Blogs from Birdsville Track, South Australia, Australia, Oceania

Sunday 27 November 2016 Today was the start of our Birdsville Track odyssey which we tried to do with the Cathcarts in mid-September but the Track was closed due to flooding. We left Marree at about 9.00pm. We had stayed hitched over night because everything is in walking distance in this little outback town. After fuelling up, we were off and heading north. The road was excellent and we were wondering if it should be called a “track” as it was so good. There was certainly evidence of grader work since the closing of the Track. As we were in no hurry, we stopped at all the sidings, camp sites and other points of interest. Our lunch stop had big trees and push-button toilet facilities. It was about 1.00pm when we arrived at Mungerannie Station. No ... read more