{"id":500,"date":"2012-03-16T09:50:48","date_gmt":"2012-03-16T01:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/walkabout.be\/?p=500"},"modified":"2026-06-18T20:21:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T12:21:31","slug":"wa-western-outback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/walkabout.be\/?p=500","title":{"rendered":"WA, Western Outback"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">16 March 2012<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Day Nine. 14-03-12<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today is Thursday, more than a week ago I experienced the last drops of rain, today is still a beautiful day. The sun wakes me up again too early. I really need to tint these windows. (And no, no curtains, it\u2019s ugly and I would look like a Dutch camper-van, no offense Josh:) ).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I decide I can\u2019t do anything until Perth anyways, and since both radiator and head gasket have their temporary fixes, there\u2019s no reason why I shouldn\u2019t enjoy my time.  Dum spiro, spero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So I head up to Peak Charles through a 50km sandy track, very sandy at places (yes, tyres were deflated this time) and I make my way through a thick bushland.  It\u2019s so dense it looks like you couldn\u2019t fit a needle between two scrubs.  How the hell kangaroos find their way here? And why the hell did anyone decide one day to come this way? The track is rough but a very honorable 70kph make the corrugated bits somewhat comfortable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then it gets complicated.  The map I have is either out of date or was drawn by a blind midget, but the track I\u2019m on is no way the one I\u2019m supposed to be on.  I get to Peak Charles (elevation 650m) and wherever I look, for miles around me, I see nothing but red and green.  No sign of a human trace for what looks like a day in each direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nevermind, the GPS gives me the bearing; I just have to follow whatever track I find in the right direction.  Well this proved to be a somewhat good method but I\u2019ve still driven 300km through the bush before I reached the first town: Lake King.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Down to Albany, the Outback fades to a green and hilly countryside; we\u2019re deep into farmlands here.  It\u2019s a nice change.  The road follows the South Coast of Australia and beautiful sandy beaches call me for a dip.  It\u2019s already 4PM and I know the water will be ice cold so I decide against and push on to the campsite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A beautiful lake welcomes me just as the sun sets; I\u2019ll check it out in the morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Distance today: 678km, total: 4289km<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>16 March 2012 Day Nine. 14-03-12 Today is Thursday, more than a week ago I experienced the last drops of rain, today is still a beautiful day. The sun wakes me up again too early. I really need to tint these windows. 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