Thursday, September 26, 2013 We decided against proceeding along the Gibb River Road as originally planned. The lack of water in the rivers means many of the attractions are dry and without the spectacular scenery for which The Kimberley is…
Wednesday, September 25, 2013 We travelled a short distance along the “famed” Gibb River Road to the “famed” El Questro resort. The section of the Gibb River Road was sealed, so it really does not count. The resort is a…
Tuesday, September 24, 2013 Another hot driving day with temperatures reaching 40C outside the car. But inside the car we measured the temperatures at 45°C under the glass. We are not using the air conditioning system to help keep the…
Monday, September 23, 2013 Up early to see Devil’s Marbles. At 8:30am it was already 31°C. The Marbles were well worth the visit. The rest of the day was 800kms (500 miles) of wide open plains on a long straight…
Sunday, September 22, 2013 The morning was spent shopping in Alice Springs. We are now the proud owners of our first piece of Aboriginal Art, currently being shipped back to San Francisco. Then headed North up the Stuart Highway. The…
Saturday, September 21, 2013 Up early to hike Kings Canyon. First stop however was the gas station to get a permit to “enter and transit through Haasts Bluff Pass Aborginal Land Trust along the Mereenie Loop Road between Katapata Pass…
Friday, September 20, 2013 A very nice drive through the back roads of Australia. We were in tourist country and saw lots of other cars, groups and buses also plying the highways. There was not a lot to see, so…
Wednesday, September 18, 2013 From Marla we headed north on the Stuart Highway and then turned left on the Lasseter Highway towards Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park. We both remembered lush and spacious grass fields in the campground at Ayers Rock…
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 Today we completed the last 210 kms (130 miles) of the Oodnadatta Track arriving at Marla. The road was comparable to the previous days so we made reasonable time reaching Marla at lunchtime. The scenery of…
Monday, September 16, 2013 After a good night’s sleep we got up for our 1hour scenic flight over Lake Eyre at 8am. There were 2 other customers and our pilot Sara. The weather was good, the wind not too much…
Sunday, September 15, 2013 In the morning we walked to the actual Lake to take pictures. The delevation here is -12m; the lowest point of -15.2m is in Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre North. We ventured a short distance on the salt…
Saturday, September 14, 2013 From Wilpena we took a scenic route through Bunyeroo Gorge to Blinman, where we cut across to Parachilna and then northwards to Marree. Along the way we enjoyed this part of South Australia, a place we…
Black Friday, September 13, 2013 It bucketed down again during the night, which made for a very noisy night. After packing up we headed for the local Woolworths to stock up on fresh food and supplies for the 8-day trip…
Thursday, September 12, 2013 The drive from Adelaide was uneventful. Best stop was in a place called Port Germein. It’s claim to fame is that it is ‘possibly the longest wooden jetty in the Southern Hemisphere’. Apparently it used to…
Thursday, September 12, 2013 Today we are leaving Adelaide and will start heading towards Lake Eyre (Kati Thanda). Our route will take us via Port Augusta, through The Flinders Ranges where we may spend 1 or 2 nights. Then onto…
