Gary and Carolyn Cooper have ’done the Simmo’, one of Australia’s most challenging drives. In this first part of his tale, he covers preparing for the adventure and the first stage of the drive.
The Simpson is one of the few real outback 4WD experiences left in Australia and has been on our bucket list since driving our FJ Cruiser around and across Australia 10 years ago. We had everything booked to take on this epic adventure just before Covid, thus our plans need to flex but we finally were able to embark on this adventure last October.
The Simpson Desert is a long way from anywhere even in Australia! It is approximately 1,200km from Adelaide and sits across the borders of South Australia, Northern Territory and Queensland, basically just slightly right of the middle. It is in one of the driest regions of Australia, meaning this type of adventure takes a fair bit of planning especially when coming from the land of the long white cloud.
To spoil the ending, if you are remotely interested in doing this trip where-ever your 4WDing or touring passions reside, you’ve
