Ernie Dingo and his Memorable Escape to the Savannah Way

There was a great article in the Melbourne Age in late August about the Savannah Way. In an Adventure Holidays feature, some famous Aussies were interviewed about their most memorable active escapes

We loved Ernie Dingo’s memory, which was about driving the Savannah Way from Queensland to Western Australia.

He did the 3,500km trip while filming for The Great Outdoors. Slowly. In his words “It’s the best way to see it”. Couldn’t agree more.

Here are some of the points Ernie made that I really liked:

• “stop or take a detour every 50 to 60 kilometres. Try not to belt through like you are in the city.”
• “Cairns … is a pretty exciting place to start .. straight away you get into the great scenery, the colours change, there’s the unbelievable soil.” You drive past the farms, with all the stock, then there’s just nothing as far as buildings are concerned.”
• “Spring is the best time to go across the top and make sure you get to Broome before the rains in mid-December”

And of course, follow Ernie’s and the Age’s advice as to what to do in the area:

• Snorkel or scuba dive at the Great Barrier Reef, the world’s largest coral reef system.
• Revitalise at Elsey National Park’s thermal pool and spring.
• Join a tour of Undara Lava Tubes, near Mount Surprise.
• Camp at Lake Argyle, a spectacular artificial desert lake.

To get some idea of the journey, you should head over to the Savannah Way website, and make your own plans. Their is an incredible map facility that makes it a lot easier to see it all.

Here is a link to the full article in The Age.

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