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  • Day 13 – Manning River Gorge

    Woke up to a cold morning, and the sound of birds and the Manning River gurgling in the background. We repoked the fire, put on a coffee, made some breakfast and waited for the sun to come up. We still… Continue reading

    Day 13 – Manning River Gorge
  • Day 12 – The notorious Gibb River Road

    We set off from El Questro on the ‘notorious’ Gibb River Road. Well we wondered what all the fuss was about regarding the Gibb River Road, it was like driving on a highway!……until we caught up with the Grader 200kms… Continue reading

    Day 12 – The notorious Gibb River Road
  • Day 11 – Zebedee Zebedee

    Went for a swim at Zebedee Springs which is a permanent thermal spring fed via a fault line from a permanent supply of water deep within the earth. The water temperature is 28-32 degrees Celsius all year. The cliff faces… Continue reading

    Day 11 – Zebedee Zebedee
  • Day 10 – into Western Australia

    We crossed the border to WA today. At the quarantine station we handed over all our fruit and veges, (and unopened honey) and then made our way to Kununurra where we restocked our fruit and veges (and more honey) and… Continue reading

    Day 10 – into Western Australia
  • Day 9 – and so to Katherine

    We have been out of phone range for a few days, here is what we have been up to…………….Left Elliott this morning looking forward to meeting up with with our friends at Katherine to start the second leg of our… Continue reading

    Day 9 – and so to Katherine
  • Day 8 – Devil’s Marbles

    Thought that was the end of the blogs today……dropped the laptop and took a nice chunk out of it…still works though, so here’s today’s blog. Left camp early this morning and made our way to Tennant Creek via the Devil’s… Continue reading

    Day 8 – Devil’s Marbles
  • Day 7 – Coober Pedy to North of Alice

    Stayed at the Underground Motel in Coober Pedy so we could get an early start today – we have a big driving day today. We crossed the border into NT as well as the Tropic of Capricorn. So far on… Continue reading

    Day 7 – Coober Pedy to North of Alice
  • Day 6 – Lake Eyre

    Well we decided to put the Prado and the Pod through its paces today – unintentionally! We decided to go and have a look at Lake Eyre. Well to get to Lake Eyre you need to follow a ‘track’ across… Continue reading

    Day 6 – Lake Eyre
  • Day 5 – Oodnadatta Track

    Woke this morning to find the tent frozen solid, so had a late start so it (and us) could thaw out a bit. It’s a beautiful sunny day here and we are looking forward to starting on the Oodnaodatta track… Continue reading

    Day 5 – Oodnadatta Track
  • Day 4 – Outback SA

    Had to pack up in the rain this morning, wasn’t too bad, we are amazed at how quick the pod camper is to pack and unpack – even in the rain. We left Tanunda and headed to the Clare Valley.… Continue reading

    Day 4 – Outback SA