Red Centre Trip August-Sept 2009 - PHOTOS NOW AVAILABLE!!!

pipeliner · **Posted:** Tue Jul 21, 2009 6:54 pm

What a bummer James. Hope it all works out OK for you. We'll miss you on the trip.

cmohr · **Posted:** Tue Jul 21, 2009 9:47 pm

Yes, Life just keeps getting in the way doesnt it.

Chris, I cant say, once again the whole life thing. Much happening, maybe some other things as well. Please as I have always said, make your plans, and I'll fit in around them, still having issues with work, car and house, now it looks like Cath is going to move to England for 6mth or a year
No time for myself at the moment, and quiet sick, some flu from overseas at the moment, so not feelling even 2%..

Sick of everything at the moment.

pipeliner · **Posted:** Wed Jul 22, 2009 1:41 am

Sorry to hear that Chris. I made up some mean Tomato & Fennel soup the other day for the freezer - want me to pop round with some? Sorry, I can't manage chicken soup!

gi frog · **Posted:** Thu Jul 23, 2009 9:46 am

Hi All,
Thanks for the kind words from everyone, hope you are feeling better Cmohr. All the best for the trip everyone by the way the night temp atm in the simspon is about -2* from a friend in the army passing through in a convoy (army) tuesday 21/7.
Every thing is good spoken with the local diabetes centre have been put on balance diet and medication to manage it so all is good for now and we will see what happens in aug/sep when the next round of tests are due.
So I am still going 4wding in aug/sep but playing in my back yard instead of simspon.
Talk to you all soon.

gi frog

pipeliner · **Posted:** Thu Jul 23, 2009 6:08 pm

So let's see where we are at present - only 4 weeks to go, folks!

Definite starters:

Pipeliners - towing the Odyssey
G'me Muds - towing the Jayco
Team J.a.G - towing? What's happening there?
J&J - towing. Their Paj threw a conrod last week, they are getting a Prado.
NTJeep - tenting?

Cmohr is still a possible, they will be tenting.

Which gives us 2(3) petrol KJs, one CRD KJ, one CRD Grand and one diesel Prado. So everyone will be responsible for their own spares (and fuel!).

The thinking amongst the oldies (Pipeliner, J&J, G'me Mud and Team J.a.G) is that we are not going to enjoy a 3 week trip without our little luxuries just for the sake of a 3 day Simpson crossing. So we are going to attempt the crossing with our trailers (but not Millie!), and if the first day shows that to be impractical we will return to Birdsville and go round the long way. Hopefully that won't be necessary but NTJeep and Cmohr need to be aware that it may happen.

See you all in Birdsville on Monday 24th! If we get there early enough we can go out for our play at Big Red that afternoon.

Team J.a.G · **Posted:** Wed Jul 29, 2009 5:10 am

Now confirmed............ 1st "J.a.G" off road hire trailer.

Hiring package will be available after Simpson Desert "Test Trials". :wink:

Options include:- Complete Annexe walls, Front Stone Guard with extended mud flaps, AT Tyres, 12v water pump, 98Ltre w/tank

http://www.desertedgecampers.com.au/Product_SD.htm

pipeliner · **Posted:** Wed Jul 29, 2009 9:23 pm

Nice!! Is Millie sulking?

Team J.a.G · **Posted:** Wed Jul 29, 2009 9:58 pm

pipeliner wrote:

Nice!! Is Millie sulking?

Well I gotta say ........she does look Sad :cry:

G'ME MUD · **Joined:** Tue Jul 17, 2007 7:55 pm **Posts:** 370

That is a nice looking camper. Aluminium should be light to tow up hill and down dale.
I can understand Millie being down in the mouth.

AUS-KJ · **Joined:** Wed Oct 17, 2007 12:22 am **Posts:** 28

Team J.a.G wrote:

Now confirmed............ 1st "J.a.G" off road hire trailer.

Hiring package will be available after Simpson Desert "Test Trials". :wink:

Options include:- Complete Annexe walls, Front Stone Guard with extended mud flaps, AT Tyres, 12v water pump, 98Ltre w/tank

http://www.desertedgecampers.com.au/Product_SD.htm

Nice looking camper. Does the rear open inside the camper ?

Team J.a.G · **Posted:** Fri Jul 31, 2009 12:02 am

AUS-KJ wrote:

Nice looking camper. Does the rear open inside the camper ?

I presume you mean the rear tail-gate :?:

.........which does open when the tent sections are erected. It is a velco type "rip away" flap.

G'ME MUD · **Joined:** Tue Jul 17, 2007 7:55 pm **Posts:** 370

21 days 'till we pull out of Birdsville

Glend · **Posted:** Mon Aug 03, 2009 6:50 pm

Your killing me Ross!

Any chance of posting photos along the way? There must be an internet kiosk or cafe in Alice. Just can't wait to see what I'm going to be missing! :cry:

Team J.a.G · **Posted:** Mon Aug 03, 2009 8:16 pm

20 & counting down..............

Team J.a.G · **Posted:** Tue Aug 04, 2009 9:08 pm

BIRDSVILLE =19 days

Fouros · **Posted:** Tue Aug 04, 2009 9:51 pm

Glend wrote:

Your killing me Ross!

Any chance of posting photos along the way? There must be an internet kiosk or cafe in Alice. Just can't wait to see what I'm going to be missing! :cry:

x 2

you all suck

pipeliner · **Posted:** Wed Aug 05, 2009 6:00 pm

Got the following email from my sister-in-law last night.

"The itinerary is very exciting and the adventure is not far from beginning. I was hoping that we would be able to have 3 nights in Alice Springs. One the day we arrive from Mt Dare, one to look around the town itself and the other to go out to the West MacDonnell ranges, to see Ormiston Gorge and Standlley Chasm. The rest of the itinerary down to Lake Eyre sounds great. I guess from there we head South East and wend our way back to Wollongong. Sorry for being pedantic about the dates as we are trying, as you know, meet up with Graham and Kylie, so they can join us from Alice Springs to Uluru.
With thanks for your patience and love always ,
Jane"

How does this fit in with everyone else?

pipeliner · **Posted:** Thu Aug 06, 2009 7:45 pm

Or alternatively,

"instead of doing the West Mcdonnell Ranges as a day trip could we do it as a part of the way to Uluru.ie across Namatjira Drive and do all the gorges and pounds,onto Laparinta Drive to Hermannsburg and Palm valley. Then back track to the Mereenie Loop Road and Kings Canyon and then onto Yulara.
From the serial pest"

Team J.a.G · **Posted:** Thu Aug 06, 2009 11:48 pm

pipeliner wrote:

Or alternatively,

"instead of doing the West Mcdonnell Ranges as a day trip could we do it as a part of the way to Uluru.ie across Namatjira Drive and do all the gorges and pounds,onto Laparinta Drive to Hermannsburg and Palm valley. Then back track to the Mereenie Loop Road and Kings Canyon and then onto Yulara.
From the serial pest"

That's pretty much what I was thinking. As it is virtually on the way to Uluru

17 Days

G'ME MUD · **Joined:** Tue Jul 17, 2007 7:55 pm **Posts:** 370

pipeliner wrote:

Or alternatively,

"instead of doing the West Mcdonnell Ranges as a day trip could we do it as a part of the way to Uluru.ie across Namatjira Drive and do all the gorges and pounds,onto Laparinta Drive to Hermannsburg and Palm valley. Then back track to the Mereenie Loop Road and Kings Canyon and then onto Yulara.
From the serial pest"

That is what I had in mind we were doing.

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