After seeing that the Donahue Highway was closed we had to make new plans. Bel and I could risk driving to Jervois in the hope that it opened again, but there was more rain coming and we could get trapped. So we decided that the only way home was North??? A small 600km detour.  It … Continue reading The Long way to Longreach

Steve and I left a cold and cloudy Yulara for Alice Springs.  Uluru and Kata Juta both appeared in the distance and still looked spectacular with the clouds above them.  The road out to the Stuart highway was very wet and quite narrow. There are so many idiots not driving to the conditions and those … Continue reading Alice Springs 

Bel and I arrived at Yulara with the echos of the Midnight Oil - Beds are Burning album still rolling in our heads. I think they must have made the album after driving this road. (Bel also slipped Dancing Queen in once in memory of Priscilla).   We headed straight out to Uluru and did … Continue reading Uluru – Kata Tjuta National Park

With our Lap done it was time for Steve and I to head east towards home. It was also time to start our next adventure - The Outback Way, beginning with the Great Central Road, dissecting the Gibson and Great Victoria deserts across the middle of Australia.  After leaving Perth we drove as far as … Continue reading The Great Central Road

We arrived in Perth marking the completion of our lap of Australia almost a year to the day since we started our amazing journey! From Kalbarri Bel and I continued south along the coast through picturesque coastal scrubland.  Along the way we passed Hutt Lagoon, a pink salt lake - very pretty.  We stopped in … Continue reading Lap Complete!