Tuesday, 8 September 2020

Jimny does the Simpson Desert

 


This is the story of a little car that could and an Odyssey that started in Brisbane and led to the heart of the country via the Simpson Desert and then south to the wonderful Kangaroo Island and back again via the Flinders Ranges and the Strzlecki Track.

The journey was greater than the title of this blog but the trip started out with a plan to cross the Simpson Desert and the rest was just icing on the cake!

It was a minor miracle that the trip happened in this time of Covid-19 with borders being shutdown and travel restrictions changing on a daily basis.  At one point I had around 5 different trip plans on the table, but plan A was always to cross the desert and the stars and moon aligned for the trip to go ahead.

This is the story of that Odyssey in a time of lock down and turmoil.

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The Plan

  The plan at the start was: 1. Head to Augathella for a couple of days 2. Head to Hell Hole Gorge on the way to Birdsville 3. Cross the Sim...