Simpson Desert Trip 4/98

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The Lada at the start of the Simpson Desert. The Lada was loaded up with

gear, tyres and 180L of fuel.

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My fathers Jeep Cherokee and my Lada out side the Pink Roadhouse.

We took on $180 of fuel here at it was our last refuelling point before

entering the Simpson Desert.

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My Lada just at the start of the sand dunes in the Simpson

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The Niva bounding over a sandune.

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I missed judged the way the road went after going over a sandune and ended up

on a wierd angle. My fathers Jeep in the background.

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Going over a small molehill in my Niva.

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The Niva ran out of fuel on this hill and she wasn't going any further!

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Me rolling up the snatch-em strap after snatching Dad's Jeep over a sanddune.

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We collected some mud towards the entd of the crossing!

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