Sunday, Jul 12, 2009 at 10:18
Hi John and sally, my family did that trip from Victoria last July, here is the itinerary for it. Absolutely wonderful trip, follow the ideas from the the above campers and definetely take it easy. We went on the Ghan railway Track i would not recommend it when towing anything. We had a Hilux dual cab with roofrack and not towing anything and we tented most of the way except for the first few days.
Day 1- We live in Victoria and our friends live in
Sydney so we met at
Mildura and
stayed the night in cabins at a Holiday
Park.
Day 2 – Left
Mildura - We travelled to
Hawker(SA) via
Leigh Creek and Maree (fuel )
Stayed the night at
Hawker in a cabin.
Day 3 – Left
Hawker – We travelled to
William Creek(SA) Stayed the night in the
campground behind
William Creek Hotel in tents (fuel)
Day 4 – Left
William Creek – Travelled to Mt Dare via
Oodnadatta (fuel) and
Dalhousie Springs. Camped in tents in the campground behind the Mount Dare
Hotel.
Day 5 – Left
Mount Dare Hotel (fuel) and travelled to
Chambers Pillar Reserve via
Finke (NT) where the Finke Desert Race starts and the Old Ghan Railway and
stayed the night at
Chambers Pillar reserve, camped in tents several hundred metres
from
Chambers Pillar, a 5 minute walk.
Day 6 & 7– Left
Chambers Pillar Reserve and travelled to
Alice Springs (fuel)
Day 8 – Left
Alice Springs, went north up the Stuart Hwy and then east on the Plenty
Hwy. Stopped at the ‘Giant
termite mound’ and camped for the night about halfway
about 500mts of road down track.
Day 9 – Left our
bush camp and travelled to
Boulia (QLD). Purchased fuel at a
station several hundred kms before getting to
Boulia. I asked the lady that was
selling the fuel how many acres is the station. She said they owned 2 properties both
500,000 acres each WOW! Arrived at
Boulia mid afternoon and setup
camp on
powered site to recharge mobile phones etc.
Day 10 – Left
Boulia and travelled to
Birdsville and camped for 2 nights (QLD)
Day 11 & 12 – Stayed at
Birdsville, Visited the
Birdsville Hotel, conquered ‘Big Red’
the first
sand dune of the
Simpson Desert, the
Birdsville Working Museum and more.
Birdsville would be one of our favourite outback towns.
Day 13 – Left
Birdsville and travelled to
Innamincka, another very unique outback
town.
On the road to
Innamincka we had just gone past ‘
Cordillo Downs’ a sheep station,
we came across and man and his vehicle and trailer that needed help. He was
towing a rust bucket of a trailer that shouldn’t have left home and the leaf spring had
broken off. We did manage to help him by drilling a hole in the leaf spring and in the
trailer and wiring it up with ‘No.8’ fencing wire (we always carry a piece of this wire
when 4WDriving it’s the first time we have ever used it. He was then able to go drive
slowly to '
Cordillo Downs' and get more help.
Day 14 – Stayed in
Innamincka and camped in tents on the bank of
Coopers Creek.
This is the area where ‘Burke & Wills’ started their trek many years ago.
Day 15, 16 & 17 – Stayed in
Innamincka for 5 nights to give us a break from the
constant travelling and moving
camp.
Innamincka is a fascinating area, there is a lot
of information anf
places to visit regarding ‘Burke and Wills’ and the
Innamincka
Hotel is very unique and has the
general store next door that sells fuel and basic
foods, souvenirs and public showers are nearby.
Day 18 – Left
Innamincka and start heading for home. We travelled to ‘Camerons
Corner’ where 3 states meet SA, QLD and NSW and travelled to
Tibooburra and
camped for the night.
Day 19 – Travelled from
Tibooburra to
Broken Hill stayed in a cabin
Day 20 – Made it home and unpacked (never good). But we came home with some
amazing photos and we always look forward to the next trip
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