Hooray! Hooray! Hooray! Finally off on the Red Earth Expedition.
RED EARTH EXPEDITION stages 1 to 3 – 7000 kilometres on foot through Australia – 1999-2003
In our online diaries, we describe our spectacular, exciting and profound experiences in an unvarnished and passionate way – live during the expedition. In addition to the exciting and informative stories, we provide interesting facts about the technical details and logistics of our endeavours.
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The first days at the campfire
Loading the camels is like a nightmare
Repair and reorganize
A day between highs and lows
Good luck
Repair camp number two
Herding camels is a responsible task
Extended rest
I could sing with happiness
The iron snake
Minor aches and pains
We don’t want to set any records
After the calm comes the storm
Skin cancer?
Achieve Goomalling
The findings
I dance with happiness
Spooky silence
Picasso
Our camels have forgotten everything
I take over the leadership of the caravan
The seasons determine our speed
Dark rain clouds sever connection to the outside world
Tom finds fault with the Flying Doctor radio
Small cause, big effect
Sebastian and Hardie’s nose training has unpleasant consequences
Each of our camels has its appearance
Sandstorm
Why the saddles have to fit like tailor-made shoes
The solution
I go to my knees in pain
The situation is unchanged
If I had no pain, I would be a happy person
Situation consistently poor
It is a wonderful feeling when the pain subsides
The mood is good
Exploratory drive, cattle grid and fences
Jo gets away with it
We hope for better times again
We take the opportunity to practise knotting techniques
The course of the expedition remains uncertain
Psychological low
Folding table, luxury on an expedition
Extended rest
Back on Anna Plains
Busy time in Broome
Encounter with Aborigines, Escaped with a scare
Mother Earth whispers the words of the invitation to the great desert
Visit from Aboriginal women
Organization of replenishment
Edgar attacks me
Deworming of our expedition members
Great training success
The first direct transfer to the website
Jasper gives us a piece of his trust
Computer problems
Supposed monster
800 kilometers detour?
Jasper drives us to despair
Walking like on high heels
Not only camel training is dangerous
Edgar tries to bite my head
Jeremy is attacked by a shark
Hot breath burns in the lungs
Jasper learns the most important command
Preparation for further training
Suddenly the unbelievable happens
Delicious food cocktail
The eerie-looking narrow corridor
Dangerous cargo
Our Red Earth Expedition will continue
First news about our missing runaways
Highs and lows at Anna Plains Station
Unpleasant news
Dangerous breakdown
Pleasant station – Accommodation
Drive to the North West
Days of getting things done and learning
Reunion with friends and our animals
Camels found & visas arrived
Landing strips under water
Camels still on Anna Plains?
Traces discovered
Preparation for stage 2
Reunion with Istan, Jafar, Edgar and Jasper
Every day is a better day
Will I be able to see properly again?
Are aggressive bacteria eating up my lake nerve?
Further course of the Great Journey
Circumnavigation of Australia
Farewell to our loyal companions
Our moist mushroom castle
Snakes, a new and constant threat
Our camels find new parents
A snake is wrapped around his foot
International recognition of our expedition success
Risky rescue operation
First heavy rainy day
The moment in which future and past play no role
Everything goes according to plan
The bridge in Rockhampton
Last day before setting off for the coast
Deep relationship between humans and animals
Birthday
Sebastian’s condition remains poor
Sebastian is terminally ill
Dangers of civilization
Dangerous highway, bottlenecks and bridges
We don’t set up camp at Fitzroy because of the danger of crocodiles
Strange encounter & hope for better feeding grounds
No way through the maze of fences without a map
Voice waves influence our lives
Only 300 kilometers to go to the coastal town of Rockhampton
The future of our camels is once again written in the stars
Surprise visit
Cooroorah the dream lagoon
Early camp
Do you think the fire can be dangerous for us?
Asphalt causes knee pain
Who is the right buyer?
An interesting future for our boys?
Bare fields
Prospective camel buyers & sleeping into the new year
Feast for humans and animals
Christmas & devastating flood
Unexpected reception
She would love to polish the moron’s teeth
The time of unfortunate coincidences has come
Rrrrooooaaaaaaauuuuuu! roars the hissing Roadtrain
Between asphalt and barbed wire
Lucky
The decision
Santa Claus arrives by helicopter
It’s not just about a base camp
Seven weeks faster than on stage one
What is the benefit of being able to tolerate more cold?
As if dancing demons were joining hands
Pay tribute to our predecessors
We can only pray that it starts to rain soon
The heatwave reaches top temperatures
Powerful meditation & inner axis
Visit to the cattle
Circles of force
Stories on the sheep farm
Thought you were Arabs
The old postal route disappears into thin air
Venom becomes active again during rest
Until we understand God
Creatures from prehistoric times hanging on the door frame
A great moment in the pioneering days of flight
Ugly interrogation
Strange call
Snakes in the house
Our psyche falls to its knees with the final strokes
Will we collapse 700 kilometers from our destination?
From the desert of animals to the desert of humans
House of life
Pig hunter
Crossing the last water barrier
The departure is difficult
Bad news from the outside world
Surging despair & The roaring lion’s mouth
Illuminating your own inner darkness
The highest temperatures in 5454 kilometers of running
The hot breath of a fire-breathing dragon
Empty eye sockets look at us plaintively
Water is becoming more precious than gold! &Deadly plants!
A fantastic life
Unconditional mercilessness of the drought
