Recently Mark found himself on a lighting trip back to the Little Sandy. This time to film the more intimate side of the operations. Those being: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner. There may of been something about mounting cameras to horses, scientists and one very friendly little thorny devil in the brief, but the real drama took place between the kitchen and campfire each night.
GMi has recently returned from another trip to the Little Sandy Desert.
A lot of people ask us how rough the conditions are out there and we can now reveal that whilst on station we live in the lap of luxury! The Homestead is a small oasis of green, 200km from the sealed roads and 100km from its nearest neighbor. In summer we sleep under the stars and in winter we all cram into the homestead for warmth. Temperatures in summer top 46 degrees but in winter we are scraping ice from the cars.
Food is a vital part any trip and we all re-live our college days with a mix of tinned things on toast, BBQs and camp fire cook-ups. The trip is harder on the vehicles – so far we have speared 2 tyres and got 1 puncture – keeping in touch by sat phone is vital.
We are looking forward to our next adventure – stay tuned for more stories from the outback!