Page 261 With the wind at my back, I sailed towards home along the quieter roads. The harvest was in full swing and my main concern was to keep clear of unsuspecting wheat trucks on the narrow back roads. Finally, just before Goomalling, I could put the map away: I ... Read more

Page 209 It has been suggested that the initials CSR should also stand for Corrugations, Sand and Rocks. This was certainly a fitting description of the track between Wiluna and Gunowaggi and, according to Don, that wasn’t going to change. I just wished there were a greater percentage of rocks. ... Read more

Page 196   Day 10 on the Canning Stock Route Determined to beat the heat, I made an effort to start even earlier. But I was tired and, for the first time, I felt my spirit wane. My muscles were shaky and completely drained of energy, and my heart raced ... Read more

Page 109   This suddenly changed as we reached the edge of a plateau. Descending a jump-up, we were confronted by a vast ocean of sclerophyllous green, studded by the distant remnant buttes of the Victoria River catchment. Most of the land towards the horizon was part of Willeroo Station, ... Read more