EMU Track Blog

NOW: BINNS TRACK The road from Dalhousie Springs to the famous Mt Dare was rocky and slow going – almost as slow as some of the big climbs in the Victorian High Country and the roughest road we’ve travelled for…

NOW: COOBER PEDY TO DALHOUSIE SPRINGS. We had a little run up the Stuart Highway from Glendambo to Coober Pedy. The car was very quiet on the smooth tar road, nothing shaking or rattling. We even had the radio on…

NOW: Googs Track – Ceduna to Coober Pedy. After crossing from Kangaroo Island we headed north through Port Wakefield which was once an important  cargo port. The mangroves and salt  flats have taken over but lots of people come here…

NOW: Kangaroo Island. With the GPS set to take us by ferry again, we crossed The Backstairs Passage from Cape Jervis to Penneshaw on Kangaroo Island. The staff at Sealink were very helpful when we booked our crossing. Including our…

When setting your GPS you sometimes need to select the ferry option as we did when crossing the Murray River at Tailem Bend! From Jervois we wandered onto Goolwa, Port Elliott and Victor Harbour for a few days in the…

Now: Through the Riverina and Across the Plains. We arrived in Griffith for ANZAC Day and attended the community Remembrance Service with the local community. Our camp was 25 kilometres out of town at Woolshed Flat in Cocoparra National Park.…

NOW – The NSW Snowy Mountains After our shortest days travel of 16 kilometres coming down from the Davies Plain Hut we crossed the Murray River on a stony crossing with the water at the middle of our wheels. I…

NOW: Falls Creek, Omeo and Davies Plain Track. With the mornings getting a little chilly we stopped off at a Ski Shop in Bright to buy some warm hooded jackets to keep the wind at bay by the campfire. Autumn…

NOW: Mount Buller, Mount Stirling and Mount Cobbler After a grocery stop in Mansfield we headed on to Carters Road at Meerijig. The day use area here was quite pleasant but the camping area was a bit second hand so…

NOW: Jamieson, Granny’s Flat. When you travel the Alpine Way it’s easy to call in at the wineries and berry farms. We were just in time for the last of the fresh raspberries. At Bright and Myrtleford old tobacco kilns…