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31°34'51.6"S 117°58'35.7"E

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31°34'51.6"S 117°58'35.7"E

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The last week has been tough but today is going to be especially tough, I have to voyage across nothing but desert and rock for a whole day.
as Atrex sprints and gallops across the barren plains the only signs of life I see are the occasional cacti, lizards and other desert plants. Once I reach my aim point I am completely and utterly exhausted. I fall asleep nearly instantaneously.
31°21'47.2"S 130°42'56.5"E

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I set out early this morning and begin my day with the exact same routine as all the other days. though it is amazing looking at and visiting all these amazing locations I do sometimes wonder why I embarked on this journey. Today I crossed Spencer Gulf and have set up camp in Wartaka.
Wartaka: 32°29'15.3"S 137°01'41.0"E
Snowtown: 33°47'19.5"S 138°12'31.3"E

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this is what I will eat on a daily basis

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5:45 am 3/1/19
I wake up and packup my tent, stretcher and sleeping bag. I then unpack my breakfast and eat it. I untie and feed  Atrex then start of start the days trip.
9:30 am
I stop under a tree somewhere to eat my snack and stare at all the open fields around me. as I get further away from Melbourne it seems to get much drier and
warmer but today it looks as if it might rain.
1:00 pm
I have just crossed into South Australia and have decided to stopped in a  small town on the eastern slopes of the Adelaide Hills called Callington. The landscape here is smooth and sloped.
35°07'51.6"S 139°02'11.1"E
6:00 pm
I have just arrived in Adeliade, I would love to stay here for a night but I have to keep moving. I re-fill my drink bottles and set up camp just outside of the city.

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Tired but excited I start heading towards my final destination, its been a long and hard journey and I can't wait to complete my expedition and go home. I am now in western Australia and am travelling from Walgoolanto Perth. even though every muscle in my body is aching I carry on. The landscape has gone from rough and harsh to soft and highly vegetated. I've already eaten all my food for the day and will eat a full meal once I reach Perth.

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6:00 am 1/1/19
I have already eaten breakfast and my bags are packed and safely strapped to my horse, Artex. I start my long and exciting journey from Melbourne to Perth.
8:00 am
I have stopped in Ingliston for a quick snack. the sun is already up and there is a cool breeze blowing.
37°38'47.6"S 144°17'27.8"E

1:00 pm
I have stopped for lunch in Bungal and have decided to rest under a tall gum-tree  and eat my wrap. I sit there for about five minutes and then I notice a mob of kangaroos grassing on a nearby field  . I hop back on Artex's back and continue my journey.
37°41'05.7"S 144°09'24.5"E

3:00 pm
I see something long stripy and scaly  in the bushes next to the path that I am taking. Its a tiger snake! I think its either hibernating or asleep but I am in no mood to find out, I tell Atrex to break into a gallop as we speed away from the snake.
6:00pm
I set up camp in and go to sleep in a place called Eversley.

37°13'02.9"S 143°12'51.0"E

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Cocklebiddy is a small roadhouse community located on the Eyre Highway in Western Australia.
latitude: 32.04° South longitude: 126.10° East

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Eucla is approximately 11 kilometres west of the South Australian border.
latitude: 31.68° South longitude: 128.89° East

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Port Augusta is a small city in South Australia. Formerly a seaport, it is now a road traffic and railway junction.
latitude: 32.50° South longitude: 137.79° East

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Adelaide is a Victorian city with a population of 1.198 million
latitude: 34.9285° South longitude: 138.6007° East

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Bruce rock is a small town about 248 kilometres from Perth.
latitude: 31.88° South longitude: 118.15° East

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These are some of the stops I will be going to

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This is a rough sketch of the route that I will be taking on my expedition.
I am going on this journey in winter so that there is less heat and I am less likely to get exhausted.
I am trekking across Australia diagonally from Melbourne to Perth by horse. It will take approximately 14 days riding for  12 hours a day (236 Km per day).