Chambers Gorge, Lake Eyre

We have been out of range for a few days now, so this post is a bit of a backtrack. Stayed two nights at Chambers Gorge 2hrs north of Flinders Ranges. The kids were happy to find a small waterhole they could splash in. We saw our first Aboriginal rock art drawings on the cave in the gorge. This was quite amazing, examples of early rock art, quite rudimentary and exciting to be able to get up close to see ( Sarah my archaeologist sister-in-law may correct me if I'm wrong here?!)We then drove further into the wide open dusty plains to the very unremarkable town of Marree. We are really getting out into the desert now, petrol prices are sky high and basic supplies are double the price, no gourmet cooking in these parts! Despite being an unremarkable town, lot's of people were based there for a scenic flight over Lake Eyre.We were originally going to cross the Simpson Desert, leaving our trailer at Marree, but decided that adventure may have to wait for a separate boys only 4wd expedition.We drove a few hours from Marree and were excited to see the southern tip of Lake Eyre shimmering with loads of water and the famous salt plains on the edge.We have just arrived in the barren town of Coober Pedy, will post more tomorrow, after we've had a look around...I'll see if someone can make me a skinny latte for Mother's Day....