Ceduna to Kingoonya 17 – 18 July Goog’s track was built in the 1970’s by John (Goog) and Jenny Denton with Jenny’s Brother Dennis and various Family and Friends during the winter months over three years. The family lived on the southern border of the Yumbarra Conservation Park, and from what I can work out Read More …
Month: June 2016
08 – Eyre Peninsula – Part II: West side & Gawler Ranges
Port Lincoln – Ceduna 9 – 16 June I’m sitting here, on a cliffs edge on Hall Beach, watching the sunset. To my right is Estelle and our fire pit giving us a satisfying heat burning the pine we had picked up from the side of the road earlier. Swell rolls in and smashes Read More …
07 – Eyre Peninsula – Part I: East side
Whyalla to Port Lincoln 1 – 9 June After a long day of driving (~430kms) we made it to Whyalla, and to a lovely free campsite just out of town right on the beach. As we were to discover these free beach campsites are dotted all along the coast of the Eyre Peninsula, Read More …
06 – Outback Tracks and the Desert Raining on Our Parade
Arkaroola to Whyalla 29 May – 1 June As a general rule, we prefer to not go back the way we came, backtracking doesn’t seem to sit well with us under normal circumstances, so, with the rain the area had had over the preceding week we had been watching the daily road closures to Read More …
05 – The Gammon Ranges & Arkaroola
The North Flinders Ranges to Arkaroola 25 – 28 May North of the Flinders Ranges, believe it or not, are the northern Flinders Ranges, also known as the Gammon Ranges National Park and Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary. We had skipped this area on our last trip through the outback as it was quite far out of Read More …
04 – Wine, Rocks and Punctures
Adelaide – The Flinders Ranges 16 – 24 May Off up to Adelaide to put the 4wd in on Monday morning to have its steering box replaced with a reconditioned unit. We had noticed quite a lot of play in the steering over the preceeding week, emphasised now that the vehicle was loaded up and Read More …