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Cape York via Simpson Desert 3-6 July 2015 – Days 31-34

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It’s Monday 6 July and Pete made it safely to Eighty Mile Beach at about 4pm, and has managed to score the last self-contained cabin in the caravan park....

Created: 06 Jul 2015 20:23 Views: 4669

Cape York via Simpson Desert 30 June 2015 – Day 29

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Very sad to be leaving Lorella Springs today, this is such a wonderful place. We hit the road not long after 8:00 after tasting the fish we brought back yesterday for Rhett - he cooked most if it ...

Created: 01 Jul 2015 21:14 Views: 4664

Cape York via Simpson Desert 1 July 2015 – Day 30

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A road transport section today - the long drive from Katherine to Kununurra - so not much to report. First up, a bit of sightseeing and exercise - out to Katherine Gorge and a walk up to the ...

Created: 02 Jul 2015 00:49 Views: 4595

Day 5 Mystery Box Rally – Getting There - Burra to Mildura 18 October 2018

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Sunshine and a light breeze greeted Pete and Ali in the lovely little town of Burra with its stately old buildings, a lovely little creek meandering behind the hotel, a plethora of churches,...

Created: 19 Oct 2018 09:00 Views: 4553

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: 4552

Day 10 Mystery Box Rally Stage 4 - Arkaroola to Silverton 23 October 2018

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A cool breeze took the heat sting out of the air at around 2am. There were still pockets of laughter and drinking around the campsite, some hardy souls partying on into the hot night....

Created: 24 Oct 2018 04:00 Views: 4513

Cape York via Simpson Desert 24 June 2015 – Day 23

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After a couple of nights in luxury at the Cape York Peninsula Lodge Pete and Ali loaded up and turned the 80 for home. There’s really not much alternative to camping at Cape York besides the ...

Created: 25 Jun 2015 18:27 Views: 4423

Cape York via Simpson Desert 20 June 2015 – Day 19

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Back on the road today. Not being in a great hurry to leave Trinity Beach, we pulled our stuff together and wandered down to the car around 9:00 to find both Engels warming,...

Created: 20 Jun 2015 18:38 Views: 4419

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: 4377

Cape York via Simpson Desert 28 June 2015 – Day 27

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If you are planning a trip to the NT sometime soon you should put Lorella Springs on your list of places to visit. Make it a week and you will only just scratch the surface,...

Created: 30 Jun 2015 23:26 Views: 4364

Day 8 Mystery Box Rally Stage 2 - Milparinka to Innamincka 21 October 2018

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Clear skies and a beautiful sunrise greeted a camp load of bleary eyed, hungover, happy Mystery Boxers on the dusty ground surrounding the Milparinka pub and historic homestead....

Created: 22 Oct 2018 05:00 Views: 4309

Day 9 Mystery Box Rally Stage 3 - Innamincka to Arkaroola 22 October 2018

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Hot, covered in dust, no shower and Ali is feeling fantastic. A day with clear skies and blistering sun - 38C in Innamincka and just as hot further south in Arkaroola....

Created: 23 Oct 2018 05:00 Views: 4257

Cape York via Simpson Desert 19 June 2015 – Day 18

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A proper day off to enjoy the delights of a trip on a train to Kuranda. Pure touristy stuff and a far cry from thumping over the desert or droning along the highway....

Created: 20 Jun 2015 17:56 Views: 4079

Day 6 - Mystery Box Rally - Mildura - 19 October 2018

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A hot and steamy day in Mildura. The sleep in was excellent but eventually Ali, then Pete, got up and wandered downstairs. First job: tea,...

Created: 20 Oct 2018 05:00 Views: 4065

Cape York via Simpson Desert 18 June 2015 – Day 17

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It is so good to not be spending a day in the car today. Instead it was a day spent on the car. The sleep in was short but good after a tasty Thai dinner last night....

Created: 20 Jun 2015 17:35 Views: 4005

Day 2 Mystery Box Rally - Getting There - Norseman to Eucla 15 October 2018

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Sunshine, light scudding clouds and a light breeze greeted us in Norseman this morning after an atrocious night’s sleep for both Ali and Pete thanks to Ali’s cold (for her) and her snoring (for ...

Created: 16 Oct 2018 05:00 Views: 4004

Day 3 Mystery Box Rally – Getting There - Eucla to Streaky Bay 16 October 2018

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Blue sky in the west but unrelieved grey in the east greeted Pete and Ali in Eucla. An early start today given the time shift between WA and SA - two and a half hours takes a big chunk out of the ...

Created: 17 Oct 2018 05:00 Views: 3993

Day 4 Mystery Box Rally – Getting There - Streaky Bay to Burra 17 October 2018

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Blue skies greeted Pete as he took Henry to have his toe-in seen to at 08:30. While poking around at Eucla trying to find the source of the mysterious intermittent steering pull to the left he ...

Created: 18 Oct 2018 05:00 Views: 3903

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