So began the planning or to be more truthful, so began the meetings with lots of fun, frivolity, pizzas, drinks and very little trip planning.
Finally last night - one month out from departure date, we have a reasonably 'rough' itinerary.
There are a few options, as various members of the expedition need to be home earlier than others.
The plan was to 'tick off' another couple of Australian corners.
21 September
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Saturday
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Home to Irymple.
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Nicola’s – 8.00am
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Steve’s – 9.00am
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707kms
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Mary & Phil and co. will meet the crew at
Irymple, need to collect Lachlan etc
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22 September
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Sunday
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Irymple to Broken Hill via Silver City
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Vic/NSW corner – confirmed
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Vic/SA corner – to be concerned
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302kms
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Sunset Sculptures
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60’s milkbar (lime spiders)
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Silverton and Day Dream Mine
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Pro Hart/ Jack Absolom
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Shopping
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23 September
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Monday
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Broken Hill and surrounds
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24 September
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Tuesday
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Broken Hill to Tibooburra via Back Tracks
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Approx. 500km
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Yanco Glen, Border Downs, etc. Dog fence
maintenance base
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25 September
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Wednesday
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26 September
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Thursday
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Tibooburra to Innamincka via Cameron’s corner
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359kms
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27 September
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Friday
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Innamincka to Coongie Lakes
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110kms
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28 September
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Saturday
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Option 1. Coognie Lakes to Innamincka for Grand
Final and return
Option 2. Remain at Coongie
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110kms
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Coongie overnight.
Sarah is driving the GF crew to Innamincka and
back.
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29 September
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Sunday
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Innamincka to Haddon Corner or thereabouts
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270kms
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Dig Tree
Cullyamurra waterhole
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30 September
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Monday
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Haddon Corner to Birdsville
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283km
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553km without Fuel stop
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31 September
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Tuesday
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Option 1. Birdsville – Big Red and Return home
via Birdsville Track.
Option 2. Birdsville, Big Re, Poepel’s corner via
QAA line then down the K1 to Warburton and return via Birdsville Track.
Includes overnight on Wednesday.
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1 October
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Wednesday
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Option 1. Those returning home, keep going.
Option 2. Heading out via Warburton and
Birdsville track.
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2-6 October
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Thursday
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Heading home via Birdsville track
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