In a few days, Friday in fact, we will be pointing “The Landy” down the driveway, TVAN in tow, and heading off for a trip across the
Great Victoria Desert via
Maralinga and the
Anne Beadell Highway.
There has been rain throughout the area over the past couple of months and I understand there is a good covering of
wildflowers;
well fingers crossed anyway!
And if there is one mission that needs to be accomplished on this trip,
well two, the first is having fun, the second important one is that we observe and photograph a “Thorny Devil”. Mrs Landy, Janet, my partner, has wanted to see one for years. Crikey, come to think of it perhaps it is the only reason she travels the outback with me – what happens if we do actually see one, is it game over?
Anyway…
We will be travelling back to
Alice Springs via the Great Central Road and Sandy Blight
Junction track, something we are very much looking forward to. And eventually across the
Plenty Highway,
Birdsville and
home to
Sydney...
Along the way I’m hoping to provide some detail of the trip via a blog on ExplorOz, and being a “wanna be photographer” hopefully some photographs that capture the wondrous beauty of Australia’s Outback.
You can read some more about our trip
here.
And if you spot “The Landy” Out and About, it is a Toyota 79 Series Dual Cab (Strewth – and it’s called The Landy?) be sure to say hello, and if you’re lucky Mrs Landy may have just pulled some of her legendary
camp oven scones off the coals!
Mrs Landy's Camp Oven Scones
As a footnote… “The Landy” came about as a consequence of owning three Land Rover Defenders, but as you can see this has now changed and yes, thank you, I've recovered fully!
And whilst I'm reluctant to refer to the new vehicle as “The Landy” that’s for sure; the owners’ of either brand would never forgive me!
But “The Landy” reference has stuck, so “The Landy” it is…
Cheers, Baz – The Landy