3 July 2021 – Fly Alice Springs, NT –> Perth, WA – 2hrs 45minDrive Perth to Bunbury, WA – 2hrs Nervous, and happy to be flying home today. We went to the airport way ahead of check in time (because I’m a worry wart at the best of times, let alone in the current circumstances).… Continue reading 3 July 2021 | Alice Springs, NT -> Perth, WA ->Bunbury, WA
Category: 2021 Road Trip
Nine week road trip – 10,000+km – exploring a little more of this big, beautiful, and diverse country
1-2 July 2021 | Katherine -> Tennant Creek -> Alice Springs
1 July 2021 – Drive Katherine to Tennant Creek, NT – 675km I bought food supplies in Katherine as we had no idea what we would find when we arrived in Alice Springs. (Michael still had 13 peanut slab chocolate bars so no need to buy additional chocolate). The Katherine supermarket was packed, with long… Continue reading 1-2 July 2021 | Katherine -> Tennant Creek -> Alice Springs
28 June – 1 July 2021 | Alice Springs ->Tennant Creek -> Katherine
28 June 2021 – drive Alice Springs to Tennant Creek, NT – 5hrs, 508 km Today we are driving to Tennant Creek. Before we leave on that part of the journey I need to bring you up to date with how our lives have changed since yesterday. We’ve now found out that we cannot cross… Continue reading 28 June – 1 July 2021 | Alice Springs ->Tennant Creek -> Katherine
24-28 June 2021 | Alice Springs Beanie Festival
24 June 2021 – drive Kings Canyon, NT to Alice Springs, NT -> 4hrs 50min, 473 km 24-28 June 2021 – Alice Springs Beanie Festival, NT As mentioned at the beginning of this blog, the catalyst for this road trip was to attend the Alice Springs Beanie Festival (BF). Now the day has come when… Continue reading 24-28 June 2021 | Alice Springs Beanie Festival
21-24 June 2021 | Kings Canyon, NT
21 June 2021 – drive Yulara to Kings Canyon, NT –> 3 hrs, 300km Today is International Yoga Day. ed-nederland.com I’ve practised 5 days/week whilst we’ve been away. I have not always been happy to roll out my yoga mat, or place my hands or head on some of the floors where we have stayed,… Continue reading 21-24 June 2021 | Kings Canyon, NT
18-21 June | Erldunda, NT – Yulara, NT (Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park)
18 June – drive Coober Pedy, SA to Erldunda, NT – 4hr 50 min, 487 km Today we crossed over the state line and entered the Northern Territory. The paperwork to enter NT had been completed several days beforehand. Interesting to note that NT authorities required a lot more information than South Australian authorities. show… Continue reading 18-21 June | Erldunda, NT – Yulara, NT (Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park)
15-18 June 2021 | Coober Pedy, SA
15 June 2021 – drive Port Augusta, SA to Coober Pedy, SA – 5.5 hrs, 557 km 15-18 June 2021 – Coober Pedy, SA We stayed in CP for three nights at the Stuart Range Outback Resort. This accommodation is fabulous. Clean, comfortable, and importantly well kitted out for cooking, and washing our clothes –… Continue reading 15-18 June 2021 | Coober Pedy, SA
8-12 June 2021 | Bunbury, WA -> Ceduna, SA
We left Bunbury on Tuesday 8 June 2021 and began our journey East. We had overnight stays in Merredin, Norseman, and Madura in WA. I had been looking forward to arriving at Madura pass and taking in the sweeping view onto the Nullabor. Sadly, it was raining when we arrived and the view was not… Continue reading 8-12 June 2021 | Bunbury, WA -> Ceduna, SA
2021 Road Trip
We invite you to follow our nine week road trip…8 June -> 9 August 2021 Join us as we travel (anti-clockwise) along the route shown on the above map. We will also make various side trips/deviations as we go along. We will be travelling 10,000+km over a nine week period. The catalyst for this road… Continue reading 2021 Road Trip