On site at Lindon Station after 3 days on (and off) the road
To make our way overland through our 3500 km trek, recognizing that
at times "roads" would be nonexistent, we leased two four-wheel drive camper
vans from Britz. Despite some minor technical glitches: failed electrical
system which kept blowing fuses, failed starter (thanks to a helpful "hot
wire" from a knowing Aussie we pushed on), unfilled battery cells, broken
door key stuck in lock (we became very adept at climbing into the back
through a "pass through" behind the cab), just to name a few, we persevered.
However, it was those same 24 Volt batteries which we removed and used
to power my UMBRAPHILE camera when the 1.2 amp hour gel-cell ones the ones
I had brought to OZ from the US failed - so no complaints! Joe Cali made
much better time than us in his own four-wheel drive vehicle (left).
We thank him for his patience.
Kilometer after Kilometer of Nothing... But Good Red Dirt |
Charles Sturt (1795-1869) searched in vain for the inland sea. We found it! |
The
Dingo Fence
Keep them varments outta my state. (Oops, that doesn't sound very Aussie).
Nonetheless, such was/is the intention of the longest fence in the world:
5,500 km - first to isolate rabbits and now, dingos.
Crossing the Border: New South Wales to Queensland
Why the dirt in New South Wales (bottom) is so different from the dirt in Queensland (top). |
The Obligatory One-Foot-In-Each-State Photograph
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The Middle of Nowhere
On Centerline at Lindon Station
