Oodnadatta and Beyond

[sheepie]

As posted in http://www.dslrusers.com/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=36289, we've just got back from another trip...

Sydney - Mildura - Flinders Ranges - Oodnadatta - Alice Springs - Uluru - Coober Pedy - Broken Hill - Sydney
7,850km in two and a half weeks



http://sheepie.smugmug.com/gallery/8020220_di35d#522196492_DDnF4
http://maps.smugmug.com/?feedType=geoAlbum&Data=8020220_di35d

Have done a very quick PP job on most of these - would welcome any comments. Thanks all

[Glen]

Nice work Sheepie, quintessential aussie outback images looking very good. Only one flat?

[surenj]

whoa! that's alot of kms. I would be more tired after the trip than before. Hope you had another week to recover before starting work again.

[sheepie]

Nice work Sheepie, quintessential aussie outback images looking very good. Only one flat?

Thanks Glen - yes, just the one flat. I cooked the tyre though unfortunately - was surprised that there wasn;t any feeling in the handling of the car to suggest a flat and it was only when we stopped that we realised - by that time the sidewall was well and truly stuffed, lucky it didn't start coming apart on us!
We take a second spare with us on these trips - haven't needed it yet, but it's nice to have that extra protection out there. While not being as far off the normal routes as some people here go, it's still a long way between major supply centres!

surenj: yes, it's a long way in a pretty short time. I love driving though, and jus being out there is relaxing in it's special way. For a change, we got back with a couple of spare days of holiday this time - so I had a few days break before heading back to work.

[Killakoala]

Great photos Leon. It's a shame to see Ayers Rock fenced off like that. Were you not allowed to climb it? The last time I was there people were 'discouraged' from climbing it, although I had already done so some years before. I guess it was just a matter of time before climbing was banned.