TRIP REPORTS
Big Red Bash 2020
10 th -20 th July 2019
Participants
TL : Ed Reddick
Phil & Kerrie Mercuri
Peter & Sue Thomas
Peter Symons & Janine Harron
Andrew Williams & Ann Thomson (T) 1525
Andrew Douglas & Heide Smith
Jacob Cooke & Tom Wightman (T) 1530
Day 1 – 10 July Melbourne to Mildura
Meeting point was at BP Calder Park. I must
say it was a short drive for me but a bit longer
for others. First stop was for vanilla slices at
Ouyen. They are just to die for. Pleasant
night spent at Mildura Big 4.
Member
No.
1623
1742
1016
1577
404
1745
1861
Vehicle Details
Toyota FJ
Nissan Patrol
Nissan Patrol
200 Landcruiser
Pajero
Mitsubishi Challenger
Hilux
campground to camp for the night and 1 day
closer to the Bash. Can’t wait.
Phil & Kerrie Mercuri 1742
Day 4 – Cameron to Innamincka
A later start to the day. After declaring to the
Border Guards that we had no fruit we
continued on. We arrived Broken Hill mid
afternoon. Stocked up on frit and veg. for the
trip. First pub stop was at the Palace Hotel for
beer and cocktails. Then a visit to Pro Hart
art gallery. Spent a pleasant night at the
Broken Hill race Course. So, we woke up with no diesel at Cameron’s
Corner but we had plenty of jerry cans of fuel
for all. We left at 9am and started our
journey to Innamincka. It started very rocky
and corrugated then we got to a beautiful
smooth stretch of road. Then we had a
blowout by Andrew and Ann. Lucky we were
on a nice stretch of road to change it and. In
the process we learnt how to use a Hema
map. We made it to Innamincka and we all
finished the night with a pub meal and a beer.
Day 3 – Broken Hill to Cameron Corner Heide Smith and Andy Douglas 1745
We awoke to a beautiful morning at the
Broken Hill racecourse. Anyone wake up with
a sore head – too many cocktails? You know
who you are. Great place to stay and good
clean amenities. Took a group photo out on
the track to send our “apologies”. Coffee stop
at Packsaddle and it looks like a good place to
say – shame about the coffee. Had a great
lunch at the Tibooburra Hotel. The drive was
easy with very interesting landscapes. Late
afternoon we arrived at Cameron’s Corner Day 5 – Innamincka to Cordillo Downs
Day 2 – 11 July Mildura to Broken Hill
We woke to the sound of cockatoos and a
clear cold morning.
Our first stop for the day was the Dig Tree
($10 donation per car), with a brief pit stop
for Andrew to repair a blow turbo hose on the
Pajero.
We proceeded along the Arrabury Rd for a
couple of hours, which was a mixture of
surfaces, until we reached the South