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“ The best laid schemes of mice and men ,” the Scottish poet , Robert Burns , once lamented . A reference to the very fact that even the best made plans often go awry . And with northern rains and a high watered Eyre Creek plans to cross the Simpson Desert indeed went awry . The best laid schemes …
Faced with an untenable route , organisers of the 2023 Frontline Safari faced the alternatives , the ride to Birdsville could not occur , yet the Simpson Desert ride would continue , after all these are military men , veterans of conflict , trained in finding a solution , of making things work . The Frontline Safari had to continue .
Now in its third running , the Frontline Safari is an event that encourages , but not exclusively for , veterans of the military to challenge themselves by crossing one of the World ’ s toughest environments , Australia ’ s Simpson Desert . A vast
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