https://padlet.com/caitberr/silmsbl5cln Australian Expedition Tour Map en-us 2018-07-30 23:06:28 UTC 2025-10-20 22:46:46 UTC hello@padlet.com caitberr https://padlet.com/caitberr/silmsbl5cln/wish/271487689 Here's the map of Australia with my planned route from Cairns to Adelaide]]> 2018-07-30 23:12:20 UTC https://padlet.com/caitberr/silmsbl5cln/wish/271487689 caitberr https://padlet.com/caitberr/silmsbl5cln/wish/271490353 The first national park I'll be going through is Blackbraes National Park in Lyndhurst Queensland. Blackbraes National Park cover 298km squared. I'll be arriving at the park on my second night and be camping there with my dog and horses until morning. Coordinates are 19.5073 S, 144.1938 E.]]> 2018-07-30 23:38:19 UTC https://padlet.com/caitberr/silmsbl5cln/wish/271490353 caitberr https://padlet.com/caitberr/silmsbl5cln/wish/271540254 When I wake up in the morning in Blackbraes National Park, I will pack up my things and head over to Wollgar River. This should only take me 9hrs so I'll only be passing through and taking a couple of minutes to enjoys the river. Coordinates are 19.9743 S, 143.4426 E]]> 2018-07-31 09:15:06 UTC https://padlet.com/caitberr/silmsbl5cln/wish/271540254 caitberr https://padlet.com/caitberr/silmsbl5cln/wish/271540447 After stopping in Julia Creek, I'll be on my way to Alice Springs which will take me just under 3 days. I'll be stopping in Alice Springs for 3 days to restock on supplies and clean my clothes, animals and myself. From Alice Springs I'll be heading down to Adelaide. Coordinates are 23.6980 S, 133.8807 E.]]> 2018-07-31 09:19:58 UTC https://padlet.com/caitberr/silmsbl5cln/wish/271540447 caitberr https://padlet.com/caitberr/silmsbl5cln/wish/271540676 My long break in Alice Springs will be worth into because my horses will be rested and ready for a quicker walk to William Creek which will take just under 2 days. From William Creek it will be an easy travel down to Adelaide where my Expedition will finish.  Coordinates are 28.9078 S, 136.3421 E.]]> 2018-07-31 09:25:19 UTC https://padlet.com/caitberr/silmsbl5cln/wish/271540676 caitberr https://padlet.com/caitberr/silmsbl5cln/wish/271744133 I Worte out in my book where I would need to stop and where I would need to clean my things and restock on food and water]]> 2018-08-02 04:35:20 UTC https://padlet.com/caitberr/silmsbl5cln/wish/271744133 caitberr https://padlet.com/caitberr/silmsbl5cln/wish/271744576 I've listed all the things I will need to start my trip and when I get to my planned towns I will take more time out to restock.]]> 2018-08-02 04:39:45 UTC https://padlet.com/caitberr/silmsbl5cln/wish/271744576 caitberr https://padlet.com/caitberr/silmsbl5cln/wish/272148922 Just like how I will be restocking on equipment, I will also be doing the same thing with my food. This is a menu for the first four days of my trip.]]> 2018-08-07 02:26:48 UTC https://padlet.com/caitberr/silmsbl5cln/wish/272148922 caitberr https://padlet.com/caitberr/silmsbl5cln/wish/272149121 I will be carrying a backpack with my sleeping things and also a hiking tent. When I restock I'll need money so I'm bringing my credit card to use.]]> 2018-08-07 02:29:00 UTC https://padlet.com/caitberr/silmsbl5cln/wish/272149121 caitberr https://padlet.com/caitberr/silmsbl5cln/wish/272149469 Finally, I'm here. My family was here waiting for me to arrive. They had a hotel room ready for me to get here and I'm so happy to know that I've done it. It's crazy to think that I did without little from from anyone else. Wow! All the amazing people I've met, animals I've seen and places I've been. So many beautiful landscapes have had me walk through them and I'm lucky to have been there. Uluru, Blackbraes National Park, Coober Pedy and so many places have all been traveled through by me within 16 days. It's crazy to think that I've come all this way but now I'n so tired and need to sleep more than anything. My friends have organised a coming home party when I get back to Cairns. I'm driving back to Cairns with my friend who's got a horse float to take the horses back as well. Now I need to get some sleep.]]> 2018-08-07 02:32:02 UTC https://padlet.com/caitberr/silmsbl5cln/wish/272149469 caitberr https://padlet.com/caitberr/silmsbl5cln/wish/272149668 I say goodbye to Gabby and left for William Creek. The trip was hot but it only took 8 hours. I can't image being animal that actually lived out in these crazy deserts! At the same time humans chose to live out here as well. I wouldn't survive living in the middle of Australia. Feels like a never-ending fire. So hot! Anyway in William Creek a happy surprise awaited me. Another friend of mine Maddy was there. She told me about her own trip she was on and we are spending the night together. I told Maddy about my struggle to find Gabby and she laughed. Let me say I was glad to have found Maddy in a shop that was above the ground. When Maddy and I were setting up camp we came across many snakes. I hate snakes so Maddy had to fight them away for. Ever since I was little I've always hated snakes. I better get to sleep now. I should be in Adelaide in the next two days.]]> 2018-08-07 02:33:39 UTC https://padlet.com/caitberr/silmsbl5cln/wish/272149668 caitberr https://padlet.com/caitberr/silmsbl5cln/wish/272149850 The trip from Marla to Coober Pedy wasn't to long, only 11 hours. I did face a problem when I got there. My friend Gabby had to arranged to meet me at a cafe which, like everything else in Coober Pedy was underground. It took me forever to find the cafe, made me really see why I like living above the ground, because I can see where everything is. When I finally found Gabby we found a place to camp, we went for a walk to restock and to look around. We found that there was hardly any grass because of the hot climate and all the grass had signs next to them saying 'keep off the grass'. All that's in Coober Pedy is desert so I can see why the grass is so special to them.]]> 2018-08-07 02:35:08 UTC https://padlet.com/caitberr/silmsbl5cln/wish/272149850 caitberr https://padlet.com/caitberr/silmsbl5cln/wish/272149918 I arrived at Alice Springs at 9:00pm last night. I'm going to be staying here for the next 2 days. I want to be able to take in the place, see all the loving things Alice Springs have to offer. This morning I went on a 3.6 km bush walk which took an hour called Bradshaw walk. I'm planning to go to Uluru later on today. Then tomorrow I'm going to restock and then the next day I'll be off to Ghan. I can't wait to be in Adelaide. It's so hot at the moment so I'm hoping that Adelaide will be a little bit cooler. Even though the weather has been so hot, Alice Springs has been great so far and the scenery is amazing.]]> 2018-08-07 02:35:47 UTC https://padlet.com/caitberr/silmsbl5cln/wish/272149918 caitberr https://padlet.com/caitberr/silmsbl5cln/wish/272150037 I woke up so early this morning. Blackbraes was so pretty but I had to say goodbye. I left quickly and got on my way to Woolgar river. When I got there it was so beautiful. The river was flowing peacefully and it just felt relaxing. I washed the horses and Rusty and then I had lunch. Since I had the time I started to walk to Julia Creek. The trip was full of Kangaroos bouncing along. As it got darker the kookaburras started to laugh and I was scared that I would never get to Julia Creek. When I got to there it was dark. The place was packed with tents and vans. I can't wait until the morning when the place will be light up and I can see it.]]> 2018-08-07 02:37:04 UTC https://padlet.com/caitberr/silmsbl5cln/wish/272150037 caitberr https://padlet.com/caitberr/silmsbl5cln/wish/272150142 I woke up this morning at 5:00am, got my things and left straight away. I saddled my horses packed the things on them and got Rusty my kelpie. We said bye to my family and then we were off. It took 13 hours to get here but now I'm here I'm so excited. I'm staying with my old friend from school Ella. I said to Ella that I want to do this without to much help so I'm camping in her backyard and not using any if her food. So far I haven't been able to see to much but I hope I will see some tomorrow. ]]> 2018-08-07 02:37:55 UTC https://padlet.com/caitberr/silmsbl5cln/wish/272150142