Halfway on our trip to Uluru, we arrived at Spuds' Roadhouse in Pimba, SA.

Like a lot of places out here, the roadhouse _is_ the town. There’s not much else for hundreds of kilometers.

We had booked a budget accommodation. After we chatted a bit with motel reception (which is also the servo counter, the restaurant desk, gaming desk, and, well, you get it) they kindly upgraded us to standard accommodation. I asked if that came with a spa. They laughed and said, “Yes, and a butler” 😉. Fun staff.

A steady stream of travellers passed through, some also staying the night. Road trains, a couple on motorbikes, grey nomads, non grey holiday trippers, and a couple of other EVs – the only others we’ve seen so far this far north. More on them in a separate post.

The motel room is basically a rectangular container. It has all that you need and a comfy bed. I imagine these huts also being brought on a road train a few years ago. The older cabins sit just outside the rear windows of the new ones. I expect that the cost is prohibitive, out here, to remove most things, especially big things, which is why each property seems to have its own junk yard. I perhaps if we all had to deal with our own rubbish, we’d more aware of impacts 🤔.

Spud’s Roadhouse was started years ago by, you guessed it, “Spud”. He used to rescue vehicles along the Stuart Highway, and often keep their licenses plates as souvenirs, which line the walls of the roadhouse.

Monday night dinner menu is beef lasagna. It changes each day. Delicious pub meal, and huge. We should have shared one.