Monday, Sep 08, 2008 at 18:21
Paul,
one of the biggest problems with fuel out there is that the remote communities like Parnngurr (Cotton
Creek) on the Talawana and Punmu up on the Kidson are only stocking diesel these days. The only place near Rudall that has unleaded is
Jigalong and that's near 300 km away. On the top side it's
Marble Bar and then nothing along the Telfer
Mine Road making it nearly 400 km into the
park. There is no fuel available at any of the mines along the way (Woodie Woodie, Nifty or Telfer).
It might
well be worth strapping another 20 litres somewhere on the bike for this trip or organising for a vehicle to carry fuel in for you if that's possible.
Water shouldn't be an issue for you with plenty of permanant pools and a
hand pump at either end of the Rudall Access Track (although the
water at the bottom pump has been pretty crook in recent times).
The top
hand pump has been hijacked by a geosurvey mob so If you can find out who they are (I think Barrick Gold have been doing the work out that way for the past few years) that may also be an option in getting someone to run fuel in for you. They are running some pretty big (non diesel) electrical and pump units.
If you are using a Garmin GPS, I have track files that may be of interest to you. Let me know.
Cheers Mick
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