Newbie - planning Simpson trip

G'day all,

basically just wanna say hello. Have been lurking for ages and got an awful lot of hints and good advice concerning my previews trips around OZ, not to mention a regular fair share of laughs (aka phriday phunnies). Thanks to all for that.

As far as I'm concerned this forum is the best way to enjoy Aussie mateship online, especially when your so unlucky to live on the wrong side of the planet (poor bugger me). So I thought it's finally time to sign up and become a member.

I'm desperately looking forward to a trip across the Simpson in May. I'll be starting on the Sapphire coast (NSW) and since time is precious my basic plan is to follow the Murray, drive up to Coober Pedy along the black stuff (done the Oodnadatta track before)
and traverse west to east along a mixture of the French and WAA lines.

Then return maybe via Walkers Crossing to Innaminka. It's still eight weeks to go, so hard to predict what road conditions will be like. But from what I read recent rain (what a relief for the farmers) might have a significant influence on my plans.

What do you think, assuming there's not more rain to come over central QLD, is there any chance the water will reach Lake Eyre
and still be there in eight weeks from now? That would be an absolute highlight and definitely worth a detour. But I reckon even if water will reach Lake Eyre, it will evaporate too quickly.

Cheers Wolf