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Mary


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Hi all,

I am off on the trip I always wanted to take .Only possible with a fantastic 4x4 club.The Land Rover Register of SA.The Ann Beadell Hwy/Canning Stock route/Tanami to Alice,

I have lots of outback driving experience but this makes my solo travelling safe.Still solo but with a great group of supportive folk

Leaving July 2 will post a report when in 3G range which won't be often.I keep family and friends aware of progress via SPOT2

Drive a 1998 Landrover Defender Camper with 200L fuel/100L water and very well set up overpast 6 yrs.

Trust the weather will be kind to us,

Cheers,

Mary

 

 



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Have a great trip mary ..wish i was doing same

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Happy travels Mary.

I'll look forward to the updates.

Cheers. Pam.



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Lucky You !!!   Have a great trip Mary.  We'll all be waiting to see the pics. when you get back.

Cheers,

Sheba.



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Great stuff Mary, fantastic trip ahead of you.

With a 4WD Club is the way to do trips like that as you get lots of support, plus encouragement should the going get tough.

Love the sound of your vehicle setup.

The Spot system is a good way to let family and friends follow your progress, plus have a safety factor if needed when you are travelling alone.

Have a good one.



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Have a great trip Mary. That is very adventurous, good to go with a group though. Plenty of support.

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Sounds like a great trip Mary, have a ball!!

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What a trip! What is the cost of an escorted trip like that? How long is it expected to tak?
Also what is the "spot2"?

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Sounds great Mary, look forward to updates and also interested in what Cruising Granny asked..price, time frame and what is SPOT2?

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SPOT2.   Google it guys.   It's a sort of on-line tracking programme.  You can see every day whereabouts someone is, and how far they have travelled.

A couple of years ago the Cape Yorker guys used it so that those of us who weren't lucky enough to go that year could follow their progress day by day.

Cheers,

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The trip is organised by the club.Advertised and interested folk apply.As you get to know club members you can guage if said trip would suit.I this case most of the 10 vehicles drivers are retired folk therefore the pace of the trip is set accordingly and as it can be very challenging ,difficult terrain your vehicle must be well equipt and have had an extensive service.You need to carry spare parts,food ,Fuel and water for travel distance of 1100 k's+ and be prepared to sit and wait for roads to dry if weather is adverse so lots of tucker on board
Most 4x4 clubs run similar trips.Others of like mind get together on trips via exploroz.com.
The cost is simply setting up your vehicle ,fuel and food for the duration.In my case this is a 6 week trip returning from Alice via Chambers Pllar and oodnadatta track.
The Spot 2 is an epirb type device with the ability to track your daily movements,send SMS or email plots of your position to up to 10 recipients on a daily basis.Family etc know where you are at all times and the emergency function is excellent as well.
I also have a HF radio so can get track reports ,weather get messages from folk via a dial up message service and of course listen the the outback service of the ABC
If any of you are exploroz members you will be able to track my progress via EO Track Me
Leaving July 2 expect to be back aboutAug 6 or so

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Tag alongs with clubs or professional operators are a great way to travel the more remote and challenging routes for solos and couple alike.

I have made good friends through tag alongs that I still keep in contact with including one couple that we regularly travel together.

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Hi folks i'm back

nearly 7000ks of the best of remote Aus.It really was the trip of a lifetime.That desert counrty on the Canning stock route is truely remarkable in the constant changes of vegetation and eco systems.The wildflowers and flowerings trees were quite beautiul and the birdlife prolific.Daily visions of flocks of budgies,zebra finches ,occasional bustards Etc.

Many camels -there must be thousands of them out there

But the horrorgutations!!really bad and very slow going travelling 100k's a day was average.

Just loved the sandhill country.

My 1998 Landrover defender did the trip with no problems and delivered me safely home.My thanks go to my great travelling companions for such a memorable trip

Cheers,

Mary



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Hi Mary,

Good to see you back safe and sound.

It's great that you enjoyed yourself so much.

Cheers.

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sounds like a wonderful trip glad you had a great time and made it back all ok, any photos you'd like to share?


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Sounds like you had a great time Mary - any pics??



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