Looking back
Sometimes we come across issues in life that have a permanent effect on our lifestyle, although it may not be evident at the time. The year was 1980, when me and a mate were looking for an Outback property to shoot on, so nothing unusual about that.
We pooled our resources and success came when I remembered that a friend of my father came from an Outback area. Did he still have any contacts there? The result was a couple of names associated with large estates.
Travelling to such places 40 years ago was not to be taken lightly. The hard-topped roads disappeared just over the border and weather was a continual consideration, as an inch of rain could stop you for literally weeks. We plotted and planned and eventually came up with an idea. Two vehicles with trailers, as we had to
