AustralienMolong33°6’26” S 148°52’57” E
13. juni 2024, Australien ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
We still don't leave for a couple of weeks but we're packed and ready to roll! We're also keenly monitoring the status of wet roads around Tibooburra which will determine how we get to BirdsvilleLæs mere
AustralienCumberland Oval33°48’25” S 150°59’4” E
14. juni 2024, Australien ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Well, we haven't even left yet and the return route from Broome has already changed! Instead of heading south from Darwin to Three-Ways and Mt Isa, I'm thinking it's a great opportunity to travel fromLæs mere
AustralienMolong33°6’23” S 148°52’57” E AustralienMolong33°6’23” S 148°52’57” E 25. juni 2024, Australien ⋅ 🌙 9 °C
Things are getting messy around here. Packing reaches its climax. Farm managers getting the low down via a few rums (yikes)! Tensions are on the cusp!!!! Not quite as bad as Burke n Wills and weLæs mere
AustralienAlpress Tank29°25’49” S 142°0’42” E 27. juni 2024, Australien ⋅ 🌙 14 °C
Day 1 THURSDAY June 27th 2024
THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN
Bugger the ice and frost we are off to meet the troups and make the magnificent seven!. Goodbye frosted washing, goodbye minus 3 and hello warmerLæs mere
AustralienBirdsville Airport25°53’54” S 139°21’7” E 28. juni 2024, Australien ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Day 2
The Strzelecki
A gorgeous sunrise walk saw us leaving Tibooburra for the Strzelecki Desert. Imagine our surprise when an hour or so down the track we come across a coffee van set up on a clayLæs mere
AustralienBirdsville Airport25°53’54” S 139°21’6” E 29. juni 2024, Australien ⋅ 🌙 22 °C
This is desert country like we have never seen it. Lush and green with great puddles of rain drenched earth. Hugging the Cooper River ( which is not in flow) we made our way across the Strzelecki, TheLæs mere
RejsendeSome of our crew are in Birdsville waiting to head out to the bash. Wasn’t the flight amazing. Loving your posts so far. (I have requested to join Bush Roos to follow along - not sure what you have to do to accept my request)
AustralienBirdsville Airport25°54’7” S 139°21’0” E 30. juni 2024, Australien ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Andrew’s plans turn to mud! Rain rain rain. All roads to and from Birdsville are closed. We are stuck! Coffee chatter centres around all things to do Birdsville. Nine out of ten not possible due toLæs mere
RejsendeMy mates just sent wet Birdsville pics too. You might run into some stars from the Bash at the pub. They are in the campground. A Troopy with roof bed, Pajero with rooftop and a tent. They are heading to the pub to I think. Bakery/hardware/ watch the river rise? Check out the hot water power station.
AustralienBirdsville Airport25°53’56” S 139°21’6” E 30. juni 2024, Australien ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
The rain is unrelenting. Just keeps coming. Birdsville was a hot 32 degrees upon arrival yesterday and it’s 13 degrees now. We’ve been for a reconnaissance to the start of the desert. Check out myLæs mere
RejsendeGlad you decided not to go to the desert. Do you have a tent or swags?
Rejsende
Is Big Red closed? So you can drive up there and have a look but not over on Big Red itself?
RejsendeWell we can’t as we don’t have festival tickets. However we’ve been told festival goers movements are being limited due to the wet conditions and organisers being very cautious about it being churned up out there. I bet it’s a lake.
AustralienBirdsville Airport25°53’54” S 139°21’6” E
1. juli 2024, Australien ⋅ 🌙 9 °C
As first light hits the waters now surrounding Birdsville, all is a glisten and the glorious Diamantina river in full flow. We are still the magnificent 9 travelling convoy but our journey hasLæs mere
Wow Irene. As you know we were plagued by the rain at the start, but we’ve been lucky. There is a fair bit of water lying around along the QAA line. [Nicola Stuart]
Happy travels [Craig Barney]
RejsendeThanks Craig - heading off early Thursday. All the roads we need are now open. I now have a pretty full compliment of Makita tools packed!