Monday, Sep 29, 2008 at 13:10
Hi Alan
We were lucky with the GCR. The NT side had been reported as quite bad (people had seen a road train bogged in the middle of the road). It was graded a few days before we went through. They always leave residual corrugations, but it was good, and the WA side was mainly good, with a few corrugated patches, but nothing major.
It is also a perception of the person whether they call a road good or bad, according to their recent experiences. We went through the
Gibb River Road in June, hoping to miss the July frenzy. This proved to be a very wise move, and i know the roads can change quickly with traffic driving too fast, however one BT owner came through two or three weeks after us and said it was terrible.
Similarly in NT, the dirt road to Artlunga (East MacDonnells) was good and my husband said he really enjoyed the drive, partly because he could enjoy the scenery without needing his eyes on the road all the time. Three weeks later we met someone who'd been through down the Binns Track from Gemtree to Artlunga and then to Alice. They said that section of the Binns Track was a really good road, but the Artlunga to
Ross River (unsealed section) was the worst road they had been on.
The Tanami Road had it's moments and needed constant vigilance. The WA side had the worst stretch (WA usually does!).
Enjoy you BT when it arrives.
Motherhen
Wish i was on the road again
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