b'go up Mt Finke in the morning to catch the sunrising,the Darling Downs near Dalby Queensland through only one reply, Me! Mt Finke is 170 metres to thethousands of kilometres of arid land ending west summit; the climb is through rugged rocks and someof Eyre Peninsula South Australia on cliffs of the light scrub. Nullarbor Plain above the Great Australian Bight near All packed up and, on the track, again, enjoyingNundroo. Time for a few final photos before we leave the challenges and precision driving was requiredthe desert side of our fabulous trip.through the narrow sections and enjoying theNext into Ceduna to have my tyre changed with stunning views across the park. the spare carcass I was carrying so I had a spare on We called into Goog Lake which is 15 kms longthe way home if needed. Met up with the troops at and up to 1 km wide in some places bordered byCeduna Bakery for a nice coffee and snacks.scenic vegetation, it has a nicely laid out campingBack on the black top for home this would be areas with planted pine trees scattered throughoutapproximately 1600 kms away.the grounds and has a really nice tranquil feelOur way home from Ceduna was through Port about it. There are no toilet facilities herea familyAugusta, Crystal Brook, Burra, (stayed overnight) memorial for some of the Denton family members isRenmark (for breakfast) we drove the Stuart highway on display. The day was getting on, so we all decidedacross the Calder highway down to Bendigo where to spend one last night in the bush before returningI said thanks for a great time guys -Stuart, Peter, to civilisation. and AlanI turned off towards Yea and the others Alan had some tucker he wanted to cook up andcontinued towards Melbournethere was enough for all of us, I had some flavouredThe total trip covered just over 5500 kms.Kranskys which were cooked as an entree theFuel consumption in the sandy desertthe nibbles, nuts, and drinks were all out on the table,petrols were up to 25 litres per 100the diesels fire going what more could one ask forperfect lastwere around 2123 per 100 and the Silverado was night. an unbelievable 15 litres per 100.Down the track again to the start of the YumbarraThis trip certainly was a massive tick of the bucket Conservation Park which was the end of our triplist and would have no hesitation if you get the and the big double gated heavily meshed dog wireopportunity to do this tripDO IT.fence. This fence is one of the longest structures inSee you on the trackthe world. It stretches 5614 kms from Jimbour on TRACKWATCH|March 2023 29'