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Cape York via Simpson Desert 17 June 2015 – Day 16

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Not much to report again today, just a visit to some of Chillagoe's caves and rock formations, and a 200km drive down across the Atherton Tablelands to Cairns....

Created: 17 Jun 2015 18:10 Views: 4063

Cape York via Simpson Desert 16 June 2015 – Day 15

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The view over the Gulf of Carpentaria from Karumba is as beautiful in the morning light at high tide as it was last night at sunset and low tide. This is a really special place, well worth a visit....

Created: 16 Jun 2015 20:47 Views: 4228

Cape York via Simpson Desert 14 June 2015 – Day 13

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Rain, rain, rain and lots of it. What started as a light drizzle when we left the Birdsville pub heading for our room turned into a steady downpour then an absolute drenching throughout the wee ...

Created: 14 Jun 2015 22:46 Views: 4173

Cape York via Simpson Desert 15 June 2015 – Day 14

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Just a very short blog today following an easy 450km "transport section" from Cloncurry to Karumba on the eastern side of the Gulf of Carpentaria. No rain today, just sunshine,...

Created: 15 Jun 2015 18:33 Views: 3829

Cape York via Simpson Desert 13 June 2015 – Day 12

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The showers are hot and the beers are cold at Birdsville. You might not believe this but Birdsville is heaven. Another long day, culminating in a hair-raising ascent of Big Red and,...

Created: 14 Jun 2015 21:19 Views: 4432

Cape York via Simpson Desert 12 June 2015 – Day 11

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Nine and a half hours to do 170km. And it was pretty well non-stop driving. That is an average of less than 17km/h - man this is a hard track. We are camped about 500 metres along the QAA Line,...

Created: 13 Jun 2015 21:47 Views: 4560

Cape York via Simpson Desert 11 June 2015 – Day 10

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A very comfortable night at Mt Dare, the cabins are warm, the beds are firm and clean and the showers hot. You couldn't ask for more after a dusty drive and heading for a few days camping in the ...

Created: 13 Jun 2015 20:53 Views: 4415

Cape York via Simpson Desert 10 June 2015 – Day 9

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Back on the road today - and we have made it to Mt Dare va the Old Andado Track unscathed, with the car intact. Great to be here. A reasonably early start today,...

Created: 13 Jun 2015 19:25 Views: 4819

Cape York via Simpson Desert 7 - 9 June 2015 – Days 6, 7 and 8

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A very big thank you to Ashley at Country Diesel in Alice Springs, whose magic with a drill and a set of Easy-Outs and his knowledge of where to get parts means we will be back on the road ...

Created: 09 Jun 2015 16:18 Views: 5737

Cape York via Simpson Desert 6 June 2015 – Day 5

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We are unexpectedly in Alice Springs. Our chance visit is the result of a steering failure that could have been catastrophic, but fortunately wasn't....

Created: 07 Jun 2015 18:29 Views: 5988

Cape York via Simpson Desert 5 June 2015 – Day 4

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We had an astronomical treat last night after dinner. The moon rose above the rocks to the east in a blaze of orange, looking impossibly big on the horizon....

Created: 07 Jun 2015 00:46 Views: 5668

Cape York via Simpson Desert 4 June 2015 – Day 3

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Only a short post today, despite a long leg of the trip. Tonight is our first night in the rooftop tent this trip. We are on the Blackstone Warburton Road about 60 km east of Warburton,...

Created: 07 Jun 2015 00:25 Views: 4451

Cape York via Simpson Desert 3 June 2015 – Day 2

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Southern Cross is a very nice, friendly town. We had a very comfortable night at the Southern Cross Motel – dinner and a bottle of wine in the restaurant and a great sleep....

Created: 03 Jun 2015 21:30 Views: 5349

Cape York via Simpson Desert 2 June 2015 – Day 1

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Grey skies and showers over Perth lifted our spirits this morning as we headed up the Great Eastern Highway. The weather has been so perfect over the last few weeks it was almost a shame to be ...

Created: 02 Jun 2015 20:02 Views: 5035

Victoria - Grampians and High Country

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In early January 2014 Pete and Ali had a family gathering to attend in Hobart to celebrate the 160th anniversary of Pete's great-great grandmother's arrival in Australia from Ireland....

Created: 09 Mar 2014 13:15 Views: 12232

Esperance to Cocklebiddy via the Telegraph Track

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In early January 2014 Pete and Ali had a family gathering to attend in Hobart to celebrate the 160th anniversary of Pete's great-great grandmother's arrival in Australia from Ireland....

Created: 17 Feb 2014 18:25 Views: 19778

The Anne Beadell Highway

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The Anne Beadell Highway is not really a highway, it’s just a track that connects Laverton in Western Australia with Coober Pedy in South Australia....

Created: 17 Feb 2014 18:40 Views: 11897

Gunbarrel, Tanami and CSR - in three weeks

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In July 2013 Pete and Ali had a small window of opportunity to get out and explore a bit more of Australia. They decided to take on the Gunbarrel Highway, Tanami Track and Canning Stock Route....

Created: 17 Feb 2014 18:35 Views: 12767

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