Expert: Frank Denison - 9/20/2004

Question
dear frank  i am travling  down to austrila for my second time in  a year  was there for  5 weeks in feb past and am coming back same time  next year but this time i would love to spend first two weeks in motorhome and travel form mellbourne  to sydney then up to brisbane BUT then i would love to head across to alice-springs and then to  uluru and to finnish up in adeilade i am  spending a week in adeliade with  a family there and also a family who will be flying form  mellbounrne as well then the last  two weeks in mellbourne but  all i  would like to know is the trip form brisbane to alice springs is it safe enough as i  know its mostly desert and what would be the best road to take hoping i  have  give you enoiugh info  to answer my question  yours truly  roadhog42 = davy

Answer
G'day again David,
                 I did some checking and the road to Alice from Brisbane is ok. It is sealed to Boulia and then is is unsealed until you reach the Stuart Highway.

I got some maps for you, so when you get closer to your trip, send me an address in Australia I can send them to.
(Email - franksue@bigpond.net.au)

The other thing to consider is the time of year you intend driving to Alice. The wet season finds a lot of the roads closed.

The suggested route is - Brisbane - Toowoomba - Roma - Charleville - Barcaldine - Longreach - Winton - Bouila - then Alice Springs. The map from Bouila to Alice Springs will arrive later next month, and I will give you a more detailed route from Boulia to Alice Springs. The big map does not show many options though once you leave Boulia.

Regards,
Frank