Centroid 14 - We made it!

WOOHOOO! We made it!

Some months ago I contacted member Lewis Kelly, on this forum, regarding an earlier post he had written about a place named Centroid 14. This spot is reputedly the most remote spot in Australia as it is as far as one can get away from any capital city. In fact, it is exactly 1441.78 km from Darwin, Adelaide and Perth.

Since we were doing the Canning, followed by the Gunbarrel, it would take us within 36 km of this location, so we made it a part of our itinerary to go find it.

Well, a group of 6 people (in 4 cars) successfully located Centroid 14 at 5.00 pm on Saturday 20 September. There is a marker post at the location, put there by the original surveyor and Lewis in 2006, which is still upright and in excellent condition. We actually found faint wheel tracks leaving the Giles - Mulga Park road and drove through bonnet high Spinifex grass for some 7 km in order to get there. We only lost the track a couple of times for its entire length, but we were able to follow our GPS to the location. We have now placed a star picket where the track off the main road begins, to make it easier for anyone else attempting to locate C14.

It was a real highlight of our trip - very exciting when you think of how few had been here before us. I know Lewis is keen for others to follow. If you're anywhere in the area around Giles weather station, it's a great way to spend a couple of hours. Contact Lewis for all the details and coordinates and if you are successful in locating C14, you can even get a certificate sent out to you - what more could you want?





Thanks for a great opportunity Lewis, it really was fun and I recommend it to all others if you get the chance.

Regards
Gerry