Diary: Thursday 27 July

Thursday 27 July 2000

Continued through the dune systems. No worries over the soft sand but we are travelling in the ‘easy’ direction. Met two vehicles travelling in other direction. Had a good chat – no worries for track conditions. Soon after, we met a couple of Landcruisers also travelling in the other direction. They reckoned that they were having a terrible time of it – bogged on every dune. They were certainly making a heck of a mess of the track! We had a go at some of the really steep dunes in the opposite direction and had no problems despite our rather excessive weight!

Country changed the other side of the Knolls track junction – different trees and dune formations and intermittent clay pans and salt lakes. Passed by Poeppels Corner – the meeting point of Northern Territory, South Australia and Queensland. Camped ½ km from the corner in NT and cooked quiche for tomorrows lunch.