The current 2023 trip, has been a long time in the planning. Myself and 3 mates are heading for Antarctica and South America.
Posts in reverse order below.
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Border Village CP to Nullabor Roadhouse campground. Up about 7 o’clock local time. (Whatever that is) Quite chilly once the sun rose. We got away and found the old Eyre Hwy and needed to stop shortly after and let the tyres down again. (It’s a bit gravelly, rocky and generally a track) Then we set…
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Baxter Cliffs dune camp to Border Village CP at the Roadhouse in Border Village. Up to start the day with sunrise over the dunes and a visit by the Pink Cockatoos. Then we headed out again. Back over the same terrain in reverse. Well, after a mighty total of 68.8 km yesterday and this morning,…
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Cocklebiddy CP to Baxter Cliffs dune camp. A fair bit of phaffing and a slow start today. Samantha and Bruce were fed a kangaroo heart by one of the staff – evidently the kangaroo hunters drop off some hearts for the eagles. Stef had a look at his coolant leak – so much gunk and…
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Rawlinna Campground to Cocklebiddy CP. Left this morning about 8:45 after a busy ‘phaffing day’ yesterday. We turned onto the Trans Access Road and followed beside the rail line for about 45kms on a good wide road with a few wet patches here and there. A lot more Roos around this morning Red and grey…
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Rawlinna Campground. Well it did rain a little more last night and a fair wind. The van rocked a little bit. A couple of trains hurtled past. We were in bed early as the wind and rain sent us packing from the fire. I published a blog and was too tired to finish another. Up…
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Crossroads Camp in amongst some trees to Rawlinna Campground. A record breaking day – all out of the barriers and on the road before 7:30 (7:28) there is rain forecast and these roads may not be fun… or even passable when wet. Being up early and cloudy made for brilliant colours across the sky at…
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Neale Breakaways camp to Crossroads Camp in amongst some trees. 154 kms down the track. Awoke for sunrise this am. Steve and I captured some of the morning colours on the breakaways. Had time for a bit of a walk around the wall behind camp this morning. So many colours and textures in the rocks.…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
Travel adventures with Nicola & co. 