After the rains the desert comes to life
It’s obviously been raining in the desert. One thing I love about Australia is the colour – the red of the desert, the lush green of the tropics, the blue of the sky. Coming out …
Camping spots I have known 1
Red dust gets under your skin – figuratively and literally, and the closer you get to the centre the redder it gets. For the Finke desert race we camped half way down the track. That’s …
Uluru – up close and personal
The first thing you notice (well, the first thing I noticed) about Uluru is it’s not in the desert. Not desert like you expect in central Australia anyway. Driving along the highway to Uluru we …
Oops, I’m bogged (again)
We’re stuck! We drove 113ks down the Old Ghan Track from Alice to Finke and all was fine. Then we got off the road, crossing the race track to set up camp and that’s when …
I admit it – I’m a bogan!
Ok, I admit it, I’m a bogan. First the Grand Prix, now Finke. What’s next V8 Supercars? Well, now that you mention it … they are on in Darwin next week. Of course, I wouldn’t …
Finke Desert Race 2013 – Photo gallery
My apologies for the number of photos in this gallery. There’s a few reasons for so many photos: I haven’t edited them. It’s difficult to see the laptop screen properly when you’re sitting in the …