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After a delicious porridge and packing up tents heavy with dew, all the teams got away from Nanutarra Roadhouse ahead of schedule for the run to Fortescue River Roadhouse ...
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The massive road-trains are our constant companions and we think they are getting friendlier and more considerate by the day – possibly having seen the team several times on their long journeys back and forth along the Coastal Highway ...
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Today we joined this great convoy of road trains from one road house to another. They are headed towards the prolific mines of the north west ...
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... everyone was keen to get out and enjoy the running in this serene wilderness. Many of us opted to do 10 km stretches ...
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... we noticed more mining related traffic on the road in the morning, but towards the middle of the day we experienced long stretches of no vehicles ...
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There are lots of ways to amuse ourselves when waiting for the runner out on the road to arrive at the van. Bayarkhuu's favourite pastime is stretching ...
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... today Emily teaches Helena a traditional Maori game, Ti Rakau, using sticks (rakau) found alongside the road ...
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... tree climbing is another activity which is becoming scarcer now, it is more likely you will find ...
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Water is the life-bringer and life-sustainer; with life comes beauty, joy, aspiration, profusion ...
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As we passed the other boys team we saw they were running double, 2 pairs of runners on the road ...
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... and the girls were even running 3 at a time! Either they really don't like being inside their van, they have too much energy to burn, or else Oyungerel was telling a long joke and the others couldn't bear to miss the punch line ...
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With no towns or schools to visit, we were finished quite early. On arriving at Fortescue River Roadhouse, we filled up and headed straight to the Fortescue River ...
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... on arriving back at the roadhouse we had another delightful surprise – a camp ground with grass again. I hope this trend continues up here as it is much nicer than the gravel or dirt camp sites we have experienced!
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It’s always a fun challenge to cook dinner, especially when there’s no way of getting fresh ingredients for a few days. Take three or four random ingredients (“Okay, we have six onions, heaps of squash, some canned tomatoes and about a million sweet potatoes…”) and turn it into ...
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In the late afternoon, some of us headed up the steep hill overlooking the roadhouse and river area ...