Considering a horseback trek around Australia.

[ShaiGar]

I've been considering getting 4 horses and treking around australia.
One horse would be for me to ride,
One for a remount,
Another horse for my equipment,
The last for a remount.

I figured the journey around the perimeter of Australia will take about a year and a half at least. I plan on building up at least 10 grand before I go, that's after the purchase of the horses, and taking whatever time it needs. I've invited a few people, all of which are welcome to come...

I'd be going almost completely spartan, rationpacks for 4 weeks at a time, and restocking in different towns as I go. The only "luxury" I'd be taking would be my books, about 20 of them, and notebooks.

What I really want to do is go through the victorian highlands, and watch a sunrise and sunset over the ocean in the same day. Before darwin I've only lived on the East Coast of australia where you could watch the sun rise over the ocean, and set over the forests.

2009 - whenever.

[INTroJect]

1 - How are you going to get to enjoy the books if you are sitting on a horse?

2 - The $10k...how are share sales?

3 - How much does a horse cost? What about care for the horses? Is there going to be enough kangaroo meat for them to eat on the journey?

4 - the Spartan part sounds like a lot of fun but at 1.5yr+, career plans afterward?

5 - booklist?

[Seven]

I'm adding to TheLoneINTJ's list...

6 – What are your plans for water? You shouldn’t drink iodinated water for more than a couple of weeks.

7 - Reconsider the horses…camels seem more appropriate – they eat less, can withstand the heat and require less water. They don’t have the same equine speed, but they’ll come in handy when the fodder and water runs short. You don’t seem to be in a hurry in any event.

8 – Take a few dogs with you – they can chase down rabbit dinner if you run short of provisions. I recommend salukis.

9 – Isn’t Australia the land of the most venomous and/or dangerous everything? Perhaps a field book on identifying the taipan, death adder, funnel web spider, box jellyfish…and the hundreds (if not thousands) of other deadly Australian creatures would be appropriate. Adding one more book to your 20 shouldn’t make a much of a difference.

[ShaiGar]

1 - How are you going to get to enjoy the books if you are sitting on a horse?
The books are for when I camp at night.

2 - The $10k...how are share sales?
That'd be raised through working. I've sold off 6 shares so far :( not a good enough start. But the 180 dollars is going a nice way towards buying myself christmas pressies.

3 - How much does a horse cost? What about care for the horses? Is there going to be enough kangaroo meat for them to eat on the journey?
(a) About a grand each, My uncle is selling them to me at 700 each.
(b) What about it?
(c) there should be enough grass for them until I reach the Nullabor.

4 - the Spartan part sounds like a lot of fun but at 1.5yr+, career plans afterward?
Not really, I'll deal with that later on. Probably write a book about the travel and sell it.

5 - booklist?
Do not have one yet. That's a year away, i'll write it then.

6 – What are your plans for water? You shouldn’t drink iodinated water for more than a couple of weeks.
Buying bottled water every so often, the horses will carry water as well.

7 - Reconsider the horses…camels seem more appropriate – they eat less, can withstand the heat and require less water. They don’t have the same equine speed, but they’ll come in handy when the fodder and water runs short. You don’t seem to be in a hurry in any event.
Damn good idea, I shall use camels for the western coastline.

8 – Take a few dogs with you – they can chase down rabbit dinner if you run short of provisions. I recommend salukis.
I have a bow, and I am a member of both SSAA, and ABA.

9 – Isn’t Australia the land of the most venomous and/or dangerous everything? Perhaps a field book on identifying the taipan, death adder, funnel web spider, box jellyfish…and the hundreds (if not thousands) of other deadly Australian creatures would be appropriate. Adding one more book to your 20 shouldn’t make a much of a difference.
:D That's what Primary school education is for. But I'll be taking a book on bush foods, and on australian animals.

[Seven]

Forget raising the $10k, call up MTV and sell them “The Adventures of the Great ShaiGar from Down Under”. You’ll be a blast wearing your orange suit, riding a camel, traipsing the Australian backcountry. You can wrestle a few crocs, poke a few death adders or eat a giant Gippsland earthworm to keep the audiences entertained. What the heck…I’ll join you in your adventure - sounds like fun.

[INTroJect]

Forget raising the $10k, call up MTV and sell them “The Adventures of the Great ShaiGar from Down Under”. You’ll be a blast wearing your orange suit, riding a camel, traipsing the Australian backcountry. You can wrestle a few crocs, poke a few death adders or eat a giant Gippsland earthworm to keep the audiences entertained. What the heck…I’ll join you in your adventure - sounds like fun.

I don't know about that...lets not forget what happened to the Croc guy with the sting ray...

[ShaiGar]

Steve Irwin is a Saint!






















He has a holey heart. hehe.