Simpson Desert and Batten Hill Trip, 2007- Part 2 William Creek to Batten Hill
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The road between William Creek and Oodnadatta was rough and corrugated in places. The country was very dry and brown and we wondered what the occasional cattle that we saw were eating. We pulled in to Algebuckina siding and then the bridge for morning tea and photos. The disused bridge is 500 metres long, making it the longest bridge in SA. It is rather an imposing structure out there in the desert, crossing a wide watercourse, now almost dry except for some shallow pools.
It was sad though,
Lance & Marion's 2013 Trip
Only 5 days before we head north for the vast desert spaces of Australia's outback via the Oodnadatta track, East and West MacDonnells around Alice, then out west for 1000kms or so along the Gary Junction track to meet the Canning Stock Route. From here we'll travel north to the Tanami and Halls Creek and then further on up to the Kimberley and Kakadu. We've booked Koolpin Gorge (hope the wet has receded enough for it to open) and also the 5 day Jatbula walk from Katherine Gorge to Edith Falls.
Roads and Tracks We Have Traveled (Part Five Concluding the Kimberley)
Kalumburu is about 270 klms north of the Gibb River Road and although our party turned south from King Edward River in 2008, Brenda and I had previously visited here in 2002 ( for a week) and again in 2004 when we stayed for just on 3 weeks. It is a place where you really need to spend some time and ideally enjoy fishing and with access to a boat, so rushing up there for an overnight stop was in reality not practical. So initially I will be referring back to those earlier visits.
Gissy to Cape York
Well the preparation of our 96 300tdi Disco is almost complete...After an offroad trip up the East Coast at the weekend there is a rattle from the roof rack area needs to be sorted as well as a few other bits and pieces to be done. Our depature from New Zealand is set down for June but we still have to find a house sitter.
From memory work on the Disco (which has been named Bronson after our Landrover Teddy Bear which will accompany us) includes:
New springs and shocks (Tough Dog)
Extreme front winch
Hoover Dam, Route 66, and Grand Canyon South Rim
TRIP DAY 10
Wednesday 14th September, 2011
We left Vegas quite early so we could enjoy the sights along the drive to Grand Canyon. First stop was Hoover Dam and a walk up to and over the new bridge which is almost more incredible than the dam!
The drive onwards to the east was spectacular and I couldn't help but keep the shutter button clicking! Rather than take the full Route 66, we took the Interstate but stopped at Seligman, a famous point on Route 66 and had a fun lunch at the Delgadillos Snow Cone.
Rob & Jo's Oz Trip Blog 22 - Queensland Coast
Tuesday 25th – Tuesday 31st May 2011
After leaving Woodenbong in NSW it wasn’t long before we crossed the border into Queensland. We had a leisurely day passing through Warwick before arriving in Toowoomba where we were greeted by our friends Simon, Alex with their boys Fraser, Ben & a yard full of animals. Although we had seen Simon in Perth several years ago I had not seen Alex since their Wedding Party in Zimbabwe over 17 years ago & never met the boys.
Rob & Jo's Oz Trip Blog 17 - North West Tasy
Sunday 2nd January – Friday 7th January 2011
The decision was made – from Hobart we headed west through the lush countryside of the Derwent Valley to New Norfolk where we had a look at Willow Court Historic Site which dates back to 1820s when it housed invalid convicts & later became part of the states mental health program. Further on we passed Bushby Park which is the largest hops producing town in the Southern Hemisphere. You could see the hop vines winding up lengths of wire as we drove past.
Rob & Jo's Oz trip Blog 11 - Kings Canyon & Uluru
Wednesday 29th September 2010
Rainbow Valley (Wurre) is approx 100km south of Alice – only the last 20km being a gravel rd. It features a series of sandstone bluffs and cliffs which are part of the James Range. It was an interesting formation and lives up to its name! Fairy Martin’s have attached their bottle shaped nests on to the interior roof of the rock and flit in and out of them. They have conveniently provided a viewing platform where we watched the bluff at sunset light up radiantly while we ha
SA - Wine, The Coorong NP, Goog's Tk and the Flinders Ranges
South Australia – April 2010
Background
• For decades George had wanted to drive Goog’s Track and spend some time in the Flinders Ranges, whereas I had wanted to explore South Australia’s coastline for many years...so we put it all together and came up with a plan for a leisurely trip along the SA coast from Mt Gambier to Ceduna, inland along Goog’s Track, a loop up through Woomera and over the top of Lake Torrens to the Flinders Ranges where we would do some star-gazing and 4WD-ing before heading home.
The Binns Track and into the Kimberley
We are setting off from Newcastle on 7 June to the National 4x4 clubs gathering in Pomona Qld. From there we will have six vehicles heading West to Innamincka, down the Streszlecki Track, up the Oodnadatta Track and out to Dalhousie Springs. Deviating from the formal Binns Track we intend to travel via Mt Dare to Finke, Lambert Centre, Chambers Pillar, Rainbow Valley to Alice Springs. Then out to Arltunga and follow the Binns Track to Halls Creek. We will then spend about 3 weeks in various parts of the Kimberley.
Blue Waterholes NSW
Recent trip up into the Snowy Mountains NSW
Saturday January 16
Had packed the Patrol on Friday afternoon after work, so Daniel and I were on the road by 8am on Saturday morning. Out along the Oura Road past the Winery, then Wantabadgery (saw a sign outside the store that read ”Open While Awake”…)
Through Nangus and into Gundagai. Across the old bridge and out on the Brungle Road to Tumut. Tumut was bustling with Saturday morning trade and we stopped for supplies at the Coles in Tumut.
Martin Family East Coast Trip
We spent Xmas 2009 in Sydney to be with our families and when planning the trip decided to tack a whirlwind Gold Coast theme parks and Sunshine Coast exploration trip onto the end of it making almost 4 weeks away from home. As we have a young family and did just about every theme park, zoo, and attraction to be had between Sydney and the Sunshine Coast we thought we'd share some of our experiences and photos with both our family members reading this blog but also other ExplorOz readers who might find something
