Well we are finally home after about 7500km in 3 1/2 weeks on the road. We left brizzy on the 1st of July and headed to the E.O gathering in south Australia via
Birdsville with Trevor and Judy where we meet up with Brian. From here we set out to conquer big red and
little red and explore
Birdsville. Then it was off down the
Birdsville track tacking in all the sights with an over night stay at Clayton, what a place an
oasis in the middle of nowhere. From here it was off to warraweena and to meet (as Trevor would say the crow eaters hahaha)It was a great time had by all (with the exception of a few trouble makers......they know who they are hey Roachie and Lucy?????.It was nice to put names to faces. John R and Heather glad to here you got home safely after your mishap and sorry we didn't catch up down on the great ocean road (I think we would have arrived at your house before you two). After 3 days of fun and games and childish pranks to which I refused to have any part in...hahaha,we were off once again on our journey ever deeper south which took us through
Brachina gorge(spelling), thanks for the suggested route Judith and Willem it was as beautiful as you said it would be. From
Port Augusta we headed through the
Clare valley to
Adelaide and then on to Mt Gambier to
Port Fairy which is a lovely little town. Next it was the Great Ocean Road to
Lorne by this time the camera was just about burnt out through to much use, after an overnight stop in
Lorne we continued on our way to
Queenscliff where we caught the car ferry to Portsea so we missed
Melbourne and kept heading to our overnight stay at Phillip Island and visit to see the fairy penguins which Leigh absolutely loved,the only disappointment was you cant take photos. From here we caught up with some friends in
Melbourne and up through the Dandenongs and out onto the Hume Highway to Wodonga. Next day we continued to
Holbrook and across into Kosiousko National
Park through
Cabramurra (Highest town in Australia) from here to a couple of nights stay in
Jindabyne and some fun in the snow. Off to
Canberra and
Sydney to catch up with some more outlaws and friends. From
Sydney we headed off through the Blue Mountains and on to Dubbo and the Western Plains Zoo for an encounter with the Meerkats and the Lima's. A lost day to some but
well worth the stop. Then home via
Tamworth. All in all a lot a Kms with many memories and photos (however not to rival Captain Kodak- Brian H)
I would like to take the opportunity to thank Judith and Willem and all others concerned for organising a great weekend. To Brian H and Trevor R and family thank you for your company as you could not ask for nicer people to travel with thanks for the memories.
Regards
Ross and Leigh