OODNADATTA, SIMPSON DESERT & BEYOND-TRIP REPORT
Wow, to say that was a trip of a lifetime is an understatement.
This trip was single handedly the best family holiday we’ve had
in our 27 years together.
We travelled from Thursday 29 th June until Saturday 15 th July.
This was a trip, a very long time in the planning, more than 1 ½
years to be exact. Because
TIPS
there was so much extensive
Carry gold coins with you for washing machines/dryers.
Carry pegs if you can’t get to dryers
planning, the trip ran to
Keep firewood with you if camping in Birdsville and
perfection, not a thing was
Innaminca, it’s hard to get wood
forgotten, and everything
Camp next to creek beds along Oodnadatta track, where
tree lines run horizontal, there’s heaps of firewood
fitted like a glove in our
Pre cook your evening meals and reheat in your travel
Patrol.
buddy ovens where ever possible, gives you more time to
travel during the day and to set up camp in the evening
without worrying about cooking a meal
Jason, Chelsea and myself
When climbing sand dunes in the Simpson, go low range
led the charge in our Patrol,
and crawl up hills. If you start to bounce, you’re going too
fast. Your car will easily crawl up the dunes
we were joined by Daryl &
Channel 10 is the Desert channel. Keep unnecessary
chatter to a minimum.
Ellen in their Patrol, David
Toohey in his Ranger, Jamie
Wyhatt in his Prado, George Toska from the Melton Club in his
troopy and Fred Schenck in his Patrol as Charlie.
There were quite a few nights that we didn’t end up exactly
where we’d planned, like staying in a motel the 1 st night as it