Thank you for the positive comments. I have many videos on You Tube showing what Western Australian outback roads are like. The one you have just watched was done a number of years ago & I believe that parts of the Great Central may now be paved, at least the WA Government were advising us that it was their intention to pave it. Safe travel to you.

Thank you Peter. I think everyone who travels on corrugated roads thinks the other side is smoother! I like to follow the tracks of the vehicle in front thinking that maybe they will move the sharp rocks out of the way. I guess that's as good a theory as any? Glad you like the video. Safe travels to you.

Thank you for the positive comments Mike. So glad you enjoyed it. Take care.

Thanks Rick. I'm just waiting for the rain to abate on the Gibb River Road & heading up there again

Thanks Steve for the positive comments. Like yourself I too found most videos do not show enough footage of the conditions on our roads in the outback. Before I plan a trip I like to satisfy myself that my vehicle is capable of surviving whatever trip I am contemplating as I travel alone & therefore must be pretty sure that I can get to where I am going. Most videos seem to concentrate on the people making them & I find that they do not give me the visual information I want to decide whether to try the road or not. Part 2 of this series covers my return trip from East to West coming from Brisbane via the Kennedy Development Road (which is the other half of the Outback Way.) When I finished the Laverton to Uluru part (which you just watched) I decided to go the long way round & shot up the highway from Alice Springs to the Barkley Highway then up to Townsville & down to Brisbane. From Brisbane I got onto the Kennedy Development Road & back to Alice then did the shortcut again from Uluru to Laverton & home. You mentioned that you have relatives in Hervey Bay. I spent a week there a few years ago & loved it! Hope you enjoy the next video & when you finally get on the road have a very safe & enjoyable trip.

Thank you Ash

Yep just put a new lens filter on it

Thank you. Karen & I have some issues from time to time. On a long journey she sometimes pesters me to 'do a u turn' if I deviate from a pre programmed route, but as I am the captain she must obey! Glad you like the video.

Thank you, I have a cousin close to Edmonton but have never managed to visit Canada although I would love to at some point. Currently Covid-19 is preventing all Australians from leaving the country & visitors from coming here, at least until into 2021? Meanwhile I am planning another trip to the north of Western Australia when the monsoon rains have ended around April I hope. Hope you make it out here one day

@@dougrorison1211 Really look forward to it. Thank you.

Thanks for the comments Barry. I do have an external microphone for my Canon wrapped in foam but now I mainly use a Go Pro. Happy travels

Thank you Ian. Permits can be obtained online to access the Great Central road however Covid 19 has caused restricted access to many of the communities along the way. There are also border restrictions in place for Western Australia which change regularly depending on where and when outbreaks have occurred. Until Covid has been brought under control I think access to many indigenous lands will be restricted. Happy travels

Hi Stewart. Glad you enjoyed the video. As far as a radio is concerned I have never felt the need for one. Another viewer made a similar observation over a year ago & as I replied to him , there is virtually nowhere left in Australia where you will not find other travellers. The basic rule is to stay with your vehicle & not try to walk to get help. Having said that, I have considered an Epirb or personal locater beacon which was used to great effect when a family got bogged in the dessert in South Australia. That fellow did all the correct things regarding his trip preparation but got caught out when rain made the track he was on impassable & he got bogged. I place great emphasis on safety & try not to put myself in risky situations but you must always be prepared for the unexpected which is why I am considering a PLB. There are so many people travelling the roads & tracks of Australia now that it is almost impossible to disappear or get lost because, as I keep saying, someone always turns up. The mining companies have virtually taken over the Aussie outback. They have vehicles in the most remote regions & have put roads in where once were tracks! They have areas in Australia in which you must sit an exam before they will issue a permit which will allow you to drive on roads which traverse these areas! The Great Central Road is the next one to be targetted & is due for paving in the next 6 years. Then it will be a major highway slicing diagonally across the continent through pristine country. I wonder if the traditional owners have been consulted about that? Fortunately for me, I have been able to see the beauty of Australia before the miners & big business got to ruin it but with every trip I take, I see more & more devastation to the country as they rip it up in search of wealth. I hope you have managed to see this wonderful land at first hand Stewart & not just through videos such as mine which cannot convey what it is really like out there. Again thank you for your interest & your concern. Take care.

Hi Kane glad you enjoyed the vid. In answer to your questions. 1 I have a Navman with outback tracks on it which I purchased separately. I would not recommend using it because the vibrations from corrugated roads can disconnect the USB cable & the battery in the unit can go flat, or the screen goes pixelated in bouncy conditions. I prefer my Lenovo 10 inch tablet with a dowloaded Hema maps package on a micro SD card. The tablet is sitting on a flexible bracket (purchased on the Internet) which is then bolted to the passenger seat running rail. This is a cheaper alternative than forking out for the 7 inch Hema navigator. 2 I love the solitude & seek out the remote areas for that reason. A few years ago I did the Gibb River Road & thought it was Bourke Street Melbourne because of the number of vehicles doing it. If you are a social person you will always find at least a couple of other vehicles in the remotest areas 3 The rooftop tent is great but has its limitations. If you find a place you like but want to sightsee from you have to break it down & pack it away in order to use your vehicle. I follow a well defined routine as far as erecting & breaking it down so it doesn't bother me too much. I put a video on my channel showing how I put up my Tigerz rtt. Hope this helps & I hope enjoy travelling around our wonderful country as much as I do. Good luck & be safe

Enjoyed it Doug. Hope to go from Maitland (my town) to Dalys Waters Pub to play as I'm a country music artist

Hi Jason. Part 3 is actually titled 'Second phase of my outback journey'' Alice Springs to Cania Gorge.' This came about because I did not do the 2nd part of the Outback Way from west to east but did that part on my return journey from Brisbane. This video is then followed by one titled,' Third phase of my outback journey.' The last 2 videos {Australias Longest Shortcut part 4 & 5 then follow.) Sorry for the confusion.

@@dougrorison1211 not a prob Doug. I'm getting itchy feet watching it. I want to get away from humanity for a term

Yes Jason, 2.5l

@@dougrorison1211 thanks Doug Watching your second phase of outback journey 2019 through Mount Isa etc I got a 2011 diesel Navara and be off to Uluru in July from Maitland Nsw With caravan yes a caravan

@@jasoncarruthersentertainment You will not be alone Jason. Caravans seem to have had a resurgence during Covid but then so have roof top tents if the number of them getting around my locality is anything to go by. Good luck with your trip & safe travels mate.

@@dougrorison1211 if I can do half of wat you’ve done Doug I’d be happy

@@jasoncarruthersentertainment Thanks Jason. I am lucky to have been able to get to the places I have. Fortunately I am retired & can devote myself to realising the goals that I set myself & I have a very understanding lady who encourages me to do my thing! Life is too short not to get out & enjoy it. Best of luck in your endeavours mate.

Yes Sebastian, 'been there done that' 4WD high range on corrugations, especially on this track.

I don't own one. In my experience there are no areas in Australia where I would need one. I try to get away from people in order to experience complete isolation but it is not possible anymore. The most remote areas are sought out by others like myself who seek complete solace in that isolation but with the advent of 'off road' caravans, the grey nomads have ventured out there & what were once tracks have become major highways.

Yeah Peter but sometimes if you speed up you break your suspension haha.

That is exactly why some people should not travel in the outback. Hours & hours of roads just like this. Stick to the bitumen mate

@@dougrorison1211 Born and lived in the outback all my life, do not need city folk to tell me to stick to the bitumen. Your video could have been halved in length instead of boring us all. Cheers mate

@@btakesa Well you didn't need to watch it did you? What did you expect to see if you already are an expert on the outback?

I was hoping that it would become a little more interesting instead of the bloody road. What about the road houses, talking to a grader operator or other trippers, you got the basics now expand on it.

@@btakesa Well mate, I didn't realise you were also a film critic. In the introduction to this series of videos I made it clear that I had found it difficult to get a valid description of what the road was actually like. Many people who post videos to You Tube seem to think that they are somehow TV stars & consequently they show more of themselves than the salient parts that prospective travellers want to see, that is, the actual road itself, so that they can judge for them selves whether or not they want to undertake the journey themselves. If that is boring to you well so be it. I don't really care as I also pointed out in another excerpt in one of these. I also detest the idea of people dragging huge caravans around the country carrying everything they think they might possibly need like their TV's mobile phones etc etc, whilst dragging their bored little children along whom, apparently, would much rather sit glued to a screen than actually looking at the country that they are passing through. As I also commented "why do they even bother to leave the comfort of their homes if they cannot go without their Facebook feeds and their home comforts?" Travel to me is about new experiences and testing myself against the conditions. Maybe I'm just an old fart who has seen it all but my videos seem to have struck a chord with a lot of people who seem to have drawn some sort of inspiration from them if the positive comments I receive are any measure to go by. I appreciate that you actually took the time to engage in a dialogue with me over this because that is what makes life interesting in these trying times. The social engineers have got it all wrong when they try to encourage us all to believe that we are all just the same. We are not! We are humans & we will never live in harmony irrespective of how much the authorities try to condition us to think otherwise. I do not also confine my videos to travelling around this country. I did one on a train trip from Hanoi to Saigon on a train but no doubt you would also find that boring too. Anyway mate, as Paul Anka wrote in that famous song. "I did it my way!" cheers

I agree Peter & coming at the Olgas from this direction is really awesome.