Blogs from Warakurna, Western Australia, Australia, Oceania

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Warakurna July 29th 2022

We HAD eagerly set off for our destination, Kaltukatjara (Docker River), where we HAD planned to stay 2 nights. 50km from Yulara and with Kata Tjuka at our backs we photographed the road signs to the WA Border and Kaltukatjara and the road ahead knowing that 95% of the over 1000km to Laverton would be unsealed. The road that we covered today proved to be worse than what we had heard. Bone shaking corrugations over many varied surfaces, stony surfaces the worst. Before arriving at Kaltukatjara, we turned off the road and followed a track that led us to Lewis Harold Bell Lasseter’s Cave. The photograph of the plaque at the cave site tells of the why and what. Onto Kaltukatjara, a remote Indigenous community in the Northern Territory, overlooked by the Petermann Ranges and only ... read more

DAY 46 WARAKURNA-YARLA KUTJARRA (a stopping point in the bush about 800m off the GCR)

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Warakurna July 29th 2022

Warakurna sunrise

letyourspiritrunfree

A leisurely get up. A solid breakfast. Systematic pack up. Onto Giles weather station, a short drive from Warakurna. We were to be disappointed. Sunday, closed to visitors. Appointment by internet had to be made. We hadn’t. The road was ‘pretty good’ even though corrugated in a few sections. Some sections were as smooth as a baby’s backside. We stopped to help 3 young Aboriginal men (all in their 20’s) who had ‘numerous’ problems with their vehicle. They had improvised extremely well (see photo and description). We lent them the tyre plugger for their front bald tyre which had already been plugged 3 times (thank you Widodo). The windscreen was smashed but hadn’t caved in (see photo). We shared good conversation and laughs. We shook hands, wished them well, waved goodbye and moved on. Burnt out ... read more

Six Oscar Foxtrot

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Warakurna » Giles Weather Station August 29th 2013

Sunset at Winduldarra

kangaroojack

6 Oscar Foxtrot Giles Weather Station Thursday 29 August I wonder sometimes where I am waking up in the morning, some mornings it is quicker for me to remember than others, this morning took a while for me to connect that we were in Warakurna at the roadhouse on the Great Central Road. If you thought for one minute this would be remote, you are right, but one thing was a fact this is not that busy road, well if you consider 30 Vehicles in 4 days, I would guess its not that busy, no wonder there is a campaign to have bitumen laid down, there were 6 campers here last night and people in the cabins, including a Senator for Western Australia and her team who are in town to talk to the local indigenous ... read more

Australia's Longest Shortcut

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Warakurna August 28th 2013

This is the Great Central Road

kangaroojack

Australia’s Longest Shortcut Wednesday 28 August I was already up by the time Caroline woke up this morning, it was a cool morning but the sun would soon be up over the dune and it would be getting warm quite quickly. As soon as I realised Caroline was stirring I thrust a morning cuppa in to in her hands. We wanted to get a good jump on the day, our Uluru parks pass had expired yesterday and today we were leaving Uluru heading to the Western Australian border. Sitting outside we ate toast and jam for breakfast, and then got onto the packing up, it was quick and easy this morning, before 9am it was already getting warm the temperature expecting to get to 33 degrees today. I have to say Uluru (Aryes Rock) was nothing ... read more

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