Oodnadatta / Simpson

Don't you feel for all the people going to or attempting to get to the concert this weekend from the southern states, both Tracks closed.....


Merv

sweetnam, how long is that piece of string springs to mind, who knows.
It's always a crap shoot up there with weather.

Just have to keep an eye on the SA outback Road Conds page and pray.
Or better, have a back up plan.
Maybe roads are open from Coober Pedy, or Marla, or even go up to Kulgera on the blacktop and down to Mt Dare via New Crown of necessary.

Once in the desert you are usually pretty right, apart from claypans south of Poeppel Cnr if there's been rain there, and of course the tracks out of Birdsville.
Often it is best to exit in your case (to Sydney) via Windorah and down through western QLD.

Good luck, the desert is beautiful with wildflowers at the moment, just completed Madgian Line in the North Simpson, was so green all through there.

Would suggest you check these links...


http://www.dpti.sa.gov.au/OutbackRoads

http://www.ntlis.nt.gov.au/roadreport/obstructions-closures.jsp

http://roadconditions.lbs.racq.com.au/static/report/highload.html#

Basically almost everything up to the corners is closed atm...

sweetnam,
I think you will be OK. Oodnadatta track has been closed a lot recently, and I would not expect much luck from that route, but as said, the road in from Finke should open up with the clear weather expected. You could head to Birdsville and head in to the Simpson from there, tour around, camp and enjoy. I prefer the East any way. You don't really need to cross it.
ian

Thanks for all the feedback - i have been watching the DPTI and Oodnadatta has opened so we should be ok with clear skies for the next few days.....

With school kids we dont have the luxury of travelling July to Aug outside of the school break so off we go...