walkers crossing + simpson

Fred Walker's crossing track has been closed for quite some weeks......due to the risen Cooper far as I know- see the SA Desert Parks Bulletin (there's a link at www.vks737.on.net - road's page - this site too I'm sure.... there's a contact number for advice)......re the Simpson...it changes so quickly at times.....no point in looking for detail just yet IMO ...... re Dalhousie ->Chambers 9/4....seems 'yes' to me, but others might suggest you'll leave little quality time for 'interesting' stops etc.

Have just spoken to Santos Field services Moomba, Walkers crossing is closed, water is still flowing across it and expect it to be closed for another 2 months.

Drove Chambers to Dalhouise this time 2 years ago and out of our 2 week trip from Alice to Adelaide, that day stands out as being the one that was a bit too long in the saddle.

The old gahn track was pretty rippley to say the least and remember arriving at Dalhousie on dusk in a pretty grumpy state after maybe 7hrs ?? on the road. (Grumpiness remedied very quickly by a sunset dip in the springs thank God)

Even still, I'm not sure if I'd do it differently again though given the timetable we had.

Could have been made worse by the lack of sleep at Chambers where there was somewhat of a mouse plague and our dome tent became the star attraction as a jumping castle and slippery dip for all the rodents in the neigbourhood!!!

Then had a late start due to making mouse traps with wine box, chip packets, wine bottle and Anzac buscuits to evict all our new little friends from the car!

Sorry this is rambling and probably unhelpful :-)

Thanks for the info i must say i had not factored in any sort of rodent plague any wher in the trip. i am planning to be pulling up dailey by 4.00 pm so looks like a bush camp onthe track.

Thanks Peter