Simpson

Wednesday, 5 August 2026 We were up at 6.45am to try to make sure that we had plenty of time to get packed up. We decided to shower first and then pack up the swag before eating, figuring that we could eat on the road if we had to, rather than hold people up. I […]

Tuesday, 4 August 2026 With all the mechanical problems – there is now a bull bar that needs to be welded too – a rest day was called at Mount Dare. That let us off the hook for packing up the swag until tomorrow morning. It also meant that we could have a leisurely breakfast

Monday, 3 August 2026 The Willie Wagtails were awake early this morning outside our cabin. Making their scissor grinder call rather than their lyrical ‘sweet pretty creature’ call. Still, I suppose it’s nice to be woken by wildlife rather than traffic noises? Ah, the benefits of staying in a cabin. I used the loo overnight

Sunday, 2 August 2026 With some of our companions taking flights over Lake Eyre this morning, it was a very relaxed start. We didn’t actually know exactly what time we were due to leave because we didn’t find everyone at the campfire last night. To be on the safe side we aimed for 9.00am, but

Saturday, 1 August 2026 I forgot to record yesterday that our ‘room’ for last night was a cool room – on the outside at least. A cube built from insulated refrigeration panels. And, just like a refrigerator … no windows. It was confusing waking up with no reference to the outside, as there was no

Friday, 31 July 2026 Aaargh! This morning we woke to a net bank notification, and an email, advising that one of our credit cards has been compromised. Bernie had to spend an age on the phone sorting that out. Finally he spoke to a real person and, although it will be a couple of weeks

Thursday, 30 July 2026 It was a good thing that we were up (reasonably) early this morning with them starting on digging a big hole outside our bathroom window before 8.00am! I heard the thumping sound from the main room of our cabin after I had showered and said to Bernie that it sounded like

Wednesday, 29 July 2026 Brrr, this morning it was only 4.5°C (felt like 0.6°C!) when we were having breakfast. Fortunately the sun was shining, so it didn’t seem quite that bad as we packed the truck. We were on the road by 9.15am and crossed the South Australian border at 9.45am AEST. The Western Highway

Tuesday, 28 July 2026 After just a month at home, we hit the road again this morning, heading back to Marree in outback South Australia to pick up our tagalong tour of the Simpson Desert. Originally this trip was supposed to fit seamlessly on the beginning of the half lap of Australia that we completed