We arrived home last night after 53 days on the wallaby. I had envisaged a 70 day trek but fuel supplies dictated the terms of travel and I put some remote treks off for another time.
We drove the Anne Beadell Hwy, a small bit of the GCR, the
David Carnegie Road, The Eagly Hwy, visited the Calvert Ranges, drove CSR for a short stretch and made for
Newman via the Talawana and the
Billinooka Tracks. From there we did
Nullagine and
Marble Bar and then the Rippon Hills Road, the Punmu Road and finally the Kidson Track. Once on the black stuff we stayed at Cape Keraudren,
Cleaverville Beach, Yule River,
Karratha CP, 40 Mile Beach and the Ashburton River at 3 Mile Hole near Old
Onslow. Next part of the trek took us to Mt Augustus,
Meekatharra,
Sandstone,
Menzies, Kalgoorlie,
Norseman and then across the Null to home.
Stats:
11,000km
7 staked tyres(4 Cooper STT's and 3 Eldorado on trailer) and 16 plugs used
Most expensive fuel Mt Augustus $1.90l
Cheapest fuel Woolworths
Port Augusta $1.36l
2 broken side mirrors(corrugations)
Buggered fuel
tank guard(corrugations)
Buggered flares...again!
Radius Arm nuts kept on coming loose until a fitted a locking nut to each
Burnt out inverter(corrugations)
Burnt out cameras battery charger
bleep tered winscreen courtesy Landcruiser ute doing 120kmh
Snapped bolts on ARB bullbar
Stuffed OME front shocks(and just out of warranty)
Broken RH passenger door latch
52 nights
camping, 1 night cabin
Put the tent up 42 times
40 campfires
We all had a great time. Highlights of the trip for me were Calvert Ranges Rock Art,
Burrup Peninsula Rock Art, Whale watching at Head of the Bight and ofcourse just being out there in the Big Sky Country.
This time around I will post my thoughts on the various sections of our holiday on anm individual basis. Later a full account will be published on my website.
Now to start the unpacking!!!
Cheers