I did a short section of it in May 2007. The road had been graded and was an easy drive. Keep the speed down. I was in the Disco and stayed at about 80. I was being overtaken by Cruisers towing off-road campers. Many were travelling at well over 100km/h.

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Also if you need Internet access, there are computers for use at the Derby Tourist Visitor Centre and also at the library.

I was up in Derby a few weeks back (I took a dark red Discovery 1 up there to my daughter who is a nurse at Derby Hospital - but she's on holiday in Vietnam at the moment. She'll be back in Derby in about a week's time).

When I was up there, I took the Discovery out on the Gibb River Rd as far as Windjana Gorge. The road was pretty good. There were some sections that were very corrugated. I kept the speed down to 60-80km/h and had no problems. I passed one rolled Land Cruiser. I was overtaken by many 4WDs doing 100-110km/h. I suspect they are the ones who will damage tyres.

My daughter did it in the Discovery about a week later but only as far as Tunnel Creek then back.

When you get to Imintji Roadhouse (diesel fuel only) stop and and ask for Miriam. She's a Swiss national who lives there with her boyfriend. She'll tell you of good camp sites. Tell her that you were told to ask for her by the fellow who is also married to a Swiss and who has the daughter who is a nurse in Derby (she met me at the bar at the Spinifex Hotel in May).

Just past the turn off to Windjana Grorge, there is a refreshment stop at Lennard River. It looks very basic but do stop and say hello to the chap there. He use a speech generator as he has had throat surgery. The river there is a great place for a swim. (when I stopped there, he knew of me from Miriam)

I had been told to drop my tyre pressures a bit before going onto the GRR to make them less susceptible to cuts from sharp rocks. It was also recommended I carry two spare tyres. I didn't have a second spare at the time but got one for my daughter before she went onto the road.

I was told in Derby that a lot of Miriam's partner's business is fitting tyres to 4WDs. He buys second hand tyres in from Perth ready for the unwary traveller.

Ron
Well, the daughter is no longer a nurse in Derby, she's studying medicine at Uni of New England.