First big trip
Submitted: Saturday, Jun 25, 2011 at 07:52
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hugh n cath
Hello all, First time on the
forum but have been using the site for ideas and answers for awhile. Only nine days to go till we head off on our first trip. Leaving
Brisbane heading out west to Innaminka via the Adventure way working our way down to
Whyalla. Will visit family and meet another couple from Tassie before heading of for the
Oodnadatta track and onwards to
the rock,
Kakadu etc. All up we are away for seven weeks. We drive a Rav4 V6 with a Cub Drover in tow & have prepared as much as we can using info from this site. I beleive the car will be fine on the Strezleki and
Oodnadatta tracks but if anyone has other thoughts the
feedback would be appreciated. Its great sites like this that give us first timers the encouragement to get up and do a trip and for that I say thank you to all.
Reply By: Member - John and Val - Saturday, Jun 25, 2011 at 08:25
Saturday, Jun 25, 2011 at 08:25
Hi Hugh n Cath,
Welcome to the
forum!
And all the best for your first big trip. I think from a purely practical point of view that your rig sounds fine for your itinerary, and that reading here on the
forum and the many useful
blogs will have provided you with heaps of information.
What you won't find here though, and probably something you can only learn from experience, is the benefit of absorbing and experiencing, rather than just "seeing". People speak of "doing" the Canning or the Simpson as if they were talking of doing the washing up or the shopping. What a waste! Develop the habit of examining your surroundings, seeing the detail, and don't rush it. Watching the world flash by outside the car isn't very different from watching it on TV, and isn't much more rewarding. Aim to stop to experience the smell, the feel of the vegetation, the sand, walk on the gibbers and get down close for a low angle photo, note the intensity of the colours and how they vary with the angle of the sun, look so as to take in your surroundings with clarity as you never have before. This is subjective, personal, almost spiritual, in contrast with the pretty objective things you will have gained here and elsewhere. It's good to run a diary too, as it encourages you to review each day and record not just the day's happenings, but your responses to them. This refreshes and strengthens your enjoyment, and memory. It also helps develop your observation powers.
Have a great trip!
John | J and V
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Reply By: Member - Oldbaz. NSW. - Saturday, Jun 25, 2011 at 09:20
Saturday, Jun 25, 2011 at 09:20
Hi hu & cath, I can only offer encouragement. Had I been as eloquent as
John above
I would have said just what he said, in fact that response encapsulates why we should
travel....brilliant..
John. On a more practical note, I can only suggest you restock food
& other essentials at a local level & dont cart heaps of consumables from
home. The
small business operators in the isolated areas only survive by tourists spending. Sure
it costs a bit more but without such
services outback travelling would be much more
ardous. Your rig should be fine..travel slowly..
camp early..enjoy.....oldbaz.
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