40th Birthday Bash and Tour
Submitted: Saturday, Dec 25, 2004 at 23:42
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Member - Jiarna (SA)
Hi all
I now have a draft intinerary for the 3-week trip immediately following my 40th birthday party in
Oodnadatta on June 12th, 2005 (to which you are all invited). If you are available between June 13th and July 1st 2005, and would like to see the West MacDonnells, Kings Canyon, Uluru/
Kata Tjuta,
Alice Springs,
Dalhousie Springs,
Simpson Desert,
Birdsville and much more, I can now email you the current version of the itinerary.
Hit me off list via jiarna at bigpond dot com for a copy.
Cheers
John
Reply By: Member Eric - Sunday, Dec 26, 2004 at 08:55
Sunday, Dec 26, 2004 at 08:55
Hi John , yes we will be up your way late June
wholesalecars at optusnet . com . au
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Reply By: Member - Nick (TAS) - Sunday, Dec 26, 2004 at 12:04
Sunday, Dec 26, 2004 at 12:04
Gday John,sounds like great fun.We will be travelling down the Old Ghan R/L to
Oodnadatta about the 13-14th June but have to be back in
Melbourne on the 18th to catch the boat home,would've been great to do the trip with everyone.
Whch way are you heading from
Oodnadatta? may see you all on the road as we head down.
Cheers Nick
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Follow Up By: Member - Jiarna (SA) - Sunday, Dec 26, 2004 at 22:45
Sunday, Dec 26, 2004 at 22:45
From
Oodnadatta to
Dalhousie Springs on the morning of the 13th, then to Mt Dare and Old
Andado Track to Mac Clarke Acacia Peuce Conservation
Park for the night. You'll be coming down via Finke I assume, so me may see you if you get far enough south on the 13th. Time will tell.
Cheers
John
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Reply By: Michael ( Moss Vale NSW) - Monday, Dec 27, 2004 at 00:17
Monday, Dec 27, 2004 at 00:17
Just love the
Oodnadatta track, not sure if i want to lose another windscreen and another brand new tyre in the same hour again LOL...
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Follow Up By: Member - Jiarna (SA) - Tuesday, Dec 28, 2004 at 00:44
Tuesday, Dec 28, 2004 at 00:44
Hi Michael
Sounds like you were unlucky. We haven't lost a windscreen yet, but wrecked 2 tyres (Grandtrek AT2 - not called Banglops for nothing!!) in the 2 years we've been here.
If you already know about tyre pressures, ignore this paragraph:
When on the
Oodnadatta Track or similar roads with sharp gibbers on the surface, you will get less tyre failures if you drop the pressures 8-10 psi from what you run on the blacktop. Works for me, and all the locals around here.
Cheers
John
Oodnadatta
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