Saturday, Feb 11, 2012 at 14:16
Ok.......
Any where between Alice and deep
well is usually lined with people and is where the drunken yobbos on bikes, quads and cars hoon all night. Its possible to find a spot along that section where it is quite but very unlikely.
From Deep
Well to
Rodinga (Maryvale turn off) the people thin out a bit and you dont get as many yobbos but probably isnt the most exciting bit of track as they pretty
well stick to the road and pass at around 200kmh in a cloud of dust.
From Maryvale to Bundooma the numbers thin out again and you are a lot more likely to get a
campsite to yourself (except for Bundooma as its a
check point) and can get out before the sweeps if your in a hurry.
After Bundooma you wont come across too many camps (other than Mt Squires)until Finke where I used to
camp in the sand hills.
You are not allowed to
camp in the
Finke river or anywhere South of it except for Race
Camp (Start/Finish) which is absolutely packed and not a place to
camp unless involved in the race.
Just remember that a lot of people have camped in the same spot for years and meet a lot of people there each year, so if you happen to
camp in their spot they wont just move on because your there......meet your new neighbours! LOL Just have a good look around and make sure it doesnt have tat "lived in feeling" an old fire or a
sign out on the road. A lot of people even go down a couple days area and rope their
campsite off and mark it.
Well I havent exactly told you where to
camp, rather where not to, but It hopefully will give a bit of an idea of areas.......one other thing........avoid driving back on Sunday as the road gets absolutely mad! Stay back one extra night and drive back without all the cowboys!
Hope his helps
Cheers
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