Got
home this morning about 3.30am had to jump (medical) last two days of the trip to mt ive will do this later
The road from
coober pedy to 50 km past the
SA border is as bad a track as I have ever travelled not because it is impassable but parts of it has not been maintained since 1962
It took three days driving to compleate and we averaged 26 kms an hour and were lucky to do that at times we were down to walking speed and according to GPS our highest speed was 56kms dont remember geting that fast as it is bad all the time
You will damage your vechical it is just too rough and over grown
2 shockers, 1 rear mirror, all airials had to take off before destroyed, 2 tyres, rear tyre carrier, trailer cable, 4 cans beer in esky on ice, 12 cool drink, 1 trouble light
I know this is light damage but remember we were travling very slow and had a pupose built trailer that had most of the weight
There are at least 9
places where you can come to grief and I dont just mean the vechical and two of them are before you join the main track at mable creek the new grids have been built above ground and are too steep with one having a washout on the other side you can not see even as you cross at +15 you will come to grief. We removed at least twenty trees from the track every time a bush falls on the track people just swing round it espesilly on the top of the sand hills from vokes corner
From the boarder on it is a fair road with little challange just whatch the side trip to the plane
The new fuel stop is working although a call ahead I belive would be apreciated
they are selling diesol fuel only and dont mind doing so they are going to put in an another 10,000 storage, basic stores, no ice as solar powered and gen as backup, they will also be selling objects of art shortly and touristy things
If you travel the SA side and break down the
police will not send there vechicals out to meet the same fate you will have to wait for hellicopter or locals
Have some GPS readings from rail will send them in a couple days if anybody whishes to talk to me about the trip I wiil send ph num on personal list
I have taked to the
police re the road since reaching WA and advised them of conditions we were the first through in six weeks according to the book at the border they have advised that everyone prior to us turned back before emu or turned there to the south and that there is a desire to actualy close the road to all but local traffic I personally belive that to travell alone like we did (have never travelled in group ever) would not be wise we had all the bits but certinaly used them this time
David please update the cars against this road not for difficaulty but for danger and vechical damage