Sunday, May 10, 2009 at 22:11
Just did a quick search of your previous posts Warren to get an idea of your trip & what options you may have. If the
Eyre creek crossing is opened in the next week or so it will still be very wet requiring mud tyres, a winch & ideally travelling with others for recovery. There will also be a 70 odd KM detour requiring extra fuel.
Another option is to go to
Birdsville, slip out to Big Red for the day then loop around to Dalhousie having a look at
Lake Eyre on the way. Carrying an extra 40% more fuel (approx) one could do a loop of
the desert via the Rig Rd up to Poepels & back accross the French Line. This is about 4 days. There will be far less people out there in
the desert but suspect by late May you'd see at least one group every couple of days doing something similar. I know a couple of crews intending head out via the
Hay river from the West if the water doesn't stop but that would be a considerably more challenging route & probably too late for permits anyway. Plenty of shorter loops that can be done if your range is an issue.
Anywhere in
the desert is good & not being able to cross this year is just an excuse to have to go back again :-)
Cheers Craig.............
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