Wednesday, Oct 13, 2010 at 09:57
Marc,
I for one, did not think a local would pinch the
fuel as "locals" would know the serious consequences of running out of
fuel in these remote areas.
I assume the lowlife to be a fellow traveller who was short of
fuel or is just a plain thief.
The problem with most of us who travel these areas on a "once in a lifetime basis" is that we rely on the "experts" in regard to these matters.
If I was to do this trip again ( and I wont be) I would carry enough
fuel for the entire journey and/or contact
Kunawarritji to ensure they would have supplies and this would be my recommendation to anyone doing the CSR in the future.
The cost of
fuel at these remote
places is understandable, not so the inflated costs of
fuel imposed on us in the capital cities and suburbs.
I note that the Aussie $ keeps going up and so does the cost of
fuel - strange that!
I heard some wag on the radio a couple of weeks ago say that because of the high Aussie $ petrol will drop to below $1.00 - maybe he thought it was April 1.
Jeff.
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