Today Australia greeted us with a clear sky in the morning. For the first time since the first day of the race, we had an expectation of sun all day long and we could show what our Huawei Sonnenwagen is capable of. We had to do so: Yesterday we drove a lot of kilometers and the next control stop was secured, but until Coober Pedy we had to drive constantly 70 km/h for over 6 hours.

4:30 in the morning. People yelling on the camp ground. It's cooler than usual. It had rained the night before, but something was wrong. Yelling again. Sleepy people in their underwear crawl out of their tents and try to get a picture. "Help me with the car!" you hear Hendrik shouting. A storm front has crossed the camp, it is very windy. Two tents must be held in place to prevent them from flying away.

Finally, the sun is shining again! The third day began with a clear sky for us and we were finally able to recharge our battery while driving. Due to our position of surrounding clouds and the clear sky above us we had up to 1100 watts of power coming from our solar cells. The atmosphere in the team was high!

Last night's bad news: The car only used 70 watts in the evening hours, a fraction of the expected power. This also explained the low battery level, which we didn't expect at our speed at the end of the first day. The solution was only found in the early morning hours: After many complicated assessments of the problem were thought through, it was in the end nothing more than a wobbly contact.