last update we’ve been living it up at Wycliffe Well Caravan Park. Tempting though it was to bask in the air-conditioning with ice-creams, we ate dinner early and took off to the Devil’s Marbles. The rock formations are amazing; rounded red boulders balanced on top of each-other as though someone has been sorting them into piles and then forgotten about them. The area is larger than you might expect; you can’t see all the different piles without climbing something. We enjoyed the view from the top and took some great pictures with ADIMOV, before returning to camp for bed.

Our campsite had lots of smooth grass and many of us chose to sleep outside without tents. It was the first time we’ve really experienced the cool night-time temperatures in the desert. This morning we were up at 4:00, and packed up ready to go at first light at 5:15. Like yesterday, the landscape is arid, with red earth and wiry shrubs. With the sun just beginning to rise, the view is striking. Clancy has just started the first ride of the day.