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Category: 2025 Tanami Tootle

Day 4 Tanami Tootle – on the road at last – Curtin Springs 85.4km

Day 4 Tanami Tootle – on the road at last – Curtin Springs 85.4km

Say 4 Tanami Tootle

Good night.Everyone in or near bed in a 4 bed donger at Curtin Springs. Very cold ride (Max 9C decreasing to 5C as the day drew on, medium headwind and rain). Got to Cutin Springs on …

Author stragglingstuPosted on January 17, 2026January 17, 2026Categories 2025 Tanami TootleLeave a comment on Day 4 Tanami Tootle – on the road at last – Curtin Springs 85.4km

Day 3 Tanami Tootle Kulta Juru (The Olgas) dawn

Day 3 Tanami Tootle Kulta Juru (The Olgas) dawn

Alarm at 4:50 am to get ‘breakfast’ before the 5:40 bus to Kata Tjuta. Halfway through the hot chocolate the bus pulled in 100m away, dumped the coffee and fast walked to it to see it disappear down the road. …

Author stragglingstuPosted on January 16, 2026February 26, 2026Categories 2025 Tanami TootleLeave a comment on Day 3 Tanami Tootle Kulta Juru (The Olgas) dawn

Day 2 Tanami Tootle Test ride to Uluru (The Rock)

Day 2 Tanami Tootle Test ride to Uluru (The Rock)

Bit slow getting up but all up and moved over to the Kulture training cafe for a breakfast roll and coffee/tea.

A bit later and with uffing and puffin to put more air in the tyres we had all the …

Author stragglingstuPosted on January 16, 2026January 17, 2026Categories 2025 Tanami TootleLeave a comment on Day 2 Tanami Tootle Test ride to Uluru (The Rock)

Day 1 Tanami Tootle – Arriving at Yulara/Uluru

Day 1 Tanami Tootle – Arriving at Yulara/Uluru

Arrived in Yulara campground at about 3pm (Central time) after getting out of bed at 3am (WST) and changing planes in Melbourne at 1230 pm (AEST). BEDTIME!

At the Outback Lodge with the Tootlers after 3 of 4 assembled bikes …

Author stragglingstuPosted on January 15, 2026January 15, 2026Categories 2025 Tanami TootleLeave a comment on Day 1 Tanami Tootle – Arriving at Yulara/Uluru

Day -2 Tanami Tootle The road ahead

Day -2 Tanami Tootle The road ahead

Stage 1 – Uluru to Alice Springs via West Mac Donnell Ranges

Stage 2 – Alice Springs to Halls Creek

Stage 3 – Halls Creek to Broome

The Tanami Tootle

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Author stragglingstuPosted on May 23, 2025January 15, 2026Categories 2025 Tanami TootleLeave a comment on Day -2 Tanami Tootle The road ahead

Day -1 Tanami Tootle Weird weather ahead

Day -1 Tanami Tootle Weird weather ahead

Next week forecast looking wet for the interior. Main risk for the Tanami Tootlers may be getting bogged rather than perishing of thirst

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Author stragglingstuPosted on May 23, 2025January 15, 2026Categories 2025 Tanami TootleLeave a comment on Day -1 Tanami Tootle Weird weather ahead

Day -1 Preparation Perth

Day -1 Preparation Perth

Wouldn’t it?

Charged up the Delorme InReach SE with its new battery but won’t connect to the satellites. Its only 9 years old! Nothing for it, down to Anaconda to get a new, much smaller, much faster software Garmin InReach …

Author stragglingstuPosted on May 23, 2025May 23, 2025Categories 2025 Tanami TootleLeave a comment on Day -1 Preparation Perth

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