Leaving Blinman we had to take the camper trailer down our first official dirt track, the Parichilna Gorge. We had traversed the track yesterday after hitting Brachina gorge so knew what to expect. Even though we had driven it the other way only the day before it was still breathtaking to be winding your wayContinue reading “Leigh Creek”
Category Archives: Australia Campervan 21/22
Marree
For the past few weeks we have been watching the weather and asking people for condition reports as to the state of the Oodnadatta track. While there had been rain the reports were all coming through that the track was being graded and the conditions were getting better and better. This was good news becauseContinue reading “Marree”
Lake Eyre South
We were finally going to be putting the camper trailer through its paces as we were leaving Marree to embark on the Oodnadatta track. 615 kms of unsealed roads through some of the most outback of Australia. We were taking a slight detour to Coober Pedy and only doing 400kms or so. We were aContinue reading “Lake Eyre South”
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”
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”
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”
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”
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”
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”
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”