The water crossing
Looks a bit feeble in the video now I look back on it! WaterCrossing_320x240
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Day 15 – More 4WD + water crossings
Eastern MacDonnell Ranges area was the plan for today a grand plan that as always seems to come unstuck with the total lack of hours in the day to get through what we have planned. We ventured out on the … Continue reading →
Day 14 – Desert Park and an Afternoon Drive = MUD
Day 2 of being a tourist in Alice Springs saw us head out to the Desert Park. It’s just a 5min drive from where we are based. The park is huge and consists of different habitats you find in an … Continue reading →
Day 13 – Todd Mall and the RFDS
I guess malls are the same all over Australia after experiencing the one here in Alice today. The Todd Mall is in the centre of the towns CBD and the visitor information centre is right on one end. Slightly different … Continue reading →
Day 12 – A Camel, double selfie and a hole in the ground.
Not a very exciting blog today I’m afraid blog followers. After a freezing night at Kings Creek Station and I mean FREEZING! as in the condensation from our breath had frozen on the inside of the canvas and the thermometer … Continue reading →
Navman plot of most of the trip so far
Follow the link below and it will open a Google map with most of the trip logs from the Navman (thanks Pat). Some sections are missing as we may have turned him off a few times. While frustrating at times … Continue reading →
Day 11 – Kings Canyon
After looking for gas leaks, repairing the water pump switch, changing the pressures in the rear tyres and filling up with fuel @2.26L we finally got on the road about 10:30. It was another cold night about 5 degrees when … Continue reading →
Day 10 – More big red rocks
Today we visited The Olgas or Kata Tjuta to be correct after an overdue sleep in till 7:30. In campgrounds one awake all awake. They are 48kms away from Uluru but so prominent on the horizon, this is because The … Continue reading →
Day 9 – All over and around Uluru
After a cool night at Curtain Springs free camping area we drove for the hour and a bit towards Ayres Rock. First stop was the supermarket and to get some cash out but they did not have enough to give … Continue reading →
Day 8 – Driving and the day the gas ran out
Today was a get from point A to point B kinda day. Meaning lots of driving 575 kms to be exact. The road from Arkaringa to the highway was all dirt and towards the end we came across a Jeep … Continue reading →