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2022 A new (short) moto adventure.

Please see the entry Lightning Ridge published Oct 07, 2022. That entry will explain some of the changes in our lives since we last posted on this site and will also give an explanation of the Lightning Ridge adventure.

NOTE the motorcyle ride to Lightning Ridge with our friend Todd has moved, see this link Lightning Ridge

A new adventure(2019)

In case the recent announcement of the sale of our beloved GXV/Unimog suggested the end to our travel adventures, this post will reassure readers (and Nina and I) that the travels are not over; at least not yet.

As this post 'goes to press', so to speak, we will be winging our way to Sydney Australia to start a 6 months expedition to the western half of our home country.

It may seem a bit strange, but not withstanding all the places we have been in the world, we have never traveled the western expanse of Australia. This expedition will redress that oversight.

Transportation for this adventure will be a one of the relatively new V8 diesel Toyota Troop Carrier fitted out as a camper. These are very rare vehicles in North America but common in Australia.

We chose to rent a vehicle for this expedition rather than go through the buying and then selling process. More expensive but much more convenient; at least thats the theory. The accuracy of that theory will unfold over the course of the adventure.

The provider of our vehicle is WaExperts.com.au, a Perth based rental provider.

What's on this site

An archive of our daily Journal, a route map (both actual and proposed) with daily camping spots, and photo galleries.

In addition there will be periodic posts on topics that catch our fancy and articles on topics we think other travelers will find interesting. Also see the Vehicle, Gear and How items on the main menu.

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We are now in the mode of "lets get home".

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Today seemed to be never ending; with the black strip of tar (sealed road) heading off into the distance through flat and almost featureless country. Though to be fair the type of country changed from time to time. Sometimes bare rocky desert, othertimes lush grass lands thanks to recent rains, and othertimes mulga strub. But always with the red-sand or red-rock underneath.

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As the title of this post suggests today would be about Burke and Wills though we did not know that at the start of the day. A little after getting started today we came to the oil settlement of Moomba. Aussies of my age might remember when "the Moomba oil discovery" was a major news story. One never hears of it now but the town of Moomba and the surrounding area is alive with activity and as a result we would encounter many work vehicles and heavy trucks from this point until after Innamincka.

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Before leaving Lyndhurst this morning Nina went on her usual morning walk and got captivated by thee effect of the early morning sun on the earth dams behind the hotel. The photos in some sad way captures the essense of Lyndhurst. A cross-road settlement that barely earns the title of a town and consists of two gas stations and a pub.

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The notable feature of today is probably the flat tyre we had to deal with. We parked at the campground where the track crosses Cooper Creek and noticed the tyre was going down so was able to change it without driving on the flat tyre; fortunate as that saved us from destroying the tyre.

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2022 A new (short) moto adventure.

A new adventure(2019)

What's on this site

Last night on this trip (Wild Camp, Queensland)

Hawkes and Oil (Thargominda, Queensland)

Burke and Wills (Wild Camp, Queensland)

Strzelecki Part I (Somewhere on the Strzelecki Track, South Australia)

Birdsville Track II (Lyndhusrt, South Australia)