Alice Springs & The East MacDonnells

Blog #17 – Alice Springs & the East MacDonnell Ranges – Days 95 to 110 of 180 We drove through some beautiful scenery on the way into Alice Springs.  It had been 11 years since I had been there last on a photography holiday with my mate Bernie Rosser.  The place has not changed.  One of the joys of returning to civilization is flushing…

Oodnadatta To Finke via Dalhousie

Blog #14 – Oodnadatta to Finke via Dalhousie Springs – Days 79 to 82 of 180 It seems such a long time since we left home nearly three months ago but the time has flown by.  I suppose this is because each day we added to our adventure.  After replenishing supplies in Oodnadatta and getting over the sticker shock of paying 198.9 cents per…

Oodnadatta Track Pt II

Blog #13 – The Oodnadatta Track Pt 2 – Days 73 to 79 of 180 I was determined to finish the final stretch of the Oodnadatta Track from Marla to Oodnadatta.  This last leg of the track is roughly 220 klm long.  This section was not part of the Ghan line as it deviated north just out of Oodnadatta so there really are no…

Arckaringa & Coober Pedy

Blog #12 – Arckaringa Station – Coober Pedy – Marla – Days 67 to 72 of 180 The morning we left Oodnadatta was a lovely crisp autumn day and was a good day for driving and as our destination was only 75 klms away would be a relatively short driving day.  The Kempe Road which is between Oodnadatta & Coober Pedy was in excellent…

The Oodnadatta Track Pt 1

Blog #11 – The Oodnadatta Track Pt 1 – Days 58 to 66 of 180 Some history first before I get into our trip.  The road from Marree to Oodnadatta follows a line of mound springs known for thousands of years by the Aborigines until they were ‘discovered’ in the late 1850s by the explorers. The Oodnadatta track follows almost the same route as…

The Flinders Ranges

Blog #10 – The Southern & Central Flinders Ranges – Days 51 to 57 of 180 The road trip from Broken Hill to Peterborough was a tough grind towing a vehicle with strong headwinds most of the way.  This really sucks the fuel as it is not as easy towing what becomes a wind sail behind you.  Normally I can expect 12 – 13…

Broken Hill & Silverton

Blog #9 – Broken Hill – Living Desert – Days 45 to 50 of 180 Arrived in Broken Hill on a cold blustery day and following our Fuel Map app ended up driving from one end of the city to the other to save a cent per litre on diesel.  It does pay to take the results from these apps with a grain of…

Menindee and Kinchega NP

Blog #8 – Menindee & Kinchega NP – Days 39 to 44 of 180 Whilst only 123 klm between these two small outback towns it still took us two hours of teeth rattling and jarred spines of corrugated road to get there with one 10 klm stretch of tar in the middle to give you a false sense of freedom until the dirt (and…