Category: Madi’s Manouvres June 2024

I was awake just after 6, and up I got. I had a morning phaffing, an hour later I hadn’t started normal morning tasks but I did1. replace flag on sand flag (thanks to Jackson’s for the sand flag they found earlier in the trip)2. Set my camera charger up to charge batteries in preparation…

We got into camp later in the day yesterday, which meant a rush to set up. Also fighting with mozzies and prickles everywhere. So forgot the dressing tent till it was bedtime and need to change into pjs. Bugger!!!! Going to be a tricky pack up with all the prickles. Needed to lighten the load…

When cleaning my teeth last night this strange critter was on my ‘spitting’ tree. Departed Jervois at 9:10. All fuelled and watered up. Now we tackle the Horror stretch fully loaded. Our camp was beside the Marshall River which I had a little look at this morning. A typical outback sandy riverbed with magnificent gums…

Awoke early for the long walk to the loo and hopped back into bed to watch the sunrise and numerous breeds of birds flitting, flying, chirping and calling. The colours in the sky in both directions are beautiful.Others were up a bit later.Stef and Brian and Ann went to talk for station folk and pay…

Hay River Track camp to Jervois Station. Day 12 – 12 June 2024. Today the plan is to make it to Jervois Roadhouse – 250 or so kilometres. There are showers and some folk are pretty keen to get there.Awoke between 6 and 6:30. Up and dressed and went for a little walk out the…

Up early before 6am as we want to leave by 8:30 to get in front of the group who keep getting to our designated campsites before us. We hit the track with me in the lead. The track has dingo prints and Kate actually saw a Dingo on the track behind me. I saw four…

Camp #7 on the Madigan Line to Camp #12 and a bit. Day 10 – 10 June 2024. A magnificent sleep last night. The night sky makes a pretty good ceiling. We head off about 9:10 to tackle another day of dunes and swales.A little further along Steve pulled up to collect Stef who had…

Camp #1 on the Madigan Line to Camp #7. Day 9 – 9 June 2024. Happy Birthday to Col today. Depart camp at 9:15 dunes ahead. A lot of moisture in the air, thankfully when the sun crests the horizon everything starts to warm up and dry out. Driving into the desert yesterday over the…

Up and about. Lots of moisture in the air so wet awnings and tents to dry out as best we could while having breakfast and packing up. Headed off to have a look at the Algebuckina Bridge over the Neale River and back onto the Oodnadatta Track. Fuel and coffee stop at the Pink Roadhouse…

Kate is sleeping in a black swag, as we were milling around over breaky, Mary noticed some paw prints on the side. Perfect cat prints. I did hear Kate moving around more than any other night. Perhaps it was the visitor. With Half Post Bay to Lake Eyre closed, today we head back towards Marree…