We are in Alice Springs

Submitted: Wednesday, Jul 01, 2009 at 17:35
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After an eventful but mostly enjoyable trip across the desert via Gary Junction, we are in Alice, mainly to wait for a bolt we lost from the spring of the F250.

We couldn't get into the CP we favour out of town, so are in town amongst the noise, and could only get unpowered, but in the shade of trees, so computer time will be extremely limited.

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Reply By: Gone Bush (WA) - Wednesday, Jul 01, 2009 at 17:40

Wednesday, Jul 01, 2009 at 17:40
Good to hear MH.

I believe you had some company at Well 33.

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Follow Up By: Motherhen - Wednesday, Jul 01, 2009 at 17:55

Wednesday, Jul 01, 2009 at 17:55
Hi Gone Bush

Yes, we were lucky we didn't miss them. When re-fuelling, someone suggested we go to the Well to camp - and there they were.

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Reply By: Member - Neville & Sally C (VI - Wednesday, Jul 01, 2009 at 18:04

Wednesday, Jul 01, 2009 at 18:04
Hi M.H.
Wer'e having dreadful weather here and it's come accross from Perth. Good to here from you. What happened at Well 33? On it's way over here, has this wet ,cold and extremely windy front dropped much rain around the Gary Junction r
oad area? We leave for that area and The Transaustralian access road in August.
Hope the rest of your trip goes well. Take care.
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Follow Up By: Motherhen - Thursday, Jul 02, 2009 at 17:32

Thursday, Jul 02, 2009 at 17:32
Hi Sally

We met up with some friends of Gone Bush at Well 33 who he had told us about, travelling with a group heading in the opposite direction to us.

Our poor daughter at home looking after the sheep and lambs has had nothing but rain. She can't drive on the paddocks to feed to cold and hungry sheep. The weather we had coming across and since we got here has been perfect. Mild sunny days and cosy cool nights.

Enjoy the trans crossing. Friends of ours have been across twice.

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Reply By: Member - Scott F (QLD) - Wednesday, Jul 01, 2009 at 18:04

Wednesday, Jul 01, 2009 at 18:04
Hi MH, your van looks interesting in the pic's, can you tell us a bit about it? ta
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Follow Up By: cobber - Wednesday, Jul 01, 2009 at 21:24

Wednesday, Jul 01, 2009 at 21:24
Hi, MH................where are you going on from the Alice?........we are off this month..............Great Central Road to the Alice then on to Winton.........Have a good trip!
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Follow Up By: Motherhen - Thursday, Jul 02, 2009 at 17:33

Thursday, Jul 02, 2009 at 17:33
Hi Scott - Made in Qld (as the best vans are). Bushtracker is the cream of the crop.

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Follow Up By: Motherhen - Thursday, Jul 02, 2009 at 18:12

Thursday, Jul 02, 2009 at 18:12
Hi Cobber

We will head north and explore our way to Darwin, then decide where next. I am thinking of the Savannah way into FNQ. What way after that? Who knows.

Friends went through the Great Central Road as far a Sandy Blight Junction a couple of weeks ago, and the GCR had just been graded! The SBJ was rough though.

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