Day 19 Real Outback driving to Glen Helen Gorge, NT

Right here goes. After collecting a hitch hiker that stayed at Kings Canyon camp, Erin from Oregon, we headed off on the Meerenie Loop - the 225km dirt road to Glen Helen Gorge. You travel along Namatjira Drive to arrive at the start of the Larapinta trail, an alternate route to Alice Springs. A few wussies at camp in honking 4WDs were put off by a few spots of rain and took the long way round (600kms) to Alice but not us. Off we went in our Kia Sorrento AWD- Joel and Erin were keen - Mandy the driver was nervous, kids oblivious.

We were not to fear as the drive, which in some parts was corrugated, was OK. We were rewarded with great views of the Larapinta Trail, which our hitch hiker Erin, had flown into to conquer as part of her three month trip trekking around Uluru, Perth and NZ. She is an amazing person, works full on for nine months of the year and spends the rest trekking and writes an informative blog to help others. See her post here about her adventures with us! Erin actually took some good photos of us packing up the trailer http://walkingwithwired.com/2016/09/day-1-nailed-it.html

 

See you on the other side Erin-good luck!

Weird nests on the ground along Meerenie Loop, made by mulga ants