I am sitting down to write this next, no doubt thrilling and inspiring, instalment of our 2011 tour of OZ with many, many thoughts and visions racing through my mind. Since last time my two uncoordinated fingers were madly tapping this keyboard we have covered many more miles, (one state to the next and back!) Seen some of the top ends most famous and wild attractions as well attended a wedding and had going away drinks for a family member. So to tell you al...

Leaving Coober Pedy early on a Friday morning, we both felt glad to be moving once again after nearly a full week spent in the area. What felt like a 30Kn tail-wind made the normal parachute effect of the caravan feel more like the downwind spinnaker run on "Wild Oats", as we comfortably cruised northward toward our first rest stop of the day Cadney Homestead. Being only 150 (wind assisted!) kilometres north we made it in time for an early smoko and a look ar...