在墨爾本嘗試過薯餅之後，心中一直念念不忘薯餅滋味，剛好在Mount Isa看到馬鈴薯特價兩公斤只要1.5元，二話不說，立馬下手，再買個油，此時考慮的是沒有炒鍋或平底鍋，只有兩個湯鍋，但是又不想增加行李重量，就想要用湯鍋試試看。
就用湯鍋先水煮馬鈴薯，讓馬鈴薯變軟，再塑型，嗯，一切都很完美，一直到放鍋子那一刻都很完美，哈哈！
結果嘗試翻面的時候，薯餅開始四分五裂了，一開始想說吃不到薯餅吃薯塊也很不錯，結果不爭氣的湯鍋，一直不喜歡馬鈴薯待在裡面，把看起來美味的薯塊變成了薯泥，天啊！
看來沒有一個好的不沾鍋還是不行的。
雖然這次的野外薯餅挑戰失敗，但還是很好吃的啊，特別是在鳥不生蛋的露營地，更顯得珍貴好吃。
一早遇到從德國和日本來的情侶，他們赤腳從凱恩斯走到愛麗絲泉，走了大約兩個月2000公里，真的很瘋狂。
很開心再度與另外一對台灣情侶Rays and Air巧遇。
在幽浮區也遇到好心的馬來西亞情侶偉龍、佳茜，一直跟我們説哪裡可以洗澡。
距離下一個目的地只剩下2900公里啦，哈哈。
Meet a couple from Germany and Japan, Kay and Alice, they walk from Cairns to Alice Springs by bare feet.They walk about 2000KM in 2 months. And they bring 40 liter water to drink, but not much food. That's so crazy.
It's so coincidence to meet Rays and Air from Taiwan again. And thanks Air share some interesting information to us.
We meet Wei-long and Chia-chen from Malaysia in UFO area and they do the helpX. They are so kindness to tell me where can have a shower during the following route. And the owner is so funny, and he always tell me go to swim in the pool can have lucky. Haha.
And we almost get our destination, and it only left 2900KM. Haha.
When we go to Uluru and we saw the culture center introduced the Thorny Devil, we thought it's so cute and special. We also saw the specimen there, and introduced Thorny Devil is a kind of rare lizard in the central of desert, but it's killed by car for most of time. After that, I just think maybe we can find one during the trip. We drive a circle to see the Uluru, during driving we a tiny stuff on the road, I thought it was a Thorny Devil. When I walk close to it, and I find it's dead. So sad, and hope everyone drive slowly and watch on the road, because they are so tiny and treasure.
It's a good day, because it's my first time to see the moon set in the morning, and today is moon festival which is very important festival for Chinese. We met two cyclists from Melbourne who want to ride the bike across from Melbourne to Perth, Darwin, Indonesia, then to London. That's really cool. So shame for me, I don't give them the immediate help for their problems, I hate my hesitate problem. Then we go to the next rest point, Pimba, which is really nice place to take a rest, providing drinking water, toilet, and pay shower in the patrol station.
Then we go to the Lake Hert, which is a salt lake, it's so special and beautiful. There's so cool with some red stuff in the lake, look like blood. We saw a long train over 150 parts, which from China Iron to the Central Australia.
Then we go to the earth entrance, underground city, Cooper Pedy. There are plenty of Opal Mine, so they dig lots of holes to find the Opal for living. Because there are too many holes in the place, many people fall down in the deep hole and most about 20-30 meters. It's very dangerous, and most of people died if they fall down to the hole. So there are lots of warning signal to make tourism take care of ground.
Because the city's climate is really hot, and they and plenty of holes, they build a underground city and make the city become very special in Australia. And it's also a friendly town for backpackers for the free shower in the Shell patrol station.
I want to have a big dinner with BBQ tonight to celebrate the moon festival, but there are no shop and signal in our camp place. Maybe keep it to the next time.
Uluru, we're coming.
