We arrived at Boulia both with horrible colds and were desperate for a few days of rest. Luckily for us Boulia’s caravan park was a lovely grassed campground right on the river. We spent the next 4 days recuperating. On our last day we headed to the Min Min light encounter which was pretty muchContinue reading “Boulia”
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Plenty Highway
Our first 100km of travel out of gem tree caravan park was frustratingly boring as we had let our tire pressures down to combat the corrugated dirt roads only to find ourselves driving along perfect bitumen!!! This meant we had to keep our speeds low and there was actually an audible cheer when the bitumenContinue reading “Plenty Highway”
Binn’s Track to Gem Tree
When we were in Alice Springs we found out there was a 4×4 track which stretched from the South Australian border to just south of Darwin which was created by Bill Binn who was a National Parks ranger to show tourists the lesser known wonders of Northern Territory. This track gave us an alternate routeContinue reading “Binn’s Track to Gem Tree”
Ross River
Having successfully driven the Oodnadatta track we have felt a bit more confident about our overland driving ability and so decided that rather than driving up the main road and joining onto the Plenty hwy we could head directly east along the McDonnell ranges and then take a “short cut” along the Binns track. AsContinue reading “Ross River”
Alice Springs
I must admit we didn’t really know what to expect when we drove into Alice. We had not planned anything other than booking our campsite and just thought we would play it by ear. The Northern Territory was always somewhere that we thought we would do post Griff due to the number of National ParksContinue reading “Alice Springs”
Uluru & Kata Tjuta National Parks
We have been mentioning the cold weather a fair amount recently and once again another colder snap was due to make its way across our path bringing with it some rain as well. So we decided to head north and drive the 750km up to Yulara. There were a couple of alternative routes where weContinue reading “Uluru & Kata Tjuta National Parks”
Coober Pedy
Ever since I was about 16 I have always wanted to go to Coober Pedy. I had watched a documentary on Opal Miners in Coober Pedy and was fascinated by the town and the people. Driving into town the scenery starts to change with thousands of mullock heaps lining the horizon. Apparently there are overContinue reading “Coober Pedy”
Lake Caddibarrawirracanna
Officially to complete the Oodnadatta track we should have headed north from Williams creek towards Marla but we wanted to head east instead towards Coober Pedy and to be fair the road was still a dirt track and halfway along the 160km route we had identified a campsite next to a lake we wanted toContinue reading “Lake Caddibarrawirracanna”
Williams Creek
We left Coward Springs not really knowing where we were going to stop for the night. The first option was an old siding for the Ghan with the ruin of the station and the remnants of a dam which was used for the steam trains. Seeing the dam and waterway and abundance of bird lifeContinue reading “Williams Creek”
Coward Springs
It was only a trip of about 40km from our view of Lake Eyre to our next destination of Coward Springs an oasis in the desert although with all the green around the place didn’t stand out quite as much as it usually does but nevertheless we could spot the taller trees and established growthContinue reading “Coward Springs”