Tuesday 22nd. April 2014.
It's quite amazing how many items are required to be squeezed into one motorhome when preparing for a four month holiday. Clothing, food, plus sundry bits and pieces all take time to arrange and pack securely. In addition we had to make sure that everything at home was shipshape and in order. Turn off the gas, unwanted power points, check the garden watering system, arrange mail forwarding and last but not least arrange for our thriving worm farm to be looked after by a very obliging neighbour.
We had already taken the step of delivering our best friend Velvet to Tracy, Ian and Ashley, who have kindly agreed to look after her during our extended absence. We would have loved to take her (Velvet) with us but as we intend to visit a number of National Parks it was not practical or legal to do so.
As we intend to call in to see Kevin's cousin Shirley and her husband Keith who live in Narracoorte, South Australia we have decided to initially travel via Bathurst, Cowra, and Young in NSW then follow the Murray River to Echuca, then down to Bendigo and Horsham in Victoria, then on to Narracoorte South Australia. From there it will simply be pick the most unusual and picturesque route to get us onto the Stuart Highway heading for Coober Pedy and Alice Springs.
The Oodnadata Track via William Creek and Lake Eyre appeals to us providing there has not been too much recent rain in that area.
As per usual we intend to do as much "freedom camping" as possible along the way and this route provides us the greatest opportunity to stop along the way at some delightful locations.
Our first day saw us travel from home to "The Rock" (not to be confused with the real Rock in NT) where we stopped for a late lunch and coffee. Then on to the Hawkesbury River, arriving around 5:00pm for our first of many overnight stops. Distance travelled today approximately 260km.
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