The preparations are now ramping up in earnest.

We have contacted many people in Qld to organise the first section. This involved working out where I may need to drop a resupply box and ringing people to see if they were willing to hold onto them. Some were cattle properties others local store people. So far no one has refused to help.

The trail goes through many cattle properties and we will also have to contact them closer to the date I will cross their properties. This is mainly so I don't interfere with things like mustering.

My plan for the first 800 or so kilometres to Mingela is now fairly settled. The initial e-mails and phone calls for he next section has begun. Belinda will do some of the final preparations.