Karin and the rest of the family very graciously let us go on this (to us) epic 3 day expedition into the WA Bush, into some real, scary and exciting isolation from the rest of the world.
We took the safe option (called "chicken tracks") most of the time, simply as it was our first solo run and the truck is still not there yet. The truck is quite low to the ground and on highway (road) tyres = very high puncture risk.
As usual, here are some photos.
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| We chose to start the track at the Hyden end, heading North East to Coolgardie. Eugene and I've never been to Wave Rock, so just had to take the obligatory tourist snap. |
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| Hippo's Yawn, also at Wave Rock. |
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| Starting the track at about 3pm on Friday, 27 Sept. Kudos to the Landcruiser Club boys; we salute you. |
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| ...just follow these. Actually, you will need some sort of VMS/HEMA. We chose to use an App called Terra Maps. I bought the $13 Pro version, and it worked a treat. So much so that I will not get a HEMA or VMS. It worked flawlessly. |
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| Camp Day 1 - Somewhere near Wattle Rocks (-32.27584, 119.58129). Eugene has a fly net on; you'll need one...until the sun sets anyway, then you're sweet. |
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| Brekkie Day 2 - Bacon, Eggs, Cheese and some TipTop bread. What more does a man need? (Coffee probably). |
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| I don't like posting pics of myself, but Geno took a good shot here ;-) |
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| End of Day 2. We decided to not camp among the crowds at Thursday Rock (what's the point of the trip?!). Setting up camp is thirsty work. A special snap, sharing a beer. (-31.54272, 120.61993) |
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| It is very dry out in the bush. We took great care with camp fires. Dig a hole and keep the fire small. We only had 3-5 stick tips in the fire at a time, and smothered it with sand when done. |
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| Camp Day 2 - About 2km West of Thursday Rock. (Yes, there are more than 5 sticks there, but we'd just lit it with finer kindling). |
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| 4:30 am on Day 3 - Getting some warmth going while the kettle was on the gas stove. |
