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Day 17 – Kakadu National Park
Report by Andrew Neverly Our second free day in Kakadu. After sussing out the scene with a couple of locals the previous night, Ian our expedition doctor and I decided to ease the pace and take the locals advice and hang out next day at Barramundi Gorge ‘the best swimming spot around’, minus the residents ... Read more
Day 16 – Darwin to Cooinda
Report by Kate Peterson I must say, it’s rather unfortunate that I selected this day to report on, as I actually missed most of it. Peter, Daniel, Sharon and myself had had an ‘all-nighter’ starting at the Darwin Sailing Club, continuing at the Darwin Casino and ending back at camp at 6.30am … just in ... Read more
Day 15 – Darwin
Report by Albert Lee The day began with a mad scramble to catch the early morning wheel chair race. Albert competed in a 13.2km race from the Atrium Hotel to Marrara Sports Complex. It was a good race with Albert ending up in the middle of the field. The welcoming committee was fantastic!! Each competitor ... Read more
Day 14 – Elliott to Darwin
Report by Michael Page Eaten alive by mosquitoes after sleeping out under the stars. Our morning tea stop was at the Daly Waters Roadhouse. We stopped for lunch in the park at Katherine. Still driving and getting hotter, we pulled up at the Adelaide River War Cemetery for afternoon tea. We also saw the Crocodile ... Read more
Day 13 – Alice Springs to Elliott
Report by George Szkoruda Before departing the Good Day Mate Caravan Park, Alf Johnson’s tour group rolled into town. They decided the day before to make an early departure from where they were to get into Alice early hopefully to see us before we left. After we had a good chat with them we departed ... Read more
Day 12 – Alice Springs
Report by Bette Brian The report was originally written by our ‘Mad Doctor’ Ian Jensen but I’m afraid I lost it, sorry Ian. After breakfast, we were treated to seeing the view of Alice Springs from the top of Mt Gillen thanks to special permission by the Civil Aviation Authority organised by a “wheelie” councillor ... Read more
Day 11 – Ellery Big Hole to Alice Springs
Report by Shannon Armstrong An Epic Adventure Well you look out the window on a cold, cold dawn Its Seven O’clock on a Tuesday morn Pour a cup of coffee – Better make it a strong one Weatherman on the radio said Its gonna freeze and its gonna blow I’m 21 today and we all ... Read more
Day 10 – Boggy Hole to Ellery Big Hole
Report by Craig Jarvis The day started with digging the wheelies (and everyone else) out of a picturesque but difficult camp site on the Finke River. Lots of sand to keep everyone stationary. The day took us along the track out of the Finke River Gorge into Aboriginal Land on the way to Hermannsburg. The ... Read more
Day 9 – Yulara to Boggy Hole
Report by Heather & Barry Connor Left Yulara and had an uneventful trip along Lasseter Highway, turned off near Angus Downs to Ernest Giles Road, turned off again near Palmer River where we had lunch. This was the pre-arranged time for Caroline and Tony to contact ABC Queensland, only to discover that they had not ... Read more
Day 8 – Yulara
Report by Daniel Kojta Running through last minute preparation with my chief instructor and coach, Pissy Pete – the.a.inebriation, I slid into bed coaxing butterflies to sloop ready for a 3.30am wakeup from Kate’s faithful alarm clock. Forcing myself out of my fart-filled bag of warmth, I reached for the clock – 5.00am – in ... Read more