Wicked!!! Great pics mate
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Wicked!!! Great pics mate
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Start of the Madigan. This up to camp 2 shouldn't of really gone up there but followed the sign. Worked well anyway. . .
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More flowers ! !
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This was pretty typical of what the track was like most the way.
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Heaps of these on the dunes (Royal something Pea). . . Were very beutifull.
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En route to Geosurverys
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Saw some camels, Janeo got very excited. Tried to catch them but had no hope on that track!!
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Beutifull little camp way down, just found a little patch in the spinifex.
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There it is, a little pimple on the horizon.
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This was the good one, of course looks flattish in the pics. Had to drop down to 15psi and give it a reasonable floggn to get over it.
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Stuck. .
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Bellied out but got over with a decent squirt. . .
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What's this? ? . . . Some other Muppets had beaten us to it! !
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Had a rest day and parted company with the rest the crew once again. Was good to relax but blowing a gale for a couple days.
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Zebra Finch
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More flowers!
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Getting into the clay pans around Eyre Ck. This is where i thought it might have been wet but wasn't too bad the creek was dry as a bone.
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Black Headed Cuckoo Shrike sitting on a nest.
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Thought this might have been an inland taipan but think it might just be a brown. Was on the QAA heading back into civilization.
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This signs a new one. Theres another track on the left where people have been trying to get up so would say that is why. . But of a shame.
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Big red, another pic of the GQ!!
Then into Birdville to relax. Nicole is flying in on Thursday then we head north through Bedourie, Winton to Longreach (us and Roofy & Janeo) and then part ways there . Kinda worked out not to bad theres been a fair bit of rain up there and has closed due to flooding, think Macca just made it through. Anyway should be interesting sounds like there's plenty of water around should be good.
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Awesome pics guys!!!
Nice Trip Shirts!!!! Was that a 200?
So good to get the photos. Thanks.
Last I heard from Macca he was in Alice where he had the crack in the chassis repaired. I saw a pic, not a huge crack but getting it repaired before it got bigger was wise. No doubt he’ll tell all when he gets back on here.
The Royal something Pea’s are what I know as Cunninghams Birdflowers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crotalaria_cunninghamii
Yeah was a bit cheeky, did ask if i could put it up! You can see Roofys expression if you look close, it's like ah bugger, cheeky little so & so. . . ! !
Cheers! !, Thought we should dress up for geosurveys - special occasion ☺
Yeah 200 series, was us the 200 an 80 and the 40. Hate to admit it but had a bit of a soft spot for the 40, they are a classic, was a well set up pod as well.
Great report and photos Rossco!!
Love your new hat too old mate ;)
Thanks for the pics rossco. Beautiful stuff! Im drooling again, must do another trip!
Cracking photos Ross, thanks for sharing! Looks like a great time to be out there with all the flora around
Thanks Rossco, looks like a great trip.
Ah, the memories.. Makes me miss it. Was the bakery open at farina ? Give my love to Jane-O and the man in the hat.
Great photos Rossco 👍🏼 looks awesome , I'd love to do a trip like that , 1 day ....
Awesome pics mate, sounds and looks like you had a ball
Great memories right there we are in the LUCKY country thats for sure
Awesome pics mate! Sorry I got your sms but I couldn't reply.
Looks like a really good trip guys!
Have to put that on the list
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This one's not named after you @Cuppa by any chance. . .
Been good chilling out in Birdsville the last however days (starting to lose track! !) but will be good to get on the road again tomorrow. Been eating a fair share of camel pies that's for sure- forgot how good they are!
Went up to Bedourie yesterday arvo Roofy & Jane got a genuine Bedourie camp oven and went for a swim in the local pool and spa straight from the artisian. Spa was about 40 degrees - bloody hot but so good☺
I like to think so. :D
It looks like someone has got a bit confused about the relative distances at some point......... ah but perhaps not....... we were travelling in the opposite direction toward Birdsville.
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When we got to Cuppa Creek there was a shelter & a dunny, but no sign to say it was Cuppa Creek, so I felt compelled to do a bit of grafitti. :)
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We spent a night at Cuppa Creek. The actual creek (dry of course) was a couple of hundred metres east (right).
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The question remains did you have a cuppa at Cuppa Creek?
Beautiful pics rossco. Makes me very envious. Too hard with kids at school though. I'll have to wait a few more years until they can fend for themselves.
Great read and piccy's Rossco.
We are at home now and although not crossing the Madigan we had a great trip too. The ute was repaired in 2 & 1/2 days with the pod being removed to straighten the chassis.
Got it midday Saturday and I rewired / plumbed it. We were told it would be ready the following Wednesday due to a long weekend so we had a cabin booked and thought we may as well explore the area.
Giving you lot our Sat phone was a mistake, should have made you hire one! Then we might have felt a bit better about trying to catch you, that was before we knew the pace you ended up doing. Still we would have happily done it solo.
Had a look at the West McDonalds, East McDonalds including Ruby Gap, Up the (boring) Binns Track to Lake Nash on the Sandover. Tried buying fuel just to support the communities with no success and arrived at Urandangi with not a lot. They hadn't had the pump working for 7 months!
Sign said 145klm to Dajarra, nothing for it but give it a go, arriving at the pump with estimated 5 - 7 litres!!!
The tracks were interesting and not so easy to find the right one, using GPS, seat of the pants and which track looked most used worked eventually making it all the more challenging.
The car wrecks on that stretch would easily get past 100, where the locals take a sedan is amazing and the bits lying beside the track are testament to the carnage, most popular would be mufflers, tyres, batteries, bodywork roughly in that order LOL.
Great camp 19klm north of Dajarra, so a backtrack with full tanks was added to that days drive.
As you said heavy rains had closed access to the national Parks, with Diamantina under 2.0mtres at the camp and 2.5 at the causeway, the Ranger was very helpful with alternatives.
We ended up going to Longreach to see everyone before they headed home. All the stuff around Bedourie was closed and we couldn't contact you guys to find out when you might be in Birdsville.
We visited small towns trying hard to attract tourists, Ilfracombe, Isisford and Tambo are doing great jobs and full of interest as are the NP's especially Salvador Rosa, what a gem.
We did cross the southern Simpson and thoroughly enjoyed it, this would be a lot of travellers sole aim of an outback trip so we consider ourselves fortunate to see everything we did.
As for the car, on the WAA line is a particularly steep ridge that we needed a second go at. Carrying more momentum we just made the top but it was a bouncy ride. That night at camp we noticed the gap between the pod and cab was not right and crawled underneath to find some damage.
It was solid and not moving to get any worse so we got to Mt Dare ASAP, Tony (their mechanic) had a look from the pit in the workshop finding a 35mm crack on the drivers side (the other side wasn't cracked) but both sides were bent.
That's where we said goodbye to the other travellers and headed the 500klm to The Alice, the rest is history as the say.
Great to meet you Rossco and we are really sorry and disappointed not to spend more time with you, another time mate Iain & Pauly Mac
Bad luck Macca,
I really felt for you and Pauly when I heard about your troubles. Looks like you took the 'cup half full' attitude and made the most of it anyway.
Was really looking forwards another informative trip report form you. On the bright side you can still do the Madigan another time (now that you've retired) with so much time on your hands.
Cheers mate
Awsome macca sounds like you guys had a great trip despite what happened, would have been great to be together but sounds like you had a pretty good adventure! Love the east macs have to have a look at the maps as to where you headed near the sandover that sounded pretty cool.
We're just staying in a bit of luxury at the moment at a beutifull old queensland pub in Tambo. Heading off tomorrow to Carnavon gorge was actually in the process of deciding if we can sqeeze in Santa Rosa as well as the main gorge but think we will have a look, you guys went in there yeah?
After we left birdsville headed north through Bedourie, stayed a night in Middleton (awesome!!). Then onto longreach. Think we were pretty lucky water around but everything open. Then from there north to Porcupine Gorge which was nice and White Mountains NP which was interesting, then back down to Tambo.
Anyway glad you guys had a great trip and the cars all good (hopefully better than before). Guess was a good outcome looking at those not so fortunate such as the BT50 at Mt Dare. Yeah good to meet up and a shame it was short lived but guess we'll just have to do another one !
Had a beer in the Tambo pub with Steve, enjoyed his stories. Good bloke. We camped by the river, there were about 25 camps there from riff-raff like us to the super caravan / motorhome mob.
Salvador Rosa was worth the drive with a nice campsite and interesting drive to the springs. We have been to Carnarvon Gorge twice now in 1983 and 2008 the place is amazing, during the intervening years has been damaged by "D" heads so it has changed to reflect that. The long walk is well worth doing as the previous mentioned element can not walk that far! Do all the side trips off the Gorge, the moss garden is outstanding.
The Binns we drove is on a lot of graded wide straight road, occasional rough stuff around water ways but thought the Sandover was a track we hadn't seen but was not really worth it. In saying that Lake Nash to Dajarra was great fun if not suffering from fuel stress for the second half!
There are signs painted on bonnets everywhere, some art work too at Alpurrurulam, it had us wondering until we saw all the abandoned wrecks. If travelling with others we would go the length of it and the northern region is worth a better explore.
Stayed at Middleton in 2010, Lester and his wife were our hosts, and let us use their shower... great people. It was freezing and although Lester had a thick coat he had nothing on his feet, tough rooster.
Enjoy the rest of your trip and might try to catch up at Christmas, we are going to Pauly's mums in Yarragon.
Safe travels, Iain Macca
Ah cool, yeah will definatly head into Salvador Rosa (very soon actually), sounds nice shouldn't be to many crowds either. Expecting the main gorge to be relitvely developed / busy but looks beautiful, we'll do the full gorge walk up there.
The old boy still didn't have shoes on at Middleton, he's certainly a character, that shower is pretty epic. Interestingly they had just finished filming a movie using the pub and surrounding area called Goldstone, might have to check it out when we get back.
Most likely be heading to Mallacoota chrissy time so will be passing through some time so sounds good hopefully work something out.
Only way to go Jack, no point wasting energy on what was missed.
It is still there to do so one day...
We thought if we planned a trip to go where we did it would have been well received, so we were not disappointed.
Just missed the company of good friends that's all.
As luck would have it Roofy & Jane o stayed on the river at Tambo the last couple of nights just down from the pub. Caught up this morning then heading off to Santa Rosa after lunch, Roofy & Jane o are heading south to Chareville.
Had a look at where you traveled Macca, looked like a pretty good mission. How was the Sandover? Would have been a fair stress the last bit running on empty! Would of been good to explore some new country as opposed to the Plenty. . .
Macca that was a bummer mate although the resulting trek would have been good as it was unplanned, next time you do the madigan let me know and this time i should be able to make it :)
Made it to Charlieville. Thanks Rosco. And to the rest of you knobs we have photos. Lots of photos. ..
But will need help putting them on the forum. When we get home we will ask the kids for help. Bloody technology.
Also have Gopro footage. Still 1 1/2 weeks to go 😆
Enjoy yourselves, know you will.
Talk when you get home.
Finally got mine clean, that dirt keeps appearing every morning. Stuffed if I know where it comes from.
Made an application to the insurers to cover the repairs, got everything crossed.
Gave them everything I could think of including photo's of the hill that would have done the damage as Pauly ran up (yes ran) with the camera, Jimmy took 3 goes to crest the bugger so she thought it would make a good photo... little did we know!
Happy travels you two.
Ormiston Gorge, West MacDonald Ranges.
A double row panorama with 10 photos in each row, I hope!
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Glen Helen Gorge, 5 Photos this time
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Just to report that Roofy & Jane called in today and will be home in their own Beds toninght.
Lots of Photos & Vids that will keep Roofy busy for a Day or two.
Welcome home Guys