Apparently this strange collection
is Mutonia, a sculpture park crea-
ted by one man. It was certain-
ly interesting and I could’ve
spent hours exploring but
we had to push on, it was
around 40 degrees, getting
late and Megan was fee-
ling quite ill, the heat was
taking its toll. Marree
was just down the road …
30km in fact.
Marree, sits at the sou-
thern end of three iconic
tracks (Oodnadatta; Birds-
ville and Strezlecki) and is
a living monument to what
was the original line for the
Ghan. Train memorabilia li-
tter the town that boasts an im-
pressive station and hotel. Sadly,
the town is now in decline and has
a population of just 150 people,
mostly male.
Marree is unique, a place
that needs to be visited, not
least the Yacht Club (you
read right, in the midd-
le of the desert there’s a
yacht club) but that’s
all for another time
… perhaps when we
take on the Birds-
ville Track …
nia, a sculpture
park created
by one man.
It was cer-
t a i n ly
interes-
t i n g
and I
could’ve spent hours exploring but
we had to push on, it was arou-
nd 40 degrees, getting late and
Megan was feeling quite ill,
the heat was taking its toll.
Marree was just down the
road … 30km in fact.
Marree, sits at the
southern end of three
iconic tracks (Oodnada-
tta; Birdsville and Stre-
zlecki) and is a living
monument to what was
the original line for the
Ghan. Train memorabilia
litters the town that boasts
an impressive station and
hotel. Sadly, the town is now
in decline and has a popula-
tion of just 150 people, mostly
male.
Marree is unique, a place that
needs to be visited, not least the
Yacht Club (you read right, in
the middle of the desert the-
re’s a yacht club) but that’s
all for another time. LW
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