We set off from Mt Dare with some trepidation and a little excitement. We had talked about this trip since we visited Alice in 2010 and we knew it was going to be tricky but Vinnie had done a lot of research and planned the route carefully. We had heard that the dunes had been chopped up by people towing trailers but we had no idea how difficult it would be to cross the dunes. There is so much to tell that I need to do it in point form. We had many challenges: ...

Vinnie has spent many hours over the past few months ensuring that we have all our bases covered. In order to prepare he has bought extra roof racks to carry the weight above, had extra springs installed to prepare for the rough roads, bought max tracks in case we get bogged, bought a CB radio, packed the tyre compressor and bought a debeader because we needed two spares and could only carry a spare tyre not an extra wheel. He spent hours one Saturday "wrestling ...

An early morning start for the long day ahead, 740km to Mitchell and hopefully a dip in the mineral springs when we arrived.....did not eventuate. Due to a long brekkie stop in Toowoomba, we were behind schedule and did not arrive in Mitchell untill after the baths were closed. We soon cheered up after a few drinks at the local pub and a baked dinner which left Vinnie looking for more! We aimed to be at the baths for an early morning dip and soon thawed out in t...