Category: Travel

  • Way out West 2025. 1st of August.  Day fifteen.

    Connie Sue camp 98.3kms later to Neale Breakaways camp. I was in the lead first thing this morning and the track was good …for a little while, until it wasn’t. The corrugations continue to confound and look innocuous butman, they slow you down and rattle around.The sun is shining in a way that disguises them.…

  • Way out West 2025. 31st of July.  Day fourteen.

    Camp on the Connie Sue 84.5kms later to another Connie Sue camp 98.3kms later. Away at 8:40 this morning, flat battery for me. Using the heated blanket might have been a bit too much luxury. Jump start by Phil’s ubeaut jump starter. Overcast with blue sky patches and thankfully blue sky and fluffy clouds prevailed…

  • Way out West 2025. 30th of July. Day thirteen.

    Jet A-1 fuel camp on Connie Sue Road to a camp on the Connie Sue 84.5kms later. Awoke about 5 needing a loo visit. Sun glow is starting in the Wesr and the frost is setting in. It’s freezing. Back into warm bed and did a bit of blogging before another hours sleep. No sleep…

  • Way out West 2025. 29th of July.  Day twelve.

    Desert camp off past the camel yards on Blockstone Warburton Rd. to Jet A-1 fuel camp on Connie Sue Rd. Up and away by 8:45. A relaxed start as we have no place we have to be today. Last night we topped up my tank with one 20 litre jerrycan and that should get me…

  • Way out West 2025. 28th of July.  Day eleven.

    Desert Oaks Camp on the SBJT about 57 kms from Great Central Road to a camp off past the camel yards on Blockstone Warburton Rd.  Away today by 8:30. After a rather mild night under the stars beneath the desert oaks. Last night was time for a good wash, so I put the tent down…

  • Way out West 2025. 27th of July.  Day ten.

    Trackside camp between dunes on the Sandy Blight Junction Track, WA to a Desert Oaks Camp on the SBJT about 57 kms from Great Central Road. The normal morning routine, except body clock and time are at odds. (Given we are now 90mins behind our Vic time) Quite cool but not freezing. We left camp…

  • Way out West 2025. 26th of July.  Day nine.

    Roadside camp near a tower about 50kms from Kintore to a trackside camp between dunes on the Sandy Blight Junction Track, WA. A bit of a slower start this morning no rain to contend with and we got away from camp at about 9:30. Into Kentore to fuel up and get ready for our first…

  • Way out West 2025. 25th of July.  Day eight.

    Gravel pit about 2 hours west of Alice Springs to a roadside camp near a tower about 50kms from Kintore. Awoke between 1 and 2am to wind AND rain on the roof. A bit of buffeting but nothing too bad. It actually cooled down to a cosy sleeping temperature. The new canvas back handled wind…

  • Way out West 2025. 24th of July.  Day seven.

    Ooraminna Homestead to a camp in a gravel pit about 2 hours west of Alice Springs. Up early to get sorted and hook up, pay up etc. Then to head into Alice for laundry, some bits and bobs and supermarket and most important fuel for humans and vehicles. After lunch time for fuel. I’ve been…

  • Way out West 2025. 23rd of July.  Day six.  

    Eringa Waterhole to Ooraminna Station Homestead. Way out West 2025. 23rd of July.  Day six.Eringa waterhole to Ooraminna homestead. We headed off along the track through stations towards Finke. Into Finke at 11:30. Called Ooraminna homestead to see if we could book in tonight. It’s only 30 kms from Alice Springs where we are meeting…