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Canning Stock Route Day 10 - Durba Springs to Well 20

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Day 10 - Saturday 12th July Start - Durba Springs Stop - Well 20 Trip Odometer - 181.8km Stopped time - 2hrs 22mins Moving average - 28.1km/hr Moving time - 6 hrs 28 mins Max speed - 62....

Created: 12 Jul 2003 00:00 Views: 9713

Canning Stock Route Day 5 - Rest Day at Well 6 (Pierre Spring)

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When we arrived at Pierre Spring yesterday, we found a small quiet group of 3 vehicles already camped and looking as though they had been there a few days....

Created: 07 Jul 2003 00:00 Views: 9713

Canning Stock Route Day 16 - Well 41 to Well 45

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Day 16 - Friday 18th July Start - Well 41 Stop - Well 45 Trip Odometer - (day 15 and 16 combined) 286.7km Stopped time - 7 hrs 25min Moving average - 32....

Created: 18 Jul 2003 00:00 Views: 9606

Tasmania: Northern Central - Day 5

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We woke to a misty cool morning and needed to wait for the sun to hit our grove to dry the swags and tents. It was my turn to see the canyon so I took my girls for the walk, Chardae in backpack....

Created: 30 Dec 2004 11:07 Views: 9604

Perth - Peterborough - Day 4

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We enjoyed a more relaxed morning with time allocated to exploring behind the dunes and lakes in the nearby Chadinga Conservation Reserve before heading back to the highway....

Created: 21 Dec 2004 11:16 Views: 9466

Tasmania: Northern Central - Day 2

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The crossing of Bass Strait was fairly uneventful, even though the rest of the world was waking to news of the devastating effects of a Tsunami....

Created: 27 Dec 2004 11:05 Views: 9464

Canning Stock Route

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This is a 40-day personal trip diary of the 2003 ExplorOz Team Research Trip. These trips are conducted annually to gather new information for the Trek Notes on the ExplorOz website,...

Created: 02 Jul 2003 00:00 Views: 9441

Canning Stock Route Day 2 - Sth Paynes Find to Wiluna

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Day 2 - Friday 4th July Start - Sth Paynes Find Stop - Wiluna Trip Odometer - 475.7km Stopped time - 2hrs 50 mins Moving average - 92.6km Moving time - 5 hrs 8mins Max speed - 108....

Created: 04 Jul 2003 00:00 Views: 9435

Kulgera to Perth Day 28 - Goongarrie Stn NP to Perth

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Day 28 - Sunday 30/6/02 Start - Goongarrie Stn NP Stop - Perth Trip Odometer - 698.6 km Stopped time - 0:40 hr Moving average - 92.9 km/hr Moving time - 7:31 hr Max speed - 110....

Created: 30 Jun 2002 00:00 Views: 9388

Tasmania: Northern Central - Day 3

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We didn't have a lot of luck keeping any wood dry enough to use for the morning so we settled for cereal for breakfast and accepted a hot plunger coffee prepared on the gas cooker by Colin and ...

Created: 28 Dec 2004 11:06 Views: 9328

Coober Pedy to Birdsville Day 11 - Bush Camp between Colson Tk & Erabena Tk to Poepell's Corner

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Day 11 - Thursday 13/6/02 Start - Bush camp between Colson Track and Erabena Track Stop - Poepell's Corner Trip Odometer - 112.2km Stopped time - 2:02 hr Moving average - 22....

Created: 13 Jun 2002 00:00 Views: 9315

Karijini Loop Part 1: Days 1 - 4

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This map shows the track log for just Days 1 - 4 of our journey. This can be done using the Positions Manager in the ExplorOz Traveller app by selecting the start/end date for the positions data ...

Created: 28 Sep 2019 00:11 Views: 9303

Gunbarrel Hwy Day 6 - Camp Beadell to Jackie Junction

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Day 6 - Wednesday 27/6/01 Start - Camp Beadell Stop - Jackie Junction Trip Odometer - 181.4km Stopped time - 3.09hrs Moving average - 48.8km/hr Moving time - 3.42hrs Max speed - 6....

Created: 27 Jun 2001 00:00 Views: 9251

Perth - Peterborough - Day 1

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Success! It's taken us 4 years of trip departures to finally manage to execute a hassle-free (and on time) trip departure. Everything was running smoothly (including OziExplorer) for about ...

Created: 18 Dec 2004 14:15 Views: 9244

East Pilbara Day 47 - Eel Pool Adventure

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Day 47 - Tuesday 7/8/01 Start - Eel Pool Stop - Eel Pool Last night we ate Catfish Laksa! All we did was catch a 2kg Catfish - fillet it and add it to a simmering pot of coconut milk and ...

Created: 07 Aug 2001 00:00 Views: 9237

Canning Stock Route Day 1 - Perth to South Paynes Find

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This morning we awoke to grey skies threatening rain and a flat tyre with just 2hrs to go before the media event to send us off on the ExplorATHON at Jandakot Airport. Needless, to say,...

Created: 03 Jul 2003 00:00 Views: 9227

Perth - Peterborough - Day 2

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My day begun as I expected with a midnight call for breast milk at 12.30am. (Note, you will see from the photos that David and I sleep in a swag outside the tent so when I get up,...

Created: 19 Dec 2004 11:15 Views: 9182

Found: A camel with no hump

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Out in the Great Victoria Desert, we encountered a section of significant fireburn - probably about 18months old. Within this section,...

Created: 27 Aug 2013 12:46 Views: 9161

Broome Region Day 39 & 40 - Point Coulomb Adventure

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Day 39 & 40 - Monday 30/7/01 and Tuesday 31/7/01 Start - Point Coulomb Stop - Point Coulomb Other than beach camping at Windabandi Point on the WA coast near Ningaloo,...

Created: 30 Jul 2001 00:00 Views: 9156

Tasmania: Northern Central - Day 1

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This entry covers our first 5 days in Tasmania's north from Devonport to Arthur River via Cradle Valley, King Solomon Cave, Devils Gullet, Borradaile Plains, Lemonthyme, Lorrinna Track,...

Created: 26 Dec 2004 14:30 Views: 9131

Perth - Peterborough - Day 3

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Departed camp 8.15am. Arrived Mundrabilla roadhouse at 10am expecting to see the animals but their gravesites are all that remain! I was told by the truckies (who recognised us) that the place has ...

Created: 20 Dec 2004 11:16 Views: 9125

East Pilbara Day 51 - Wubin to Hillarys

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Day 51 - Saturday 11/8/01 Start - Wubin Stop - Hillarys, Perth Well, this is it... our last day on the road. I hate trip endings,...

Created: 11 Aug 2001 00:00 Views: 9055

North Kimberley Day 28 - Honeymoon Bay to Mitchell Falls

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Day 30 - Thursday 19/7/01 Start - Honeymoon Bay Stop - Mitchell Falls Trip Odometer - 218.3km Stopped time - 2.24hrs Moving average - 49.7km/hr Moving time - 4.23hrs Max speed - 6....

Created: 19 Jul 2001 00:00 Views: 8967

Peterborough - Sydney - Day 6

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Not happy!#%* I had a terrible time trying to get the kids to bed last night. Chardae was screaming as I tried to put Leah to bed and soon I had both kids crying in chorus and I felt like I was ...

Created: 23 Dec 2004 11:19 Views: 8944

North Kimberley Day 26 - Honeymoon Bay Adventure

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Day 26 - Tuesday 17/7/01 Start - Honeymoon Bay Stop - Honeymoon Bay When we arrived last night we asked about fishing tours and was told that there were 2 places left on Wednesday’s boat....

Created: 17 Jul 2001 00:00 Views: 8844

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