September 2011 - After nine months in the planning and a postponement from March due to flooding, we have set down October for the trip. Last time I went on a trip west, I kept a diary, time to update I thought, so will try a blog this time, although still need to figure out if I will have access to upload accounts of trip regularly.
Why the trip? It started from a book I gave as a Christmas present to Kev, on some of the great outback pubs across the interior of Australia. I thought it would be a great idea to select a number of pubs to visit and combine it with a bit of a trek. I have been to 6 of the pubs already, but I had only taken scant interest of their history and setting at the time. Now knowing how much Kev loves the bush and a beer, but also a genuine interest in history, I thought it a perfect excuse to trek with a fellow traveller and a good mate.
So the plan is to take my hilux, provisions and a couple of swags and head west for 5 weeks. The real planning is yet to begin, but we have heaps of time (3 weeks) lol. We still need to plan the route and decide on an itinerary (neither of us is into spontaneity) and the provisions to take. The truck is a goer, with a new motor (thanx Carla) and a new clutch and gearbox. We will have a couple of planning nights with a beer of the next couple of weeks and agree on a kick off date.
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