Watson Walkabout 2021

Because some people are more interested in the vehicle than our travels... The idea was that we wanted a vehicle / camper that would go anywhere, comfortably seat and sleep 3 people and stay off-grid for up to a week.  We like to cook/eat outside but have somewhere dry to sleep that could be set up super quickly (ie, <5 minutes). What we ended up with is this: Which quickly converts into this: (There's also an awning that winds out.  It's great when it's wet and in the middle of the day for shade, but when camping overnight we don't often use it.) This is the kitchen - plastic drawers for food and cooking/eating equipment, a tap (70L tank) a fridge and metho stove.  The fridge and stove slide up and in. Storage on the drivers' side.  Seats, water hose, fire grill, camp oven, metal bucket for heating water, fuel for the stove, access to the porta-potty. Seating inside.  Under the seats is storage - about a quarter is accessed only from inside and the rest is t...

Mobile reception has been pretty patchy in the last week or so - we did buy a Telstra phone in Broken Hill (so we now have a full set) but even that doesn't work in the middle of nowhere,,, Note re our maps - these came free with the Australian Geographic Magazine in 1999/2000.  They're not very up-to-date with regard to which roads are sealed etc, but not many places have moved since then.  The pink line is our route with interesting places circled; purple triangles are where we stayed. We ended up staying near Mathoura just south of Deniliquin for 2 nights.  Deni is famous for its annual Ute Muster (which should be on again this year) and Mathoura is starting small with its Bra Fence.  We met some people we knew at church on Sunday morning and ended up camping in their house paddock, which was very pleasant! We were heading west with the intention of crossing into SA at Renmark and visiting the Flinders Ranges in SA before heading down to Adelaide.  As the wea...