The Outback Way extends from Laverton in central WA to Winton in central Queensland, providing a interesting alternative to the top route (which we traveled on the way) and the Nullarbor plain. We drove for three days (about 400km each day), camping at isolated spots a few hundred metres off the road. Along the way we learned how to "geo-cache", where we used Julia's phone to locate about nine caches that have hidden at interesting spots on the way. The kids loved zeroing in on the spots and searching for waterproof hidden containers and writing in the log books (you also swap treasure - loom bands in our case, for treasure left by earlier visitors). Julia and Tony loved it because it got us to stop and head off into some interesting places, one a waterhole, 5km off the main road. The wide vistas on the road of the Great Victoria Desert, mountains and mesas/jump-ups were great.
A fire in the desert.
Campsite west of the WA/NT border.
Dawn view from our solitarycampsite.
Max having breakfast. The table was packed away the night before for a quick start.
Docker River Campsite. We found a geocache here.
The sign at the start of the road.
Unexpected relief in the desert.
Looking into the east along the road at sunset, night 1.
Our first night's camp at dawn.
Geocaching in the desert red landscape with grey shrubs.
Another "forever road" shot.
Julia and the kids find another cache!
In the Scherwin(sp?) crescent.
Above Lasseter's cave (He was a crazy guy in search of a reef of gold in the 1930s).
We made it to Kata Tjuta (halfway!).
Lovin' that beard Tony. I think I am going to be sadder than you when your trip is over!
ReplyDeleteAmazing scenery and adventures galore!
ReplyDeleteIt was a great leg of the trip!
ReplyDeleteEllen likes the beard too. Reckons you've turned into Wolverine. Looks like you guys are having a lot of fun - we're all very jealous.
ReplyDeleteJamie