Olsen's Tours and Training Blog

Misty got in early enough to do her washing and get settled before having a celebration meal at the Birdsville Hotel but then she had to turn around and start the Hay trip the next day. This arose because I was originally going to run one of the trips but couldn’t. So well done Misty on getting everyone together and organised the next morning for an 11 am departure. The group set off for Big Red and on arrival found that one of the vehicles had a serious oil leak and had to pull out- so regretful, but it sometimes happens- they will be along again next year. I know they had their car inspected pre-trip but that is just the way it goes sometimes. Misty led the group through the big dune country  past large clusters of Crotalaria Cunninghamii with it’s yellow green bird shaped flowers over Eyre creek and into the stands of Gidgea along the QAA where they camped for the night. In the morning the first dune they had to tackle is the one I call the son of Big Red, a triple crested dune that in a dry year can have people deflating a few extra psi especially in the heavier vehicles. They made their way to the K1 where they headed south and then west across to the shore of Lake Peoppel and Peoppel’s corner. From there they headed north to Kilpatha well, a mikiri damaged by oil exploration crews looking for water. They then made their way northwards towards Beachcomber oil well and camped adjacent the track  a little east of one of the explorer Charles Winecke’s camps. [url=http:www.djolsen.com]http:www.djolsen.com[/url]

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