Camerons Corner/Strezlecki in Dec bad idea?
Submitted: Monday, Nov 17, 2014 at 15:08
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I'm looking for a decent outback trip for December. Got the prado a while back and really hankering to go 'remote-ish'. Lots of sites say from December it's just plain uncomfortable and dangerous. Not many vehicles, heat, danger if broken down, lost etc (I should hope i'd be ok with the latter)!
What are peoples experiences with
corner country at that time? If bloody horrible any other suggestions to get away! Further south? Flinders? Eyre!
Cheers
Reply By: Les PK Ranger - Monday, Nov 17, 2014 at 15:45
Monday, Nov 17, 2014 at 15:45
Unless you (and family ?) can handle the heat, it will be uncomfortable in general, and yes, if you broke down and no decent comms, it could be dangerous as few vehicles travel some of the roads.
Even the Flinders will be fairly hot in general . . . but of course you CAN sometimes strike it lucky with an unseasonally cool spell.
Yes, coastal regions will be cooler, unless you have one of those opposite unseasonally hot periods . . . you are just lucky or unlucky !!
Where are you coming from
Adelaide or other location ?
The best place for cooler Xmas / New Year type trips is down the SE
Limestone Coast, but then it can be very busy down that way, especially
Beachport -
Robe.
Canunda might be quieter, and there are a few campgrounds down that way in the Nat Pk.
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Reply By: Member - Frank P (NSW) - Monday, Nov 17, 2014 at 20:12
Monday, Nov 17, 2014 at 20:12
Everywhere will be hot mate. It's Australian summer!
If temps are an issue, go south as far as you can. Eyre Peninsular and
Port Lincoln in SA. Go to the
tourist info centre in
Port Lincoln and book one of five special sites down the bottom of the
Port Lincoln NP. If you're lucky there will only be 8 other people there (4 couples). Cross the Nullabor and visit southwest WA. Heaps of
places. Or go to Victoria. Or southern NSW but not inland. Plenty of options that are hard to get to in the Great Dividing Range, Snowies and
Vic High Country - maybe not "remote" but not many people.
Cheers
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Reply By: gbc - Monday, Nov 17, 2014 at 22:17
Monday, Nov 17, 2014 at 22:17
I've done that part of the world in December/January. I probably wouldn't volunteer to do it again. We planned to do
Brisbane,
eulo, hunger ford,
wanaaring, corner, merty,
innamincka,
Thargomindah and back to
Brisbane over an 8 day period. We literally did it in 3.5 days. It was so
dam hot and the days so long, we just kept on driving. Washing in the tank water at
fort grey at 1000 at night did not necessitate a towel because you are pretty much instantly dry. If you want a completely out there experience, and understand you are literally taking your life in your own hands then there pretty much aren't too many words to describe it. leave the wife, kids and anyone who hasn't slept real rough behind. I have hand mixed concrete slabs in the gulf at Christmas etc so I thought I knew what hot was - wrong ;)
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Reply By: Member - meatman61 - Tuesday, Nov 18, 2014 at 17:42
Tuesday, Nov 18, 2014 at 17:42
We have been in the (area) twice, and i reckon from late July, to mid Sept , at the latest, is the best time of the year to be there. Great big area to explore, but as others have said, excess heat will make it no where near as much fun, and can even be dangerous.
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