>>784945Shit. (that places was also run/owned by Indians.. Luckily that area had a lot of roadside farmers' stalls, and I bought breakfast from them-- fresh oranges and walnuts).
The most expensive places for groceries/resupplying have been the towns less than an hour from a larger city (for example Mullewa, near Geraldton) where the 5-pack $2 instant noodles were on the shelf for $7.
Some stores like Leigh Creek have abnormal prices because there's a nearby Aboriginal community to gouge. But the most expensive places in the Finders was Quorn and Hawker-- lots of well-off tourists to gouge. Worst than Leigh Creek, in spite of being much closer to civilization.
>784951TBH I did only half of the track :) .. I did Woomera, Roxy Downs (the place has really gone downhill in 10 years..easy come..easy go..) then up via the Boreline track to the intersection in the photo. Boreline was hard riding--rocky, dust, couldn't really do over 25. Oonadatta was being graded--which left lots of fine dust on the track: good for 4WD, bad for me, as it made steering the bike near impossible.
Local event - none on, as it was a bit before the tourist season..
>>784957A few threats from 70 year-old Cashed-up Retired Bogans who tried to 'find a level space!' two metres from my tent, one letting his yapdog go for my food in a camp kitchen, and another lot of CURB cunts getting their Enjoying The Time We Have Left being being noisy again right next to a soft-walled tent. Each time, I made it clear that the fight would be over just by pushing them onto the ground because they're fragile old fucks.
..but after the aggro had passed, hot female backpackers always appeared! Win!
As for locals-- outside the Coles in Mildura there was a Boong Elder throwing shopping trolleys into parked cars, then noticed me and ran screaming he was going to kill another white dog. About 2 metres, I "noticed" him and turned around, and he stopped dead in his tracks, being the whole thing was a bluff, or that he noticed I was in full protective gear and could roll him easily.
>>784957 No, but I did meet Trolldog, who took a crap right in front of me and then made that face.