passing dunes, and twice we met up with oncoming traffic on
the top of the dune! Not the most ideal spot to meet your
oncoming traffic. The first one was pretty safe as we knew each
other was getting very close so we were each tentative and
meet amicably. The 2 nd was a bit of a shock for both of us, as
there was so much chatter from another convoy, each of us
missed our call to crest the dune, lucky we didn’t collide and all
was negotiated
well to pass
without incident.
Nights 11 & 12
Interesting Facts:
were spent at
Birdsville. Nights
We travelled a total of 4,786 km’s
13 & 14 were
spent in
Simpson Desert facts: From Mt Dare
to Birsdville, we travelled 568km,
Innaminca. Night
15 was spent in
using 156 litres, taking 5 days, for a
cost of $258.46, using an average
Tibooburra, while
night 16 was
L/100 of 20.3 (this included using 2
Jerry cans of fuel
spent in Broken
Hill.
We hit the Simpson Desert on our 7
day of travel
th
Always expect the
unexpected in the
We were away for a total of 17 days
outback, there is
weird and quirky
We stayed in a motel only 3 times, the
rest was in a tent
everywhere you
look, fr om an
We only used approx 30 litres of
entire paddock
turned into an art
water the entire trip between 2 adults
and 1 child!
museum of
massive
sculptures made
out of scrap, to a
working piano placed on the side of the road. You don’t
question, you just admire, and enjoy the fun and oddness of it
all.