Comments on: Road Trip….. Stage 1 Plan where.. http://www.wolfcat.com.au/randomrants/2008/10/postid-413/ if at first you do succeed try not to look astonished Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:13:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: bob earth http://www.wolfcat.com.au/randomrants/2008/10/postid-413/#comment-79 bob earth Sun, 26 Oct 2008 02:54:57 +0000 http://www.wolfcat.com.au/randomrants/?p=413#comment-79 I did a similar trip a few years ago (actually, my wife and I did many similar trips every year at xmas for quite a while). I can highly recommend White Cliffs (I am sure you'll run into an old bugger named Jock while there, be sure to say hello). We did all of our trips in a stock standard Falcon wagon and the best parts were always the meanderings off the 'main' roads. Two of my favourites were: Menindi Lakes to Wilcannia (or vice versa) - http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&saddr=wilcannia&daddr=Menindee,+NSW+2879,+Australia+(Menindee+Lakes+Caravan+Park)&hl=en&geocode=%3BCc7dhFOnFTp3FYu8Ef4dzR59CCGmvtvrHyg9bA&mra=pe&mrcr=0&sll=-31.558559,143.377976&sspn=3.201335,4.103394&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=9 Wentworth to Renmark (around the back way) - http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&saddr=renmark&daddr=-34.039005,141.17981+to:wentworth&hl=en&geocode=&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=9&via=1&sll=-34.19234,141.389555&sspn=1.553939,2.051697&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=9 Both of these trips were 4-5 hour hauls along (fairly safe) red-dirt roads. We saw things that we'd never have seen if we'd stuck to the safe highways. I did a similar trip a few years ago (actually, my wife and I did many similar trips every year at xmas for quite a while).

I can highly recommend White Cliffs (I am sure you’ll run into an old bugger named Jock while there, be sure to say hello).

We did all of our trips in a stock standard Falcon wagon and the best parts were always the meanderings off the ‘main’ roads. Two of my favourites were:

Menindi Lakes to Wilcannia (or vice versa) – http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&saddr=wilcannia&daddr=Menindee,+NSW+2879,+Australia+(Menindee+Lakes+Caravan+Park)&hl=en&geocode=%3BCc7dhFOnFTp3FYu8Ef4dzR59CCGmvtvrHyg9bA&mra=pe&mrcr=0&sll=-31.558559,143.377976&sspn=3.201335,4.103394&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=9

Wentworth to Renmark (around the back way) – http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&saddr=renmark&daddr=-34.039005,141.17981+to:wentworth&hl=en&geocode=&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=9&via=1&sll=-34.19234,141.389555&sspn=1.553939,2.051697&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=9

Both of these trips were 4-5 hour hauls along (fairly safe) red-dirt roads. We saw things that we’d never have seen if we’d stuck to the safe highways.

]]> By: Tara Grimshaw http://www.wolfcat.com.au/randomrants/2008/10/postid-413/#comment-78 Tara Grimshaw Sun, 19 Oct 2008 13:13:26 +0000 http://www.wolfcat.com.au/randomrants/?p=413#comment-78 My friend did a 15,000km desert trip and got great advice (see below) on how to pack the car systematically so you don't drive yourself crazy un/packing everything. Reminded me of my Dad taking great pride in packing the car boot for family holidays as if it were a jigsaw puzzle only he knew how to complete. Good luck! http://blogs.smh.com.au/travel/archives/2008/08/towards_the_desert_in_disarray.html My friend did a 15,000km desert trip and got great advice (see below) on how to pack the car systematically so you don’t drive yourself crazy un/packing everything. Reminded me of my Dad taking great pride in packing the car boot for family holidays as if it were a jigsaw puzzle only he knew how to complete.
Good luck!

http://blogs.smh.com.au/travel/archives/2008/08/towards_the_desert_in_disarray.html

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