LONG DISTANCE TOURING; THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE UGLY
I’m going to be completely honest with you. It was 2018 and I was planning the longest adventure I’d ever attempted, an east to west crossing of Australia. Most people cross from Byron Bay to Steep Point, but I wanted to do it differently, by following the Tropic of Capricorn from Rockhampton on the east coast and eight weeks later, finishing on the west coast at Ningaloo Reef. As the Tropic of Capricorn sweeps across the continent, it can be reached in some truly magical spots — Diamantina National Park, Hay River Track, Sandy Blight Junction Track, Gary Highway, Talawana Track and Warroora Station, just to name a few.
The trip took months of planning, organising permits, booking campsites, farm stays and caravan parks. A lot of work went into preparing my Prado to be the ultimate tourer that would take me to
