Hi All,
Got back from trip on Friday. Went as follows,
Over to Nhill for the night, 2 nights at
Tiparra Rocks on
Yorke Peninsula, on to Glendambo then
Coober Pedy. What a place!! Went to Crocodile Harry's I reckon it should be called Dirty Harry's!! Knickers and Bra's everywhere and the old geezer was asleep in bed when we walked round.
Next stop
Curtin Springs the on to
the ROCK. Absolutely fantastic, did the climb. Only disappointment was the Cultural Centre. Too touristy and the Indigenous
population have made only a token effort to show their culture. This is a real bummer as they have obviously got great things to pass on if they want and also they get 25% of
the Rock revenue.
Anyway two nights at
Yulara so did the Olga's as
well and walked the
Valley of the Winds. (Brilliant).
Next stop Kings Canyon, did the
rim walk. Place fantastic, campground very average.
On next day around
Mereenie loop to
Palm Valley. Loop very bumpy and the door fell off the trusty Jayco (quickly riveted back on).
Palm Valley Great, stayed two nights and had a quick look around. Then onto
Redbank Gorge etc. We were pretty much all Gorged out so we ended up staying at Ellery
Creek Big Hole which was fantastic.
Onto
Alice Springs, lovely Caravan
Park (McDonnell Ranges Caravan
Park) Great facilities and entertainment every night. Two nights there with a quick look around Alice.
Down to Maree, turn left on
Oodnadatta Track and stop at
Olarinna Creek. Mates toolbox fell off his van and spilt Porta Potti and firewood all over track. Good fun. Went through
Oodnadatta, stopped at
Pink Roadhouse. I was amazed at how low they told us to drop tyre pressure!! We were running 32 cold all round but then on their advice dropped to 26 front and 30 rear. It made a huge difference and the ride was comparatively soft. Stayed a
William Creek and watched the last quarter of the Grand Final (Great Game)
Next day onto
Coward Springs, stopped and had a quick spa and chat to owner. Onto
Leigh Creek, stayed overnight and then drove through
Brachina Gorge (fantastic) on the way to
Wilpena Pound.
Wilpena Pound was a bit of a disappointment because you really need to see it from the air. We did go to
the Woolshed and viewed paintings by local artists.They were fantastic (Oh for a god given gift like that).
Next day on to
Mildura and two nights on the bank near Psyche Pumps. Finally down to Torrumbarry Weir for one night and then home.
A real fast trip 6400K in 21 days with 3 families and Vans.
We know we missed heaps and could have spent more time everywhere, but we had 3 weeks and we crammed it in. The good thing is that next time round we can miss all the "Big" things and concentrate on having a good look around.
Now planning next one. Hopefully
Canning Stock Route in 2008 with my son who will be 16 by then and able to drive. I don't think I'll take the trusty Jayco on that one!!!!
Cheers