Week One...

We have officially been on the road for a week now and even with all the advice from family and friends there are some things you can only learn on the road.

1. DVD players with headphones are a must.
2. Dust gets into everything (yes, everything).
3. Boys like collecting rocks (even the big boys).
4. Australia is really, really big.
5. Shower as often as you can.
6. Water tastes crap if it's not out of your own tap.
7. Yes Gboy, you don't need an annexe

Does anyone now a good courier from Alice Springs????

A few happy snaps....

We've seen rockets, camels, dust, old railways, mines (for silver, copper, gold, opals, ochre), dingoes, gala's etc...

My first sunrise in a long time!

We are at Coober Pedy...

After five days on the road we are at Coober Pedy. As you may know I haven't been passed Adelaide before and weve done a lot of K's. We didn't go to lake Ayre as the water is all but gone from the south lake and in the north it's about 60%, too hard to get to for half a days travel.

We made Mildura on the first day, Carriton on the second where it got to zero overnight, Marree on the third and last night was William Creek.

You cannot appreciate how big this country is till you get closer to the middle.

The wife is getting nervous and the kids can't wait...

It's Monday night and tomorrow is shopping day. It's quite nerve racking that we have had months to plan and tomorrow we do our food shop between 10 am and 11 am. Still have to fit the drawers in the truck, hopefully the paint is dry (no time for the flash carpet!) Sorted out all the medical needs and it fits nicely into into a large suitcase... only joking. Only one question "how much grog can an outback camper carry???"

12 days to go...

The camper is finally ready and it's time to take it for a test run to see if we can rattle anything off.

 

The Big Map

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Getting ready for the big trip...

This is our first ever blog in preparation of our momentous trip around half of Australia. The idea was spawned by Bill Joycey mentioning plans with the Harveys to take a big outback trip towards Broom. It has been 12 months since that conversation and in 2 weeks we will be off for our adventure of a life time.

It has been a relativley inexpensive exercise in that we have only had to purchase a new car (Nissan Patrol) a Jayco Outback Hawk Camper, oodles of other equipment and a few borrowed bits.

The scene is a little remniscent of something out of Mad Max. A camper loaded to the hilt with every possible nook and cranny filled with something that might be needed in the middle of B%M F&^K NOWWHERE (BFN for short). If the map has worked then you will see exactly where BFN exists... mostly between Mount Eliza and Broome and perhaps on the way home between Broome and Mount Eliza.

There are tales of horror and despair but with our trusty photographer "James" at least we will have evidence of our traumatic events.

So stay tuned for the upcoming adventure.

Cam