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The Plenty Highway to Home

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28 June 2017 -  Crossing the Tropic of Capricorn north of Alice Springs - cold wind coming through Our stay in Alice Springs was all about getting ready to cross the Plenty Highway into Queensland. Everything was washed, food was stocked up on and the car and caravan were made ready. I was able to purchase a replacement stabilizer leg for the rear drivers side of the van as the old one lost its foot and inner shaft on some rough road in the Flinders Ranges a while ago. The Plenty Highway really starts just after Gemtree Roadhouse and Campground. Gemtree is an easy 140 kilometre drive north then east from Alice Springs. From the Sturt Highway the Plenty is bitumen but only single lane. Oncoming traffic is best to slow down as they pass each other as flying stones can damage windscreens. After about 20 kilometres on the Plenty the oncoming car with camper trailer didn't slow down so sure enough we copped a windscreen chip about the size of a 5 cent coin. The signs are l...
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Marree, SA to Kings Canyon, NT

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15 June 2017 - Marree to Roxby Downs via Oodnadatta and Borefield Tracks. Morning view from our camp in Marree, SA Well we decided to take the advice of our camper trailer neighbours and go to Roxby Downs the way we hoped we could, via the oodnadatta and Borefield tracks. The morning we left was cool at just 3 degrees but the sunrise was beautiful. Breakfast was held outside with our backs being warmed just a little by the weak early morning sun as we faced west and watched the day slowly come awake. Unsurprisingly we were the only ones outside but we were all rugged up as we just love welcoming the new day under the desert skies.  500 metres out of Marree we hit the dirt and dirt and dust is all we see for 180 kilometres. The road is pretty good, the Oodnadatta is worse than the Borefield but I let all eight tyres down and the occasional rocky or corrugated surface is easily negotiated. Washouts are common but negotiating them at slow speed works well. Wha...
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