Planning a road trip
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325809)
Rockingham, Australia
September 14, 2020 6:14am CST
Vince’s brother and his wife are on their way to Karijini National Park in West Australia’s north and it has given us the urge to go too. If we don’t go this year, we can’t go till 2022 and who knows what might happen before then? It gets very hot up there in summer so we need to go within the next few weeks when the weather will hopefully be ‘very warm’ rather than ‘very hot’.
Karijini is some 1,565 kilometres (972 miles) from Donnybrook where we live so it will be a long trip. We will be leaving immediately after the State Championships for the endurance riding association. The ride will be held on 3 October. We will process the photos somewhere along the way and stay in the caravan as we travel.
Karijini is just north of the Tropic of Capricorn and covers overs 627,000 hectares. We hope to see some breathtaking gorges and watercourses. Thankfully, it is too far south and too far inland to have any crocodiles.
The photo is of a waterhole we visited in the Northern Territory several years ago.
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@arunima25 (85328)
• Bangalore, India
14 Sep 20
That's a scenic photo. Good that you are planning for the trip. With the current situation we are not sure when complete normalcy will be restored. So better to go ahead with all safety measures. I am sure it would be another memorable trip.
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@arunima25 (85328)
• Bangalore, India
21 Sep 20
@JudyEv Here too no more travel restrictions but everyone has to follow the protocol.
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@nawala123 (20852)
• Indonesia
14 Sep 20
It is in north, but doesnt look like a tropical place
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@JudyEv (325809)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Sep 20
@nawala123 No, not desert. Most of it is covered in stunted, short vegetation. At least I think that is the case. I need to do more reading up about it.
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@RebeccasFarm (86754)
• United States
14 Sep 20
Oh that will be so much fun Judy.
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@JudyEv (325809)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Sep 20
It is a very rugged area but very popular with tourists.
@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
14 Sep 20
oh! take me with y'all, purty please! sounds a most lovely 'dventure that i'd 'njoy very much. 'sides y'all're gonna need a 3rd camera person, aint'cha? ;) great news 'bout no crocs. then 'gain, 'tis been a strange year....
the photo 'tis gorgeous, i'd e'en be happy to tag 'long there next time y'all go, lol.
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I wonder which of us would take most photos. lol@JudyEv (325809)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Sep 20
@crazyhorseladycx I think we can power up our batteries as we drive. We have a horse ride two days before we leave so the batteries might be getting a bit low.
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@Ronrybs (17849)
• London, England
15 Sep 20
That is one heck of drive! A new cycle tour has just been opened, the King Alfred way which is some 300 Km of gravel pedaling, in a giant circle and covers sites associated with the Saxon King. The best part is that I can pick up about 50 Km from where I am sitting. I would like to do that next year
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@everwonderwhy (6697)
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14 Sep 20
Awesome! The place looks amazingly breathtaking. I'd love to travel there with family someday!
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@JudyEv (325809)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Sep 20
Everyone who goes there comes back raving about it so we're looking forward to the trip.
@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
14 Sep 20
Oh my that's lovely. Why can't you go in 2021? I'm jealous and I admit it - it is fall here and cooling down not that I mind fall, but I don't like our winter which is annoying, and long
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@JudyEv (325809)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Sep 20
@FayeHazel Yes, too hot and they have a hurricane season up there too.
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
15 Sep 20
@JudyEv What happens to the weather the rest of the time? Too hot?
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@JudyEv (325809)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Sep 20
@DocAndersen Wow, that would be a long way with littlies. 
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@DocAndersen (54411)
• United States
15 Sep 20
@JudyEv when the twins were little, we decided to drive to visit my in-laws. roughly a 12 hour drive. It took us 16 hours. I was fried!
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@m_audrey6788 (58485)
• Germany
14 Sep 20
Have a safe trip and Enjoy. The photo looks so beautiful. 
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@acelawrites (19273)
• Philippines
14 Sep 20
It's so exciting to travel and stay for a while in such wonderful places.Enjoy!
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@JudyEv (325809)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Sep 20
Thanks. We're looking forward to going and seeing some new country.
@LindaOHio (156170)
• United States
14 Sep 20
That's a beautiful photo. I hope you get to go on your trip. We had to postpone ours due to COVID-19. Hopefully we will go next year. Drive safely.
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@JudyEv (325809)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Sep 20
@LindaOHio Yes, we are starting to run out of time now.
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@LindaOHio (156170)
• United States
16 Sep 20
@JudyEv We can travel now; but Florida was one of the worst for COVID-19; so we postponed it until next year. I know what you mean about travelling before you get much older. We put off travelling for 20 years...(2000-2020). Big mistake.
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