Cooper Creek Update

Hi Reggy

It it is certainly looking like another crazy year, as under normal conditions for this time of the year, the Birdsville Track should be a dry track and only kicking up dust.

Lets all hope that things get back to normal very soon.


All the best with your trip planning and make sure that you have lots of plugs and good tyre changing gear for your trip, you will have a ball.



Cheers


Stephen

Hi Graham

One of the first questions that I asked Juanita was the new official length. I can say unofficially that the new length will be 9.9 metres, or just over 2 metres longer than the present length on the internet and will be able to take nearly all camper trailers which will be great news for travellers with campers.

The moment that I do get the official details, I will post it here on the forum.


Cheers


Stephen

Hi Cuff

No one wants to see a repeat of last years washed out race. Lets keep our fingers crossed that things dry out nicely well before then.


Cheers



Stephen

The races should be alright if friends that we met on the Simpson last year stay at home LOL, they have been to the races twice the first time was the Equine Flu the second was last year, we have told them we will not go to the races if that destination is in their plans. They live in Tassie.

Thanks for the update Stephen.

Cheers

D

Hi Deanna

Don't worry about your friends from Tasmania, I am the one to watch out for. Me and holidays = RAIN, guaranteed.

Back in January when it was in the low 40's C here in Clare, we wanted to get away for a short break, so we booked 9 days over on Kangaroo Island for the middle of March just gone. Usually this time of the year should be just perfect over on KI, but no, watch out KI, Stephen is on his way.

It rained most of the time and the night that we got into Kingscote, we got drowned putting the tent up. Lucky for us it was an Oztent and did not leak one drip of rain during the torrential downpour the rest of the night...apart from the very wet drips inside the tent (Stephen and Fiona..LOL). Next morning we wake to one very went Caravan Park, with 110mm of rain having fallen that night.

It was quite comical next morning with a lot of people feeling sorry for us in the tent with all that rain, all asking how wet did we get. When we said that we were as snug as a bug in a rug and no water at all in the tent, they looked very puzzled, saying that they even had water coming in their pop top caravans.

So the moral of this is, it you want rain, just ask me to come along and it is guaranteed to rain, so I will keep away from Birdsville races.


Cheers

Stephen

Well Stephen, trust me you are VERY welcome to come for a visit to S/W WA if you are looking for a holiday. We sure need some rain.
I just heard yesterday that it has been 60 odd days since we got the last drop. That would only have been a drop too.

Cheers Neil

Hi Neil

Yes we hear over hear in SA that things are very grim over in the West with your weather. Lets hope that you have good opening rains very soon.

Thanks for your reply.



Cheers


Stephen

While you are at it Stephen, bring your family to parched Perth, we really need a good downpour here at the moment, have just seen a news report that one of the main damns for water supply is only at 9%, not sure how accurate that report is but I do know that when we go past Mundaring Weir, (which is on a regular basis) the damn has been getting lower and lower, the worst we have ever seen it. So please do come and visit. LOL
Cheers

D

Hi Bill

There is still lots of water all the way along the Cooper and the only way that they could see how far south it had advanced was where they could see water discolouration where the fresh new water was meeting the water still in the Cooper. The way the temperatures are up that way at the moment, it would like being in paradise, camped by the Cooper.

Have a great time up there.


Cheers


Stephen

Hi Pete

Not sure of what we are up to at this stage. We will have to keep a close eye on the conditions up there.


Cheers


Stephen

Hi Tess

I will comment unofficially as I do not have any facts, but as you know, north of Mungeranie has always been problems and if it is still very wet, then travel on the already wets roads would only lead them to be cut up even further. If someone tries to get through and ran into serious trouble and the road was open, then Transport SA could be in all sorts of trouble. If the road is closed - for very good reasons, then there is no way of really knowing just how far wide spread the water is, so a plane flight would seem feasible to see just how much water there is out there, as well as the main reason and checking just where the new water is coming down the Cooper.

As for fuel situations in Birdsville, one again I have no idea, but must have not been a problem last week, or else they would not have been able to get any there.

When I get the full details, I will post them.


Cheers


Stephen