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Pat Callinans 4x4 Adventures Season 18 Episode 5
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00:00drive up the centre of Australia. There's the boring bitumen way up the Stuart Highway
00:06and then, well then there's the way we're gonna go.
00:10On this journey from Tennant Creek to Alice Springs, we'll mainly be following the northern
00:33half of the Binns Track. It's a wonderful journey that was designed by NT Parks veteran Bill Binns.
00:40who link together a bunch of roads and tracks to showcase the best this slice of the Outback has
00:46to offer. It sits east of the Stuart Highway but runs roughly parallel to the main drag.
00:52This episode in the Northern Territory, I'll be driving my Ford F-150. My 12-volt system is
00:58powered by Redarc, meaning my beer is always chilled and coffee is freshly frothed. Josh is steering our
01:06Ranger Tremor which boasts an ARB Zenith bar up front and his favourite mod is the eight Nacho
01:12lights mounted to the ARB base rack. They look great and boy do they perform.
01:19Odell from Outback Armour joins us again this episode, this time driving the Everest Tremor.
01:24She's lifted with an Outback Armour GVM upgrade and running Pirelli Scorpion all-terrain rubber.
01:30Well fellas, I think it's about time we got a bit of red dirt under these tyres. What do you reckon?
01:36I reckon you are absolutely correct. It's time for red dirt.
01:40I'm keen. I'm keen for a little refresher too.
01:43Well, just off the highway on the north side of town team, we have some pretty cool little hills that
01:49have got some interesting tracks on them. So I say we chuck her into Low Low and give it a go.
01:55Oh, I like the way you're thinking, Patsky. Low Low, first thing in the morning. Let's do that.
02:02Sounds great, Pat.
02:04I remember when I was 16 years old and I would drive along the highway and I would look at these hills
02:12off the side of the road and think, I wonder if I could drive up those in a four-wheel drive.
02:16And about 34 years later, if you think I had changed, matured, you'd be wrong.
02:25I still look at them and I still drive them and I still have a lot of fun doing so.
02:32That's exactly what we're doing this morning, folks.
02:35Just going to have a play on some hills that we spotted from the highway.
02:38How gorgeous is this, guys? You've got the spinifex-covered hills, the red dirt, you've got the white gums.
02:47What a pretty drive, hey?
02:49It's stunning and spectacular two seconds in and we're in four low. It doesn't get any better.
02:54Oh, nice little hill climb up here. I think we'll do it easy.
02:58Oh, I don't know, Patsky. I can make anything look hard.
03:01You can give yourself too much credit, Josh. You've got me behind you, mate.
03:04Sometimes on this loose gravel, when one wheel starts to spin, it can be all over.
03:09But a locker fixes that pretty quick, especially in the Ford with an electric locker.
03:14No way. It's beautiful up here. A bit of a ridgetop tour, boys.
03:19Trust you to find the best views.
03:21Holy.
03:23That's the best part about a country like this is you only need a slight bit of gradient up
03:28and you feel like you're on top of the world.
03:29This F-150 is pretty handy. It's got a big, flat bonnet, which looks great,
03:35but it doesn't afford you much frontal vision.
03:37That's okay, because if I hit the camera button here,
03:40then I've got a bird's eye camera along with a forward-facing camera.
03:46So it's really cool in that slow off-road terrain,
03:50especially when you sort of forget exactly what the track's doing in front of you.
03:53So it allows you to spot those big potholes or those big rocks that you might otherwise have forgotten about.
04:01It's amazing the difference that wheelbase can make.
04:04It can make one vehicle struggle and one vehicle simply leap up a difficult hill.
04:11In these vehicles, we're running three different wheelbases.
04:13So we've got the Ford Everest, which has the shorter wheelbase,
04:16better around town and often better on really tricky hill climbs.
04:20Then you've got the Ranger, which has the more traditional wheelbase
04:23that most vehicles have in the Aussie market.
04:27And then you've got the F-150, and I have a short wheelbase version of the F-150.
04:33There is no right or wrong wheelbase, really,
04:35but that is often a big reason as to why some vehicles can excel in certain terrains
04:42and some can get really challenged.
04:45And speaking of challenges, it was time for Odell to face his first on this trip.
04:51OK, mate, we've got a steep little descent coming up here.
04:54Do you want to activate that hill descent control?
04:58Yeah, I think you're going to have to talk me through this
05:00because it's been a while since I've been in this vehicle.
05:02Mate, you're not used to the technology, are you?
05:04No worries.
05:06So there's a long button just in front of your centre console there,
05:10and that'll bring up a screen.
05:12It's got all your off-road stuff on it.
05:15There is a little animation there with a downhill on it.
05:19And so if you hit that button,
05:21then that should activate your hill descent control.
05:24And that essentially allows you to go down the hill as slow as you like,
05:28feet off the pedals.
05:29It's great on the vehicle.
05:31It's great on your nerves.
05:32And do I need to be in neutral to activate this?
05:35No, you don't have to be in neutral, mate.
05:36Just hit that long, long button.
05:39All right, I think that's done.
05:41With a little driver training out of the way,
05:43it was time to tackle that descent.
05:46OK, mate, come on down.
05:47Come on down now.
05:49Oh, yeah, that initial part where you've just got to let it go
05:52and trust the vehicle.
05:55It's quite daunting.
05:56It's a really uneasy, unnatural feeling to just get off the brake pedal.
06:05Now, the temptation when you're coming down these steep hills
06:08is to often try and make it a smoother ride
06:11and avoid the holes and that sort of stuff.
06:13But you're better off on a steep hill just to stick to the wheel ruts.
06:17And that kind of provides you with a little bit of additional stability
06:22should something go wrong.
06:24In the middle of the track, you're not off the side of the track
06:26where the track might fall away.
06:29You might drop a few rocks off the side and slide off.
06:32And a steep hill recovery is something you never want to do.
06:35So we always try and play it safe.
06:37Drive it as slow as possible, as Odell's doing at the moment.
06:40Stick to the centre of the track
06:42and really let the vehicle do the walking.
06:46And you'll find that the more you do it,
06:49obviously, the more comfortable you get with it.
06:51Beautifully driven, mate.
06:53It definitely makes me look like a much better four-wheel driver than I am.
06:57I might have to get one of these.
06:59Mate, you should.
07:01Pretty cool, the Everest.
07:03When you're driving around in really steep terrain,
07:06you often have to stop your vehicle mid-track
07:10because there might be an obstacle coming up ahead,
07:12all sorts of reasons.
07:14But there is a process to doing that
07:16if you want to stop and actually get out of your car
07:19and you have an automatic transmission.
07:21First, you apply your park brake.
07:25And then you go and put your vehicle into park.
07:29Now, is that such a thing?
07:31Why do we even need to do that?
07:33Well, when you think about it,
07:34you put your vehicle in park
07:35and then you let off your foot brake
07:37and you get that little bit of inertia.
07:39Keep in mind, we're running sort of three,
07:42three and a half ton four-wheel drives here
07:43and they want to go with the flow of the hill.
07:47When you actually apply your park brake,
07:49that locks up all four of your wheels
07:51and that takes the pressure
07:52off a little thing called a parking pawl, P-A-W-L.
07:58And that is a little pin
07:59that locks into your transmission output shaft.
08:02Now, it's designed for flat ground, not steep terrain.
08:06So, if you put a lot of pressure on that,
08:07it can actually snap.
08:09So, it's a simple process.
08:11Pop your park brake on before you put it into park
08:14and then you're creating some lovely mechanical sympathy
08:18for your four-wheel drive.
08:19Because when you look after your four-wheel drive,
08:22it'll look after you.
08:23Just on the north side of town
08:24is a wonderful man-made reservoir
08:27called Lake Marianne,
08:28aimed after the nearby Marianne Mine.
08:31And I had a bit of a surprise in store for the guys.
08:36Pat, why do you have a wetsuit, mate?
08:38What's it doing?
08:39Mate, we're in the outback.
08:40You know, the waves are big out here.
08:43No, mate, actually,
08:44I have brought a couple of toys along
08:47and I know that you're a mad keen surfer,
08:49but have you ever ridden a surfboard
08:51with a jet motor?
08:53I haven't, but that sounds pretty cool.
08:55I'm pretty keen.
08:56Well, mate, I think it's time
08:57we tear it up at Lake Marianne.
08:59Let's do it.
09:00Well, Odell's much more of an athlete than I am,
09:02so how about I sit this one out
09:04and I'll just get some shots.
09:09So, after a little bit of assembly,
09:12we took flight over Lake Marianne.
09:17Bit of a bucking bronco.
09:18I thought I would be sailing
09:34on the Marriere Lake
09:36down the back of the top.
09:38We're getting free.
09:40Good fun, folks.
09:42Woo!
09:42You can stay on anyway.
09:43It's pretty crazy, isn't it?
09:50Mate, I didn't think I'd be doing that
09:52down here
09:52and you're always full of surprises,
09:54so I love that one.
09:55Good one.
09:57What a way to spend in Arvo, hey?
09:58Yeah, that was fun.
09:59That was super fun.
10:00I think you're going to lose a toy.
10:01Coming up, we discover some incredible history
10:06from this tiny town
10:08and begin our remote outback trek.
10:13Around 10 kilometres north of Tennant Creek
10:16sits some unusual rock formations,
10:18so we cruised up the red dirt
10:20to check them out.
10:21Well, you may have heard of the Devil's Marbles.
10:24Where we're going next,
10:26it's actually called the Devil's Pebbles.
10:30And I'll let you work out why.
10:33The Devil's Pebbles, or Dunjara,
10:36is a place of significance
10:37for the Aboriginal women of this area.
10:40The best time to visit them
10:41is in the warm afternoon light
10:44or at sunset.
10:46It's a lovely, calming place
10:49and you're likely to spot
10:50some beautiful wildflowers
10:52dotted amongst the granite rock formations.
10:58Certainly one of the biggest tourist attractions
11:01in Tennant Creek
11:02is the Battery Hill Mine.
11:04I'd not been before,
11:06so I had no idea
11:07just how rich this area was
11:09when it came to gold,
11:11copper and lead.
11:13And we were in for a treat
11:14with our rather eccentric tour guide.
11:16My name is Martijn Johannes Jacobus Wezenpoel,
11:19so repeat after me.
11:20You can call me Martijn.
11:23Martijn is a font of knowledge
11:24on the mining history of the area
11:26and the tour he offers
11:28is an absolute eye-opener.
11:30The interesting part about Jack is
11:31if you look at him,
11:32he's blind in one eye.
11:33So now you have a one-eyed man,
11:35a blind man
11:36and an eight-year-old
11:38that are now prospecting and mining
11:39what will be the richest mines in the world.
11:41Literally kicking rocks over
11:42and finding gold.
11:43That's the kind of gold
11:44that we have here.
11:45So with Martijn in the lead,
11:46Now, welcome to the mine.
11:48We descended into the gold mine
11:50and what might be
11:51the most comprehensive tour
11:53we've ever had.
11:54This is the main shaft.
11:56So.
11:57Gold was originally discovered
11:59around Tennant Creek
12:00by J. Robert Smith in 1926.
12:04And the stuff was so plentiful
12:05on the surface
12:06that mines were established
12:08around 1932,
12:09beginning the Tennant Creek
12:11gold rush in earnest.
12:12Now, are they going to stop
12:14throwing rocks at your head?
12:16Are you going to get hurt?
12:17While the mine tour
12:17was just a bit of fun for us,
12:19conditions for miners
12:21back in the day
12:21were less than amazing.
12:23Gentlemen,
12:24would you like to use the toilet?
12:27Not now.
12:28It was a dirty, dusty
12:29and dangerous place to be
12:31with little comfort at all
12:33for the men and women
12:33who worked here.
12:35The tour guide, Martin,
12:36he's so knowledgeable.
12:38I love what he's showing me here.
12:39It's really like
12:40I would never go underground
12:41unless I was on a tour.
12:44Now I know what you're thinking.
12:46Can I come to Tennant Creek
12:47and try my luck?
12:48Well, I'll let Martin
12:50answer that one.
12:51So, here in the Northern Territories,
12:53first of all,
12:54you do not need permits
12:55to be here
12:56to actually fossick for gold.
12:58One of the most important things
12:59is you need permission
13:00of the owners of the land
13:01to fossick for gold.
13:02We actually have an open
13:04fossicking site
13:05where you just go up there
13:06and you don't need anything
13:07because that's crown land
13:08so you're allowed to do it.
13:09But we have quite a few people
13:12that come up here
13:13and they'll go with us
13:14and they have 20,000
13:15metal detectors
13:16and they go,
13:17oh, we're here to detect your land
13:18and you're, you know,
13:19dude, we are heritage listed
13:22and all that kind of stuff.
13:23You can't do it here.
13:24We still have weekly stories
13:26about people just
13:27sometimes snipping wires open
13:29because they want to get
13:30to that point
13:31because they've heard about
13:32the riches
13:32and the stuff that you can find.
13:35Normally in a gold mine,
13:36you'd be happy with two grams,
13:38maybe even four grams
13:39per tonne of gold.
13:42But out here,
13:44they mined
13:45eight and a half kilograms
13:48worth of gold per tonne.
13:50It was incredible.
13:52In today's money,
13:54we're talking about
13:56$26 billion worth of gold
13:59that was mined
14:01in this small area,
14:02making it pretty much
14:04the richest deposit
14:05of its size
14:06in the world.
14:09Tennant Creek,
14:10who knew?
14:11With our tour drawing to an end,
14:13it was time to grab
14:14our miners' cards
14:15and head to the surface.
14:17Now, if you would like
14:18to put your tickets off,
14:19they're yours to keep
14:20as a souvenir.
14:22Well, that was
14:22a wonderful education
14:24and a tour
14:24I'd highly recommend
14:26to put on your list.
14:29After an extremely
14:31educational morning,
14:32it was time to scoot out
14:34of Tennant Creek
14:35and get back on the dirt.
14:38A short stint on the bitumen
14:40brought us back
14:41onto the dirt
14:42at Carundi Road,
14:43just near Booney Boor.
14:45This turn-off
14:46is the beginning
14:47of Section 4
14:48of the Bins track,
14:50a proper 4x4 track,
14:52says so on the sign.
14:53So we're making
14:54a quick stop
14:55to dump some air
14:56out of the tyres
14:56before hitting the dirt.
14:58I'm very glad
14:59that I've dropped
15:00the Pirelli tyre pressures
15:01down when I've hit this road,
15:03because I think
15:04if I didn't,
15:05I'd probably have
15:05some punches by now.
15:07There's very square,
15:08sharp-edged gravel
15:10on this road
15:11and you really do need
15:12to take it easy
15:12because there's not
15:14a whole lot of traction
15:15either.
15:15Your vehicle can really
15:16slide quite easily
15:17if you overcook it
15:19into those corners.
15:20Now,
15:21I know that
15:22a lot of experienced
15:234-wheel drivers
15:24will know this,
15:24but we often have
15:25a lot of new
15:264-wheel drivers
15:27viewing our show.
15:28So it's worth mentioning
15:29that we lower our tyre
15:30pressures
15:31to around about
15:3335 psi,
15:36maybe in the back,
15:37to around about
15:3728-30 in the front.
15:40We do that
15:40because we want
15:41the tyre to be
15:42more compliant
15:43over this rough terrain.
15:45It gives you
15:45better traction
15:46and it also
15:47makes your tyre
15:48a lot more
15:49puncture resistant
15:50because instead
15:51of the tyre
15:52hitting that
15:53sharp,
15:54hard surface
15:55and just puncturing it,
15:57the tyre tends
15:57to conform over
15:58that sharp rock
16:00or sharp stick
16:01and you're less likely
16:03to get a puncture.
16:04But always ensure
16:05that you slow
16:06your speeds down
16:06when you do lower
16:07your tyre pressures
16:08because you are
16:10going to have
16:10a lot more play
16:11in the sidewall
16:12of your tyre.
16:13So keep the speeds
16:14down,
16:15keep the pressures
16:15down,
16:16and you'll find
16:17that you will have
16:18a far more
16:18enjoyable ride,
16:20not to mention
16:20a smoother ride
16:21as well.
16:22Now the Binns track
16:23is around
16:232,230 kilometres
16:26a four-wheel drive
16:27track that begins
16:28at Mount Dare
16:29in South Australia
16:30and ends
16:31in Timber Creek
16:32in the Northern Territory.
16:35It was named
16:35after a fellow
16:36called Bill Binns
16:37and the section
16:38whereon
16:39takes in
16:40a beautiful section
16:41of the Davenport
16:42Range National Park.
16:44It's a bit of
16:44a hop-on,
16:45hop-off
16:46choose-your-own-adventure
16:47and our first stop
16:49is a spot
16:50called
16:50Whistleduck Creek.
16:52We're jumping
16:53off the Binns track
16:54now and
16:55onto a little track
16:56called the
16:57Whistleduck Creek
16:59Road.
17:00That's going to
17:00take us out
17:01to the Davenport
17:01Ranges
17:02where we have
17:03a nice little
17:04camp
17:04planned for the evening.
17:06Whistleduck Creek
17:11Campground
17:12is one of
17:13three campsites
17:14located in
17:15Davenport Range
17:16National Park
17:17and it's a beauty
17:18and home
17:19to a lovely
17:20waterhole.
17:21If you were to
17:23phonetically read
17:24the pronunciation
17:25of this place
17:25you'd call it
17:26the Irmweng
17:27Rock Hole
17:28but that's not
17:29what the locals
17:29call it.
17:30They call it
17:31Irmoonga
17:32and it's
17:33actually home
17:33to some pretty
17:34interesting species.
17:35You've got
17:35tropical species
17:37of fish
17:37like the
17:38rainbow fish
17:39actually in
17:39this waterhole
17:40and it attracts
17:41a lot of bird life
17:42too.
17:43You'll find
17:43egrets,
17:44cormorants
17:44all sorts of
17:46different birds
17:46in this little
17:47semi-arid oasis.
17:50It is a stunning
17:51spot surrounded
17:52by native flora
17:54and will make
17:54an excellent home
17:55for the evening.
17:57So there's
17:57nothing left to do
17:58than pop up
17:59the bushwhacker tents
18:00spark up a fire
18:01and watch the
18:03stunning celestial
18:04show.
18:09Up next we
18:10explore a
18:10mysterious meteorite
18:12crater and tackle
18:13a simply gorgeous
18:154x4 track.
18:17Welcome back.
18:18After an incredible
18:19night under the
18:20stars it was time
18:21for us to hit the
18:22tracks once again
18:23in search of a
18:24challenge.
18:25Patsky, this looks
18:26a little bit
18:26interesting.
18:27What are we doing
18:27here?
18:28Mate, I think
18:29we'll just do a
18:29little baby hill
18:30climb.
18:31This is actually
18:31called Clough's
18:32Bluff and
18:34yeah, it's
18:36nothing too much
18:37other than a
18:38gorgeous bit of
18:38red rock in the
18:39red centre
18:40with a nice
18:42little lookout
18:42from the top.
18:43Beauty, you nailed
18:44that description.
18:45There certainly is
18:46a beautiful red
18:47rock in the
18:47red centre.
18:48I've just
18:49tracked her into
18:50low range for
18:51this little climb
18:51up here.
18:53Good stuff,
18:53I'll do the
18:54same.
18:56Gosh, I love
18:57these gum trees.
19:00They're just so
19:01stark against
19:02the red rock.
19:04It'll pop.
19:05It'll bring you
19:07to life really.
19:08It's like a smack
19:08in the face
19:09from nature.
19:10Well, would you
19:11have any other
19:11vehicle other
19:13than a 4x4,
19:14guys?
19:15Look at this.
19:16Takes you to
19:17places like this.
19:18What a cracking
19:19view.
19:19Man, you can see
19:20forever up here.
19:21After that
19:27nifty diversion,
19:28we're going to
19:29jump off the
19:30bins track again
19:31and wind our
19:32way to a
19:33beautiful water
19:33hole.
19:46It's just so
19:46rare to find
19:47such a
19:48reliable body
19:49of water
19:50and such a
19:51big body
19:51of water
19:51right out
19:53here in
19:53the red
19:54centre of
19:55Australia.
19:56It really
19:56is magnificent
19:57and that
19:58body of
19:59water enabled
20:00miners to
20:01come in
20:02here to
20:03use that
20:03water in
20:04their mining
20:05process to
20:06try and find
20:08that gold
20:08that was in
20:09the area.
20:10But sometimes
20:11those miners
20:12were a rough
20:13and rowdy
20:14bunch and
20:14they needed
20:15a little bit
20:15of help
20:16sorting out
20:17their quarrels
20:17and disagreements.
20:19So, the
20:20cops had to
20:20come in
20:21and they
20:21built their
20:22headquarters
20:22just over
20:23there.
20:24And that's
20:25how this
20:25place got
20:26its name
20:26Old Police
20:27Station
20:28Waterhole.
20:31Some things
20:32you should know
20:32about Old
20:33Police Station
20:33Waterhole
20:34campsite.
20:35You book the
20:36sites online
20:36but you can
20:37rock up and
20:38pick anyone
20:38that you like.
20:39So, it's
20:40first in best
20:40dress in terms
20:41of the actual
20:42location of
20:42your camp.
20:43Secondly,
20:44it is by far
20:45one of the
20:46most peaceful
20:46campsites
20:47I have
20:48ever been
20:48to.
20:49As soon
20:49as we
20:49rocked
20:49up I
20:50found some
20:50shade
20:50under a
20:51gum
20:51tree
20:51and I
20:52was,
20:53I just
20:53conked
20:54right out.
20:55So, so
20:56peaceful.
20:58I really
20:58don't want
20:58to be
20:59leaving.
20:59I really,
21:00really don't.
21:00But, it's
21:01okay because
21:02we're going
21:02four-wheel
21:02driving and
21:03that's just
21:03as good
21:04as camping.
21:05And this
21:05track, well
21:06she's something
21:07special.
21:08We're jumping
21:09onto the
21:09Frew River
21:10Road and
21:11it's high
21:12clearance
21:12every day
21:13of the
21:13week.
21:15You find
21:16that different
21:16tracks around
21:17Australia have
21:18a bit of a
21:19different pace
21:20and a different
21:20temperature if
21:21you will.
21:22And this
21:24one is
21:24definitely a
21:25slow and
21:26meandering pace.
21:28And it is a
21:30beautiful thing
21:30because that
21:31slow pace just
21:32allows you to
21:33sit back and
21:33admire this
21:34incredible
21:35landscape.
21:37You don't have
21:37to rush to
21:38the next
21:38waterfall or
21:39freak out
21:40at the next
21:41challenge because
21:41the track really
21:43is quite
21:44easy to
21:44drive.
21:46And
21:46the slower
21:47you drive it
21:48the more
21:48you can soak
21:49in.
21:50It really
21:50is one of
21:51those tracks
21:52where you
21:52can just
21:53kind of
21:53de-stress,
21:55forget about
21:56work,
21:57forget about
21:58your troubles
21:58and just
21:59enjoy.
22:06Well it's
22:07hard to
22:07think of
22:07how many
22:08tracks in
22:08Australia
22:09actually have
22:09a good
22:10crop of
22:11Spinifex
22:12smack in
22:13the middle
22:13of a couple
22:14of wheel
22:14tracks.
22:14It used
22:15to be
22:15an
22:15issue
22:15on the
22:16Canning
22:16stock
22:17route
22:17years
22:18gone
22:18by
22:18and
22:19it
22:19still
22:19is
22:19after
22:20a good
22:20wet
22:20season
22:20but here
22:22you've got
22:23a very good
22:23crop.
22:24The danger
22:24with it
22:24is that
22:26Spinifex
22:26is highly
22:28highly
22:28flammable
22:29and it can
22:30get stuck
22:31underneath your
22:31vehicle,
22:32it can clump
22:33up and
22:34then if it
22:35attaches itself
22:36or just gets
22:36ignited by
22:37your exhaust pipe
22:38then you
22:39are in
22:40a lot
22:40of trouble
22:41because
22:41it is
22:42really
22:43quite
22:43oily
22:44and
22:45it's
22:45very
22:46hard
22:46to
22:46extinguish
22:47so
22:47just keep
22:48an eye
22:48on that
22:49on this
22:50track
22:50if you've
22:50got bash
22:51plates
22:51that's
22:51going to
22:52help
22:52things
22:52a lot
22:53but
22:54it doesn't
22:54hurt
22:54just to
22:55pull up
22:55every
22:565 or
22:5610
22:56k's
22:57or so
22:57and
22:58just
22:58have
22:58a look
22:58under
22:59your
22:59vehicle
22:59and
23:00certainly
23:00if you
23:00do
23:00smell
23:01anything
23:01jump
23:03straight
23:03out
23:03with
23:04the
23:04fire
23:04extinguisher
23:05and
23:06sort
23:06it out
23:07unsurprisingly
23:11the Frew River
23:12track will
23:12take you
23:13to the
23:13Frew River
23:14itself
23:14and I
23:15reckon
23:15it's the
23:16perfect
23:16spot
23:16for some
23:17afternoon
23:17tea
23:18would you
23:20look at
23:20that
23:21a gorgeous
23:22shady
23:22camp
23:23by
23:23the
23:24Frew River
23:24it just
23:26makes you
23:26want to
23:26pause
23:26and slow
23:27down
23:27and
23:28I
23:28can
23:28tell
23:28you
23:29that
23:29I
23:29think
23:29Odell's
23:30looking
23:30a little
23:30bit
23:31hungry
23:31at
23:31the
23:31moment
23:31so
23:32I
23:32better
23:32keep
23:32him
23:32happy
23:33because
23:33he's
23:33bigger
23:33than
23:34me
23:34so
23:36we're
23:36going
23:36to
23:36knock
23:36up
23:36some
23:36scones
23:37in
23:37the
23:37camp
23:38oven
23:38and
23:39scones
23:39folks
23:40can
23:40be
23:41an
23:41incredibly
23:41simple
23:42recipe
23:42you
23:43might
23:43think
23:43that
23:43you
23:43can
23:43only
23:44cook
23:44them
23:44at
23:44home
23:44but
23:44in
23:45a
23:45camp
23:45oven
23:45they
23:46go
23:46just
23:46as
23:46well
23:46possibly
23:47even
23:48better
23:48the
23:49ingredients
23:50are
23:50really
23:50simple
23:51I reckon
23:51you
23:51could
23:51just
23:51about
23:52memorize
23:52these
23:52ones
23:53because
23:53there's
23:53only
23:53three
23:54of
23:54them
23:54so
23:55we
23:55have
23:56three
23:56cups
23:56of
23:57self
23:57raising
23:57flour
23:58one
23:58cup
23:59of
23:59lemonade
24:00one
24:01cup
24:01of
24:01cream
24:02stir
24:03them
24:03up
24:03and
24:04that's
24:04that
24:05I'll
24:05tell
24:05you
24:06what
24:06there's
24:06nothing
24:06much
24:06more
24:07Australian
24:07than
24:08scones
24:08by a
24:09river
24:09in
24:09the
24:09middle
24:10of
24:10the
24:10red
24:10center
24:10simply
24:12stir
24:12your
24:12ingredients
24:13up
24:13to
24:13a
24:13paste
24:13like
24:14consistency
24:14then
24:15it's
24:15into
24:16your
24:16camp
24:16oven
24:16pre-lining
24:17with
24:18baking
24:18paper
24:18giving
24:19it
24:23base
24:23we
24:23simply
24:24use
24:24our
24:25knife
24:25to
24:26make
24:27a few
24:28shapes
24:28in
24:28that
24:29dough
24:29and
24:30that's
24:30going
24:30to
24:30make
24:30it
24:30a lot
24:31easier
24:32to
24:32separate
24:33when it
24:33comes
24:33time
24:34to
24:34eating
24:34okay
24:35now
24:35they
24:35are
24:36all
24:36done
24:36and
24:37dusted
24:37time
24:38to
24:38just
24:38throw
24:38the
24:38lid
24:38on
24:39pop
24:40in
24:40the
24:40coals
24:40so
24:41we're
24:41going
24:41to
24:41drop
24:42him
24:42on
24:42there
24:42and
24:43then
24:44we'll
24:44throw
24:44some
24:44of
24:44those
24:45beautiful
24:45hot
24:45coals
24:46on
24:46top
24:46and
24:47walk
24:48away
24:48for
24:53and
24:53we
24:54should
24:54come
24:54back
24:54to
24:54some
24:55beautifully
24:56cooked
24:56scones
24:56okay
24:58let's
24:58see
24:59how
24:59she's
24:59looking
24:59in
24:59here
25:00that
25:05looks
25:05pretty
25:06damn
25:06perfect
25:07to
25:07me
25:07folks
25:07whip
25:09him
25:09off
25:09the
25:09heat
25:09now
25:10let
25:12it
25:13rest
25:13for
25:13a
25:14minute
25:14or
25:14two
25:14and
25:15then
25:15we
25:15can
25:16pop
25:16them
25:16out
25:17look
25:17at
25:17that
25:17folks
25:18absolutely
25:19lovely
25:19okay
25:21boys
25:22come
25:23and
25:23hook
25:23on
25:23in
25:23right
25:24yeah
25:24that
25:27looks
25:27spectacular
25:28mate
25:28well
25:29I hope
25:29you
25:29enjoy
25:30it
25:30let's
25:30chop
25:31you
25:31guys
25:31off
25:31some
25:31scones
25:34there
25:35we go
25:36Odell
25:36you look
25:36like
25:36the
25:36hungriest
25:37mate
25:37and
25:40we
25:41have
25:41thank
25:41you
25:41we've
25:42got
25:42a bit
25:42of
25:42cherry
25:43jam
25:43so
25:45there
25:45you
25:45go
25:45mate
25:45hook
25:45in
25:46beauty
25:46thank
25:47you
25:47good
25:47texture
25:48nice
25:49consistency
25:50I'll
25:50give
25:50you
25:50a
25:50thumbs
25:50up
25:51that
25:51awesome
25:52mate
25:52awesome
25:52you're
25:52eating
25:53it
25:53like
25:53a
25:53hamburger
25:53though
25:54mate
25:54what's
25:54going
25:54on
25:55there
25:55you've
25:55got
25:55to
25:56do
25:56it
25:56single
25:56layer
25:57at
25:57a
25:57time
25:57have
25:58I
25:58taught
25:58you
25:58nothing
25:58look at
26:01that
26:01folks
26:01do you
26:02not want
26:03to wrap
26:03your laughing
26:03gear around
26:04that
26:04how good
26:05cheers
26:06after
26:10after
26:10after
26:11after
26:11after the
26:11break
26:11dingoes
26:12donkeys
26:12gorges
26:13and a
26:14crater
26:14you can
26:15drive
26:15on
26:15we had
26:17an early
26:17start to
26:18the day
26:18but what
26:19a place
26:20to wake
26:20up to
26:21what's
26:24a gorgeous
26:25morning
26:25but it's
26:26pretty early
26:26at the
26:27moment
26:27sun's
26:27just
26:27popped
26:28up
26:28and
26:29I think
26:31Adele and
26:32Josh
26:32are still
26:33tucked up
26:34in bed
26:34so
26:35it's
26:36time for
26:37me
26:37to have
26:38my
26:38morning
26:39dip
26:39after
26:43that
26:43beautiful
26:44swim
26:44it was
26:45time
26:45for
26:45our
26:46obligatory
26:46morning
26:47coffee
26:47and
26:48then
26:48it
26:48was
26:48back
26:49on
26:49the
26:49track
26:49once
26:49more
26:50well
26:52fellas
26:53this is
26:53such
26:53a
26:54proper
26:54four wheel
26:55drive
26:55track
26:56single
26:56lane
26:57rocky
26:58in the
26:59middle
26:59of
26:59Australia
27:00and
27:00there's
27:01quite a
27:02bit of
27:02foliage
27:03up
27:03the
27:03centre
27:03of
27:03the
27:03track
27:04so
27:04I
27:04don't
27:05think
27:05it's
27:05been
27:05driven
27:05too
27:06often
27:06well
27:07yeah
27:07yet
27:07again
27:07like
27:08pioneers
27:09just
27:09forging
27:10our
27:10own
27:10path
27:11down
27:11this
27:11rocky
27:12free
27:12river
27:13road
27:13we
27:14haven't
27:14seen
27:14a
27:15single
27:15other
27:16four wheel
27:16driver
27:17so
27:17I
27:18suggest
27:18that
27:19most
27:19people
27:20avoid
27:20this
27:20one
27:20and
27:21stick
27:21on
27:21the
27:21well
27:22trafficked
27:22bins
27:23but
27:23this
27:24one
27:24doesn't
27:24get
27:25much
27:25of
27:25a
27:25look
27:25in
27:26which
27:26is
27:26a
27:27wonderful
27:28thing
27:28for
27:28us
27:28and
27:29a shame
27:29for
27:29other
27:29people
27:29that
27:30miss
27:30out
27:30on
27:30it
27:30because
27:31there's
27:31some
27:31fairly
27:32gorgeous
27:33vistas
27:33along
27:34these
27:34little
27:35ridges
27:36it's
27:36another
27:36part
27:36of
27:37the
27:37nation
27:37where
27:37just
27:38a
27:38slight
27:38bit
27:38of
27:38elevation
27:39gives
27:40you
27:40the
27:40whole
27:40world
27:41it
27:41seems
27:41like
27:42there's
27:42no
27:42good
27:42reason
27:43people
27:43shouldn't
27:43be
27:44driving
27:44this
27:44track
27:44they're
27:45not
27:45kidding
27:45about
27:46the
27:46high
27:46clearance
27:47four
27:47wheel
27:47drive
27:47required
27:48I
27:48mean
27:48you
27:49wouldn't
27:49want
27:49to
27:49come
27:49through
27:49here
27:50in
27:50a
27:50Subaru
27:50because
27:51I
27:51reckon
27:51you'd
27:51have
27:53your
27:53underbody
27:54polished
27:54within
27:54an inch
27:55of
27:55its
27:55life
27:55this
27:57really
27:57does
27:57remind
27:58me
27:58of
27:58the
27:59southern
27:59parts
28:00of
28:00the
28:00Canning
28:01Stock
28:01Route
28:01because
28:02it's
28:03rough
28:03it's
28:04rocky
28:04and
28:05even
28:05if
28:05you
28:06did
28:06want
28:06to
28:06make
28:06up
28:06some
28:07time
28:07and
28:07get
28:08ahead
28:08of
28:09schedule
28:09you
28:10really
28:10can't
28:11because
28:11the
28:11track
28:12demands
28:12that
28:13you
28:13drive
28:13it
28:14slowly
28:14and
28:15you
28:15do
28:15need
28:16to
28:16stay
28:16really
28:17quite
28:17buttoned
28:17on
28:17there's
28:18shrubs
28:18right
28:18off
28:19the
28:19side
28:19of
28:19a
28:19lot
28:19of
28:19the
28:20track
28:20and
28:21there's
28:22rocks
28:23and
28:23sometimes
28:23there's
28:24some
28:24big
28:24ones
28:24that
28:24can
28:25really
28:25do
28:25some
28:26damage
28:26to
28:26your
28:26vehicle
28:27if
28:27you
28:28don't
28:28stay
28:28buttoned
28:29on
28:29so
28:30you
28:30do
28:30need
28:30to
28:30focus
28:31and
28:31concentrate
28:31but
28:32there's
28:32also
28:33plenty
28:34of
28:34time
28:34to
28:34sit
28:35back
28:35and
28:35watch
28:36the
28:36scenery
28:36because
28:37you
28:37are
28:37travelling
28:37at
28:38a
28:38very
28:38slow
28:39pace
28:39In my
28:41time
28:41wheeling
28:41I've
28:42learned
28:42a
28:42couple
28:42of
28:42things
28:43that
28:43I
28:43reckon
28:43might
28:43help
28:43you
28:44any
28:45campsite
28:45that
28:45has
28:45the
28:46word
28:46dingo
28:46in
28:46it
28:47is
28:47generally
28:47a
28:47cracker
28:48and
28:48any
28:49track
28:49that
28:49is
28:50a
28:50loop
28:50is
28:51pretty
28:51much
28:51always
28:52going
28:52to
28:52be
28:53amazing
28:54and
28:54this
28:54one
28:54is
28:55absolutely
28:55no
28:56different
28:56the
28:57Fru
28:57River
28:57loop
28:58track
28:58is
28:59absolutely
29:00stunning
29:00the
29:01terrain
29:01varies
29:02from
29:02sandy
29:02to
29:03rocky
29:03you're
29:04going
29:04up
29:04you're
29:04going
29:05down
29:05and
29:05you spend
29:06the
29:06whole
29:06time
29:06absolutely
29:07loving
29:08it
29:08this
29:08is
29:09a
29:09really
29:09nifty
29:1017
29:11kilometres
29:11of
29:12fun
29:13there
29:14was
29:14no
29:15shortage
29:15of
29:15spinifex
29:16on the
29:16back
29:17half
29:17of
29:18the
29:18Fru
29:18River
29:18track
29:19but
29:20thankfully
29:20after
29:20diving
29:21under
29:21and
29:21checking
29:22things
29:22out
29:22our
29:23rigs
29:23all
29:24had
29:24a
29:24clean
29:24bill
29:25of
29:25health
29:25the
29:29track
29:30also
29:30offered
29:30up
29:31the
29:31occasional
29:31animal
29:32sighting
29:32and
29:33this
29:33dingo
29:33was
29:34up
29:34for
29:34a
29:35bit
29:35of
29:35a
29:35race
29:35this
29:39area
29:39of
29:40the
29:40country
29:40plays
29:40home
29:41to
29:41herds
29:42of
29:42wild
29:42donkeys
29:43and
29:44much
29:44like
29:44the
29:44camels
29:45of
29:45the
29:45canning
29:45they
29:46were
29:46once
29:47domesticated
29:48but
29:48when
29:49the
29:49once
29:49useful
29:50creatures
29:50were
29:51useful
29:51no
29:51more
29:52they
29:52found
29:52their
29:53way
29:53into
29:54the
29:54wilds
29:54and
29:55have
29:55thrived
29:55here
29:56in
29:56the
29:56outback
29:57there's
29:59no
29:59doubt
29:59about
29:59it
29:59that
30:00the
30:00bins
30:00track
30:01is
30:01a
30:01fantastic
30:02concept
30:02because
30:03it
30:03joins
30:03up
30:04all
30:04of
30:04these
30:05different
30:05outback
30:06tracks
30:06and
30:06turns
30:07them
30:07into
30:07the
30:08one
30:08cohesive
30:09track
30:10a
30:11route
30:11to
30:11follow
30:11that
30:12really
30:12does
30:13cover
30:13a
30:13whole
30:14host
30:14of
30:14different
30:15landscapes
30:16and
30:17topographies
30:17but
30:19it's not
30:20perfect
30:20in that
30:21it does
30:22really cover
30:22some
30:23quite
30:23humdrum
30:24outback
30:24tracks
30:25and
30:26the
30:26Sandover
30:26Highway
30:27is
30:27one
30:28of
30:28them
30:28it's
30:28sort
30:29of
30:29what
30:29I
30:29would
30:29akin
30:30to
30:30the
30:31outback
30:32version
30:32of
30:33the
30:33Hymn
30:33Highway
30:34it's
30:35a little
30:35bit
30:36boring
30:36but
30:37the
30:37advantage
30:37of
30:38boring
30:38is
30:38that
30:39boring
30:39is
30:39also
30:40fast
30:40and
30:41it
30:41does
30:41jettison
30:42you
30:42into
30:43the
30:43next
30:43spot
30:43in
30:44record
30:45time
30:45you can
30:46travel
30:46these
30:46roads
30:46in
30:4790
30:47to
30:47100
30:47k's
30:48an
30:48hour
30:48no
30:49problem
30:49at
30:49all
30:50and
30:50no
30:50sooner
30:50had
30:51we
30:51turned
30:51off
30:51the
30:52Sandover
30:52the
30:53track
30:53conditions
30:54changed
30:54completely
30:55onto
30:55a
30:56gorgeous
30:56ochre
30:57red
30:57single
30:58lane
30:59sandy
30:59track
31:00this
31:01is
31:01the
31:01Wellair
31:01Derry
31:02Downs
31:02Road
31:03and
31:03it'll
31:04take
31:04us
31:04through
31:04to
31:05the
31:05Bundy
31:05River
31:06Road
31:06the
31:07soft
31:07sand
31:07was
31:07easy
31:08on
31:08the
31:08tyres
31:09and
31:09the
31:09foliage
31:09on
31:10the
31:10track
31:10let
31:10us
31:10know
31:11how
31:11rarely
31:12this
31:12track
31:13is
31:13driven
31:13but
31:14we
31:15had
31:15a
31:15slightly
31:15concerning
31:16rattle
31:17in our
31:17crew
31:17car
31:18so
31:18we've
31:18pulled
31:18up
31:19to
31:19have
31:19a
31:19look
31:19we
31:21just
31:21heard
31:21a
31:22little
31:22rattle
31:22in
31:22our
31:23car
31:23and
31:23it
31:29mentioning
31:29that
31:29the
31:30reason
31:30this
31:30happened
31:31is
31:31because
31:31we
31:31actually
31:32previously
31:33had
31:33a
31:33cell-fi
31:34aerial
31:35mounted
31:36here
31:36and
31:37it
31:37just
31:37hasn't
31:37been
31:37done
31:37up
31:38properly
31:38this
31:38is
31:38not
31:38a
31:39Ford
31:39thing
31:39but
31:40this
31:40is
31:40a
31:40good
31:40lesson
31:40all
31:41the
31:41same
31:41in
31:42that
31:42if
31:42you
31:42do
31:42hear
31:43a
31:43sound
31:43when
31:44you're
31:44on
31:44these
31:44remote
31:45outback
31:45tracks
31:46listen
31:47and
31:47really
31:47try
31:48and
31:48solve
31:48where
31:49that
31:49sound
31:49is
31:49coming
31:50from
31:50because
31:50usually
31:51if
31:51it
31:51is
31:52something
31:52like
31:52this
31:52and
31:52it's
31:53just
31:53a
31:53loose
31:53nut
31:53it's
31:54easy
31:54to
31:55just
31:55tighten
31:55these
31:56up
31:56and
31:56go
31:56on
31:56your
31:56way
31:57could
31:58also
31:58be
31:58something
31:58on
31:58your
31:59roof
31:59rack
31:59often
31:59it
32:00happens
32:00on
32:00the
32:00extremities
32:01of
32:01your
32:01vehicle
32:01but
32:02a
32:02good
32:03way
32:03to
32:03sort
32:03things
32:03out
32:04is
32:04not
32:04just
32:05to
32:05fix
32:05the
32:06problem
32:06by
32:06bolting
32:06things
32:07up
32:07but
32:07to
32:08also
32:08do
32:09a
32:09little
32:09bit
32:09of
32:10preventative
32:10maintenance
32:11too
32:11so
32:11we're
32:11just
32:11going
32:22ensure
32:22that
32:23when
32:23we
32:23tighten
32:23it
32:23up
32:24she's
32:24not
32:24going
32:24to
32:25shake
32:25or
32:25rattle
32:26loose
32:26nuts
32:28tightened
32:28we
32:29cruised
32:29into
32:29camp
32:30collected
32:30some
32:31of
32:31the
32:31ample
32:31free
32:32firewood
32:32and
32:33settled
32:33in
32:33by
32:34the
32:34fire
32:34to
32:34watch
32:34the
32:35sky
32:35put
32:35on
32:35another
32:36fantastic
32:37show
32:37after
32:43the
32:43break
32:43we
32:44visit
32:44a
32:44meteor
32:44crater
32:45you
32:45can
32:45drive
32:45around
32:46and
32:47later
32:47visit
32:48the
32:48beautiful
32:49Trofina
32:49Gorge
32:50today
32:51we're
32:51heading
32:52out
32:52to
32:52a
32:53curiosity
32:53of
32:54the
32:54northern
32:54territory
32:55the
32:56box
32:56hole
32:56meteorite
32:57crater
32:58located
32:59about
32:59265
33:00kilometers
33:01northeast
33:01of
33:02Alice
33:02Springs
33:03discovered
33:04in
33:051937
33:06the
33:06box
33:06hole
33:07meteor
33:07crater
33:08is
33:08almost
33:08600
33:09feet
33:10in
33:10diameter
33:10and
33:1150
33:11feet
33:12deep
33:12because
33:13of
33:13its
33:13size
33:14the
33:14crater
33:14is
33:15thought
33:15to
33:15have
33:15resulted
33:16from
33:16the
33:16explosion
33:17of
33:17a
33:17meteorite
33:18on
33:18impact
33:18up
33:19to
33:195,000
33:20years
33:20ago
33:21oh
33:22fellas
33:22welcome
33:22to
33:23the
33:23box
33:23hole
33:24meteorite
33:25crater
33:25I
33:26can't
33:26believe
33:27you
33:27can
33:27drive
33:27around
33:28this
33:28thing
33:28isn't
33:29it
33:29funny
33:30normally
33:30like
33:30you know
33:31your
33:31wolf
33:31creeks
33:31and
33:32stuff
33:32you
33:32just
33:33pull
33:33up
33:34and
33:34then
33:34you
33:34gotta
33:34go
33:34and
33:34walk
33:35down
33:35but
33:35how
33:36cool
33:36is
33:37that
33:37just
33:37to
33:37be
33:37able
33:37to
33:37do
33:38the
33:38full
33:38circumference
33:39and
33:40in
33:40a
33:40way
33:41adds
33:41a
33:41lot
33:42more
33:42I
33:42don't
33:42know
33:42if
33:42we
33:49and
33:50so
33:50very
33:51round
33:51too
33:52isn't
33:52it
33:52there's
33:53no
33:54mistaking
33:54it
33:54it's
33:55definitely
33:55a
33:55meteorite
33:56crater
33:56and
33:57it
33:57keeps
33:57on
33:58going
33:58and
33:58going
33:59up
33:59here
33:59this
34:00part
34:01of
34:01Australia
34:01it
34:01just
34:02never
34:02ceases
34:02to
34:03blow
34:03my
34:03mind
34:03there's
34:04always
34:04something
34:04to
34:05look
34:05at
34:05and
34:05you
34:05would
34:06be
34:06so
34:06mistaken
34:07if
34:07you
34:07came
34:07out
34:07thinking
34:07oh
34:08it's
34:08just
34:08going
34:08to
34:08be
34:08red
34:09dirt
34:09there
34:10is
34:11cool
34:11things
34:11to
34:12say
34:12that
34:12you've
34:12done
34:19that's
34:20up
34:20there
34:20after
34:21taking
34:22in
34:22the
34:22sights
34:22of
34:23the
34:23box
34:23hole
34:23crater
34:23it
34:24was
34:24back
34:25to
34:25the
34:25bins
34:25track
34:25to
34:26reach
34:26our
34:26next
34:27stop
34:27I
34:28opted
34:29to
34:29pull
34:29up
34:29stumps
34:29this
34:30evening
34:30at
34:30Hale
34:31River
34:31Station
34:31which
34:32boasts
34:32an
34:33old
34:331900s
34:34station
34:35house
34:35known as
34:37Old
34:37Amber
34:37Lindum
34:38it's
34:38a
34:39stellar
34:39example
34:39of
34:401900s
34:41life
34:42inside
34:43it
34:43has
34:43been
34:43lovingly
34:44restored
34:45and
34:45houses
34:46many
34:46precious
34:47artifacts
34:47from
34:48yesteryear
34:49looks
34:50like
34:50and
34:51smells
34:51like
34:51my
34:52grandmother's
34:52old
34:53farmhouse
34:54and
34:55it's
34:56got
34:56the
34:56wrap
34:56around
34:56enclosed
34:57verandas
34:58the
34:58big
34:58wide
34:59walls
34:59fantastic
35:02all the
35:03little
35:03trinkets
35:04the
35:04leather
35:04work
35:05dotted
35:05around
35:05how
35:06good
35:06look
35:08at
35:08the
35:08kitchen
35:09oh
35:11how
35:11beautiful
35:12the
35:12old
35:12wooden
35:13stove
35:13AGA
35:14brilliant
35:16all
35:18the
35:18trinkets
35:19that
35:19made
35:19things
35:19happen
35:20the
35:20preserving
35:21bottles
35:21and
35:22you
35:22can
35:23actually
35:23stay
35:23here
35:24if
35:25you
35:25want
35:25to
35:25you
35:25can
35:25actually
35:26rent
35:26out
35:26the
35:27house
35:27I
35:27think
35:28they
35:28will
35:28be
35:28very
35:28selective
35:29with
35:29who
35:29they
35:29let
35:30in
35:30here
35:30because
35:31a lot
35:32of
35:32the
35:32memorabilia
35:33is
35:33very
35:33precious
35:34but
35:35what an
35:36opportunity
35:37hey
35:37look at
35:40this
35:40one
35:41folks
35:41so
35:41this
35:42is
35:42an
35:42old
35:43meat
35:43safe
35:44so
35:44it's
35:45got
35:46the
35:46mesh
35:46sides
35:46on
35:47it
35:47but
35:47it's
35:47actually
35:47been
35:47converted
35:48into
35:48a
35:49child's
35:50cot
35:50the
35:51difference
35:52between
35:52modern day
35:53cots
35:53and
35:54old
35:54school
35:54cots
35:54is
35:55back
35:56then
35:56you
36:01could
36:01lock
36:01them
36:02in
36:02but
36:03soon
36:04it
36:04was
36:04time
36:04to
36:04explore
36:05Hale
36:05River
36:05Station
36:06where
36:06we were
36:06given
36:07the
36:07tip
36:07for
36:08a
36:08short
36:086
36:08kilometre
36:09drive
36:09to
36:09a
36:10lookout
36:10so
36:11off
36:11we
36:11went
36:11it
36:12was
36:12at
36:12times
36:12a
36:13rocky
36:13single
36:13lane
36:14track
36:14with
36:15a
36:15few
36:15nosy
36:16long
36:16haired
36:16visitors
36:17along
36:17the
36:18way
36:18so
36:20Pat
36:20where
36:20are we
36:20heading
36:20now
36:21mate
36:21we're
36:21heading
36:22up
36:22to
36:22a
36:22lookout
36:22that
36:23I've
36:24actually
36:24never
36:24been
36:24to
36:24before
36:25I've
36:25been
36:25to
36:26old
36:26Amber
36:26Lindham
36:26Station
36:27before
36:28or
36:28Hale
36:28River
36:29Station
36:29it's
36:29actually
36:30called
36:30these
36:31days
36:32but
36:32yeah
36:33apparently
36:33the
36:33lookout
36:34up
36:34here
36:34has
36:35some
36:35pretty
36:36good
36:36views
36:36it's
36:37always
36:37a
36:37bit
36:37of
36:37a
36:37privilege
36:38I
36:38find
36:38when
36:39you
36:39can
36:39actually
36:40drive
36:40on
36:40private
36:41station
36:41tracks
36:42as
36:42opposed
36:42to
36:43just
36:43you
36:43know
36:43the
36:44main
36:45roads
36:45the
36:45tracks
36:46that
36:46everyone
36:46gets
36:46to
36:47go
36:47to
36:47I
36:47love
36:48it
36:48when
36:48they
36:48kind
36:49of
36:49open
36:50the
36:50back
36:50door
36:50and
36:50you
36:51can
36:51go
36:51and
36:52have
36:52a
36:52bit
36:52of
36:52an
36:52explore
36:52And
36:53after
36:54following
36:54this
36:55meandering
36:55track
36:56to
36:56its
36:56end
36:56we
36:57were
36:57greeted
36:58by
36:58a
36:58beautiful
36:59portrait
37:00of
37:00this
37:00wide
37:01brown
37:02land
37:02How
37:06terribly
37:07sophisticated
37:07cup
37:08of tea
37:09beautiful
37:09view
37:10aren't we
37:11fancy
37:11this
37:11afternoon
37:12very
37:12fancy
37:12I
37:13feel
37:13sorry
37:13for
37:13you
37:13though
37:14you
37:14got
37:14horrible
37:15company
37:15sweet
37:17way to
37:17finish
37:18the day
37:18though
37:18isn't
37:18it
37:18just
37:19up
37:19here
37:20great
37:20view
37:20and
37:21nice
37:22easy
37:22little
37:23six
37:23kilometre
37:23drive
37:24and
37:24way
37:25greener
37:25than
37:25I
37:25thought
37:25it
37:26would
37:26be
37:26too
37:26the
37:26bins
37:27track
37:27is
37:27a
37:28track
37:28of
37:28options
37:29a
37:29track
37:29that
37:30will
37:30take
37:30you
37:30where
37:30you
37:30want
37:31to
37:31go
37:31or
37:32if
37:32you're
37:32the
37:32adventurous
37:33type
37:33somewhere
37:34you've
37:34never
37:35been
37:35before
37:36and
37:37this
37:37little
37:37adventure
37:38has
37:38been
37:38such
37:38a
37:39privilege
37:39with
37:40not
37:40another
37:40person
37:41in
37:41sight
37:42and
37:42perfect
37:43weather
37:43it
37:44has
37:44proven
37:44a
37:45fantastic
37:45time
37:46to
37:46enjoy
37:46this
37:47little
37:47slice
37:47of
37:48the
37:48Northern
37:48Territory
37:48on
37:49the
37:49road
37:50less
37:50travelled
37:51and
37:52what
37:52a
37:53way
37:53to
37:53spend
37:53the
37:53evening
37:54sitting
37:55around
37:55a
37:56roaring
37:56fire
37:57emanating
37:58from
37:58a
37:5944
37:59gallon
38:00drum
38:00in
38:01an
38:01outback
38:01bar
38:02how
38:03good
38:03up
38:05next
38:06we
38:06finish
38:06this
38:06adventure
38:07at
38:07the
38:07beautiful
38:08Trophina
38:09Gorge
38:09our
38:11morning
38:11drive
38:12took
38:12us
38:12eastwards
38:13towards
38:13Alice
38:14Springs
38:14we were
38:15on our
38:15way
38:16towards
38:16Trophina
38:17Gorge
38:17but had
38:18ample
38:18time
38:19to
38:19soak up
38:20the
38:20magnificent
38:21scenery
38:21yet
38:22before
38:22arriving
38:23at
38:23the
38:23gorge
38:24there
38:24was
38:24one
38:25special
38:25tree
38:26that
38:27thousands
38:27come
38:28to
38:28visit
38:28every
38:29year
38:29oh
38:30wow
38:30what
38:31a
38:31beautiful
38:32specimen
38:32so
38:33they
38:34tell me
38:34that
38:34it's
38:34about
38:34300
38:35years
38:36old
38:36and
38:37it
38:38is
38:38actually
38:38the
38:38biggest
38:38in
38:39this
38:39entire
38:39region
38:40and
38:40one
38:41of
38:41the
38:41biggest
38:41ghost
38:42gums
38:42in
38:42Australia
38:43so
38:44much
38:44so
38:44that
38:44it's
38:45on
38:45the
38:45national
38:46register
38:47of
38:47big
38:47trees
38:48we're
38:51about
38:52to
38:52go
38:52on
38:52a
38:52little
38:52hike
38:53and
38:53I've
38:53just
38:53got
38:53a
38:54new
38:54bit
38:54of
38:54kit
38:54from
38:54our
38:55buddies
38:55at
38:55survival
38:56that
38:56I
39:22and
39:23tick
39:24spoon
39:24it's
39:25got
39:25scissors
39:26gauze
39:26it's
39:27got
39:27so
39:27many
39:28things
39:28in
39:28here
39:29but
39:29keeps
39:30that
39:30nice
39:31compact
39:32form
39:33and
39:34look
39:34you can
39:34throw it
39:35on a
39:35belt
39:35in a
39:36backpack
39:36whatever
39:37very good
39:38bit of
39:38kit
39:39and
39:39make
39:40sure
39:40you
39:41take
39:41it
39:41on
39:41your
39:42bushwalks
39:42and
39:44Drophina
39:44gorge
39:45features
39:45a number
39:45of
39:45short
39:46walks
39:46featuring
39:47plenty
39:47of
39:47wide
39:48views
39:48of
39:48its
39:48sandy
39:49bed
39:49interesting
39:50geological
39:51formations
39:52ancient
39:53prehistoric
39:54petroglyphs
39:54and if
39:55you're
39:55lucky
39:55maybe
39:56even
39:56a
39:57rock
39:57wallaby
39:57or
39:58two
39:58just
40:00here
40:00at
40:01Drophina
40:01gorge
40:01there
40:02are
40:02around
40:02about
40:03six
40:03different
40:04bushwalks
40:04that
40:04you
40:04can
40:05do
40:05ranging
40:06from
40:06500
40:06meters
40:07up
40:08to
40:08hours
40:08and
40:09hours
40:09and
40:11I
40:11think
40:11the
40:11best
40:12time
40:12to
40:12come
40:12is
40:13in
40:14the
40:14middle
40:14of
40:14winter
40:14because
40:14the
40:15days
40:15are
40:15fantastic
40:16it's
40:16probably
40:16around
40:16about
40:1722
40:18degrees
40:19here
40:19at
40:19the
40:19moment
40:19so
40:20it
40:20is
40:21lovely
40:21bushwalking
40:22weather
40:22sun's
40:23not
40:23too
40:23harsh
40:23the
40:24views
40:25they're
40:25pretty
40:26damn
40:26good
40:26one
40:35of
40:35the
40:35things
40:35I
40:35always
40:35love
40:36seeing
40:37in
40:37the
40:37East
40:37McDonnell
40:38Ranges
40:38is
40:39just
40:39those
40:40layers
40:40of
40:40rock
40:41that
40:41have
40:41been
40:41laid
40:41over
40:42millions
40:42of
40:43millions
40:43of
40:43years
40:44in
40:44a lot
40:44of
40:44the
40:44rest
40:45of
40:45Australia
40:45they
40:46will
40:46be
40:46pancake
40:47flat
40:47and
40:48basically
40:49sitting
40:49horizontal
40:49but
40:50you
40:50come
40:51into
40:51the
40:51East
40:51McDonald's
40:52they
40:52are
40:52always
40:53at
40:53different
40:54angles
40:54these
40:55ones
40:55yeah
40:56probably
40:56about
40:5720
40:57degrees
40:58but
40:58often
40:58they
40:59will
40:59actually
40:59spear
40:59up
41:00into
41:00vertical
41:01rock
41:02formations
41:02and
41:03it's
41:03just
41:03so
41:03easy
41:04to
41:04see
41:04them
41:04they
41:05are
41:05fully
41:09and
41:09wonder
41:10about
41:11how
41:11those
41:11tectonic
41:12plates
41:12crashed
41:13together
41:13and
41:13caused
41:14all
41:15of
41:15that
41:15ruckus
41:16and
41:17hidden
41:17away
41:18amongst
41:18those
41:18rocks
41:19are
41:19those
41:20prehistoric
41:20petroglyphs
41:21that I
41:22mentioned
41:22earlier
41:22the
41:23meaning
41:23of
41:23them
41:24remains
41:24a bit
41:25of a
41:25mystery
41:25but
41:26they
41:26make
41:27up
41:27the
41:27cultural
41:27landscape
41:28of
41:29the
41:29Arente
41:29people
41:30well
41:33I
41:33suggested
41:33at the
41:34start
41:34of this
41:34episode
41:35that
41:35you
41:35get
41:35off
41:36the
41:36busy
41:36Stuart
41:37Highway
41:37and
41:38jump
41:39onto
41:39some
41:39of
41:40these
41:40remote
41:40back
41:41tracks
41:41and
41:42I
41:42think
41:42we've
41:43delivered
41:43I
41:43mean
41:43look
41:44at
41:44where
41:44we
41:44have
41:44come
41:45from
41:45from
41:46Tennant
41:47Creek
41:47discovering
41:48that
41:48amazing
41:49mining
41:49history
41:50we
41:50had
41:51Lake
41:51Marianne
41:52and
41:52then
41:52we
41:52dived
41:52south
41:53on
41:53the
41:54Bins
41:54track
41:54and
41:55the
41:55Frew
41:55River
41:564x4
41:57track
41:57which
41:57our
41:57entire
41:58crew
41:58absolutely
41:59loved
42:00I
42:00really
42:01hope
42:01that
42:01one
42:01day
42:01you
42:02get
42:02to
42:02grab
42:02the
42:02keys
42:03of
42:03a
42:034x4
42:04and
42:04discover
42:05this
42:05remote
42:05and
42:06isolated
42:07part
42:08of
42:08central
42:09Australia
42:09because
42:10you
42:10will
42:10have
42:11an
42:11absolute
42:12ball
42:12I'm
42:13Pat
42:13Cullinan
42:14and
42:14until
42:14next
42:15time
42:15keep
42:16the
42:16shiny
42:16side
42:16up
42:17join
42:18me
42:18next
42:19episode
42:19as
42:19we
42:19cross
42:20the
42:20Simpson
42:20desert
42:21on
42:21this
42:21bucket
42:22list
42:22adventure
42:23I'll
42:23give
42:23you
42:23the
42:24lowdown
42:24on
42:24everything
42:24you
42:25need
42:25for
42:25a
42:25safe
42:26and
42:26successful
42:27Simo
42:27crossing
42:28from
42:28conquering
42:29the
42:29dunes
42:29to
42:30setting
42:30up
42:30your
42:30rig
42:30to
42:31carrying
42:31the
42:31right
42:32recovery
42:32gear
42:33next
42:33time
42:33on
42:3410
42:47one
42:47one
42:47two
42:49keep
42:53my
42:53heart
42:54and
42:55honor
42:56is
42:57yours
42:58to
42:59be held
43:00and
43:00I
43:01want
43:01you
43:02only
43:03I
43:04only
43:05want
43:05you
43:06you
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