15 July 2012
STAGE
3 CSR Day 13
well 26 – tiwi-teiwa, WELL 27 – Rarrki, Well
28 – Wurunu (90km)
Another bitterly
cold start to the day. The wind was going straight through you.
I had a better look
at Well 26 this morning. It has been totally reconstructed and the water is
very nice.
After yesterday,
today was a bit of a non event except that I did drive today including over a
sand dune. The country side varied from being lush with vegetation to burnt
out sections.
We stopped at Slate
Hill to have a look for fossilised rocks and Tektites.
Turtle Hill was
aptly named.
There is very
little left of Well 27 as it has been destroyed by fire and termites. The
cacaphony of zebra finch’s calls from the paperbark trees filled the air.
There were hundreds of them here flitting from tree to tree.
As we were
travelling up and over the dunes a camel stood regal and tall on the ridge of
one dune.
Well 28 was our
lunch stop. There is nothing left of the well here.
At one dune we met
about another 10-12 vehicles going south. We commented that this was
supposedly the most remote track in the world but the amount of traffic creates
doubts. However, you do have to be totally self-sufficient on the track. You
need to be able to bail yourself out of trouble. Yesterday, neither of the two
convoys who passed asked or offered to help.
Many dunes today
were full of moguls resulting in a bouncy ride. Some corrugations but they
were not bad. Over the UHF the comments flowed at each dune. „Got over it it
in 1st high“. „Walk it over in low 2nd“. „Suggest 2nd low at 2000 revs“.
„Suggest 2nd low at 2500 revs“. „Take a run up“.. „Soft sand on turn at the
top“.
The best way to describe
today is up and down then around and weave along the swale to the next dune.
As you reach the crest of one you see the next. They were okay except that
hubby needed to drop his tyres today for one ascent.
We are camped
tonight not far from Thingle Rock.
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