CSR TRIP

Submitted: Thursday, May 05, 2011 at 11:37

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Member - MIKE.G

Hi, can someone advise me if there is any benefit in travelling the CSR from south to north vs the other way? We are looking at dong it from the north.

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Reply By: Member - Bucky - Thursday, May 05, 2011 at 12:08

Thursday, May 05, 2011 at 12:08

We did up from Well 5 (with trailer's)

Bailed out at Well 33 ( Kunawarritji ) thru the Pilbra, The Kimberley, The Bungle's.

And some 2 months later, Down from Billiluna, to Well 33, then ouit via the Gary Junction Rd To Alice.

Had the best of both worlds

If anything, the Nth end is a little more sparse, but still very interesting.

We loved it all
Some interesting Videos to check out

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Bucky

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Follow Up By: Member - Duncan W (WA) - Thursday, May 05, 2011 at 20:23

Thursday, May 05, 2011 at 20:23

Enjoyed your vids Bucky.

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Reply By: Member - Andrew L (QLD) - Thursday, May 05, 2011 at 13:20

Thursday, May 05, 2011 at 13:20

I travelled south to north last year, will do north to south later, only benefit I see is your not driving into the sun in the afternoons, and the sand/terrain may look better with the sun on it, and not behind it.

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Reply By: Member - Phil B (WA) - Thursday, May 05, 2011 at 17:31

Thursday, May 05, 2011 at 17:31

Hi Mike

I would recommend N to S, why?

The dune approaches are shorter on the N side and less dug up on the N side making for easier driving.

You'll also meet more people as most tend to go S to N, when chatting with them you'll get a better idea of what or who is ahead of you, any trouble spots, what not to miss etc..

Also the cattle where taken along the CSR from N to S, you'll then be driving the CSR for what it was built for.

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Follow Up By: Gaynor - Friday, May 13, 2011 at 05:45

Friday, May 13, 2011 at 05:45

Agree with Phil.

I was fortunate to get a lift in a Peugeot 505 from Billiluna to Wiluna and we remarked how much easier it looked than s to n. Those dunes on the south side were really steep and churned up. Not sure we would have made it so easily had we travelled s to n.

Personally I found the north section most appealing but I also think people might sometimes get tired towards to end of their journey whilst the beginning is always super exciting. On the other hand, the women in the group I was travelling with wanted to turn around and do it all again!

So I am :-)

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Reply By: rocco2010 - Thursday, May 05, 2011 at 18:23

Thursday, May 05, 2011 at 18:23

Gidday

Dont underestimate the sun factor if travelling south to north. It is low in the sky at that time of year and can be tiresome ...

unless you want to work on your tan as one passenger was a few years ago until the ute crested a dune and there was the leader of the DEC team doing a survey standing a metre off the track. How quickly can a woman get a T shirt on? Not quickly enough!

Cheers

Rocco