Leaving Tom Price on the morning of Friday 15th July, our first planned stop was at Hamersley Gorge. Hamersley Gorge is in Karajini NP on the far western side. It has it’s own entry and exit from the park. There is no camping so it is a day visit gorge only. From a geological perspective it is the most spectacular … Continue reading – Photos and more
Leaving Marble Bar on Sunday the 7th of July we headed for Newman via Nullagine. This route takes you past the new huge Roy Hill mine of Gina Rinehart’s and also Fortesque Mining Group’s new mine in the same area. These developments are huge with huge FIFO living quarters, paved streets, wide bitumen roads. Driving through the … Continue reading – Photos and more
Heading west from Punmu after refuelling we found a fabulous camp spot on the edge of Lake Dora, thanks to the guidance of a well travelled ex work colleague. Thanks Mike.
We had asked in Punmu the viability of us driving into Desert Queen Baths in Rudall River NP and received conflicting information. One of the Aboriginal Elders … Continue reading – Photos and more
The parts for Harold and Di’s camper were ordered from Perth in a timely manner but Star Track managed to send them to Darwin instead of Alice Springs. After eventually getting some senior management involved we eventually got the parts on Thursday the 23rd June. The complete story of Star Tracks stuff up is too involved for … Continue reading – Photos and more
After our experience at Marla, we cleaned up a little as best we could, both vehicles and self, and headed for Alice on the bitumen. Nearing Alice, phoning around, trying to find a Caravan Park with a vacancy was proving very difficult. The problem was the imminent Finke Desert race. There were competitors from around the country and a number … Continue reading – Photos and more