Simpson Desert

Just been reading about the conditions in the Simpson and I cant believe what im reading! Just got back from there after an Easter x-ing...if it was any easier i could've taken a commodore. The only soft stuff was the top quarter of the dunes and then it wasn't really that soft. The rest of it was almost like driving on bitumen. Heres how much of a challenge it wasnt... left Birdsville (after finally getting fuel, everything was closed) Friday 3pm arrived Dalhousie 7pm Saturday night and only used around 80 litres of fuel. That included sleeping, lunch,tea,toilet,photo and drink stops. Was better in September last year but still had a good time though, except for the flies...theres millions of them out there at the moment! Have to agree with one thing though, Big Red is a real challenge at the moment, had 4 goes from western side but ended up about 1 car length short of the top each time.