Day 4: Mount Isa – Tennant Creek: 660 km / 8 hr This is our longest drive and today we are slowly getting enough… Today we cross the border into Northern Territory and are delighted that we can officially drive…
Day 229 / 3rd day in the Outback
Day 3: Longreach – Mount Isa: 648 km / 7 hrs A long drive ahead but everyone is in good spirits. The road kill gets less. No more dead kangaroos. We see a giant bird of prey, but caught in…
Day 228 / 2nd day in the Outback
Day 2: Roma – Longreach: 700 km / 7 hrs 20 We are fascinated by the changing landscape. Trees get rarer, the grass browner, the soil redder. We see our first wild emus and lots of parrots. Towns shrink into…
Day 227 / 1st day in the Outback
Day 1: Caloundra – Roma: 514 km / 5 hrs Leaving the civilization of the East Coast behind, many dead kangaroos beside the road. Finn’s asleep during most of the time. Winding roads turn into straight ones. We arrive at…
Day 227 – 232: A journey to the red heart
6 days we have to get to Uluru (=Ayers Rock) and pick Peter up from the airport. 3037 km through the Outback Down Under. A lot of driving, many adventures, temperatures around 40°C, millions of flies and no more “Married…