2017 Desert Trip

**Roverlord off road spares** · 10th April 2017, 03:52 PM

Originally Posted by IvanR

Great trip But I think you are pushing it a bit. Only 6 days for Pipalyatjara to Newman is a concern, 9 days is more realistic. The Heather Hwy where it turns north is not much more than walking pace. There are sections of this route where the gap in the mulga is 1.5m and the D4 is 2m wide. In 2014 when we travelled from Giles to Newman there where sections when we had to cut our way through. The worst was 1km in 1 hour. Its a great trip but trying to keep to the time table becomes stressful and takes away from the enjoyment.

Ivan

Also to consider un expected break downs ( Hopefully not) also add to times.

**LandyAndy** · 10th April 2017, 08:16 PM

Originally Posted by GregMilner

Our trip this year is definitely going to be a bit more leisurely than Rhino's:-)

June 24 - take a week to get to Broome. Rent nice house for 4 nights at Cable Beach.

July 5 to 14 - spend at Pender Bay and Middle Lagoon, fishing and generally goofing off, with camper trailer.

July 16 - two weeks exploring the GRR, Mitchell Falls etc in convoy with BobD & family.

August 1 to approx August 13 - Darwin, Litchfield NP, down through Alice and Uluru, then home via the GCR.

I get tired just reading Rhino's itinerary -:

Love the sound of that!!!!
Andrew

**Russrobe** · 10th April 2017, 08:30 PM

For contrast, looks like we will be crossong through water which is currently 6ft deep in areas!

Cant wait.

Have a great trip.

**LandyAndy** · 10th April 2017, 09:12 PM

I would love to steer a grader up there,seen so much grading that is so wrong!!!!!
Once I have a van I would seek jobs like that to finance a trip around Awestralia!!!!!!!
Andrew

**Redback** · 11th April 2017, 06:36 AM

Originally Posted by GregMilner

Our trip this year is definitely going to be a bit more leisurely than Rhino's:-)

June 24 - take a week to get to Broome. Rent nice house for 4 nights at Cable Beach.

July 5 to 14 - spend at Pender Bay and Middle Lagoon, fishing and generally goofing off, with camper trailer.

July 16 - two weeks exploring the GRR, Mitchell Falls etc in convoy with BobD & family.

August 1 to approx August 13 - Darwin, Litchfield NP, down through Alice and Uluru, then home via the GCR.

I get tired just reading Rhino's itinerary -:

Well be about 3 weeks behind you, well 3 weeks behind everyone by the looks of it, we aren't leaving till July 17, but doing Googs to Uluru via Alice then Palm Valley, then heading for Marble Bar and Karratha, spending 2 or 3 days in each area.

**67hardtop** · 11th April 2017, 07:26 AM

Originally Posted by LandyAndy

I would love to steer a grader up there,seen so much grading that is so wrong!!!!!
Once I have a van I would seek jobs like that to finance a trip around Awestralia!!!!!!!
Andrew

Geeze a trip round the block in a grader would be slow Andy

Cheers Rod

**Chops** · 11th April 2017, 09:24 AM

There seems to be a few doing Googs this year,,,

**Bytemrk** · 11th April 2017, 06:57 PM

Originally Posted by Chops

There seems to be a few doing Googs this year,,,

Geez Marcus..... you'd think you were excited or something.....

**Chops** · 11th April 2017, 09:18 PM

Originally Posted by Bytemrk

Geez Marcus..... you'd think you were excited or something.....

Who,, me? excited?,,,, naaa, you must have me confused with someone else,,,,

Only 21 hours (approx) until we start the first section of our journey

**shanegtr** · 2nd May 2017, 08:40 AM

Now that the kids are back to school that means the next school holidays is our big trip. 1st July to the 16th July for us. Seems like theres a few LR's getting around the centre this year. Give me a shout on the UHF if you see a blue D3 and a Grey 200 series towing camprite's - it wont be hard to miss the camprite thats behind the 200 - there wont be another like it out there:
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Its fair to say Im getting excited about the trip

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