Kunawarritji Well 33 Canning Stock Route

26/10/2024

So, today we had some visitors of a different kind: this is Rainer Zietlow from Germany with his team on a world record attempt to drive through ten deserts in ten days including along the CSR. Rainer is not new to world records.
Here is a list of some of his accomplishments:

2011
First world record drive on the Pan-American Highway from Ushuaia, Argentina, to Deadhorse, Alaska, with a Volkswagen Touareg. Vehicle and team were flown over the Darien jungle from Cartagena, Colombia, to Panama City, Panama. Distance: around 23,000 km (14,000 mi) in 11 days and 17 hours

2012
World record trip from Melbourne, Australia, to the twin city of Saint Petersburg, Russia, in a Volkswagen Touareg. Vehicle and team were flown between Darwin and Dilli, East Timor, and shipped between Indonesia and Malaysia on a wooden boat. Distance: around 23,000 km (14,000 mi) in 17 days and 18 hours.

2013
Guinness World Record for the "Amarok Polar Expedition" a 60-day journey in Russia from Moscow to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky with three converted Volkswagen Amaroks as part of a promotional tour for the Winter Olympics in Sochi 2014. Distance: around 16,000 km (9,900 mi)

2014
Long-distance trip from Norway to South Africa in a Volkswagen Touareg. Distance: around 18,000 km (11,000 mi).

2015
Cape to Cape world record drive from the southernmost point of South Africa, Cap Agulhas, to the northernmost point of Europe, Nordkapp, in a Volkswagen Touareg. The vehicle and the team were flown from Jordan to Turkey. Distance: around 17,500 km (10,900 mi) in 9 days and 4 hours

2016
World record drive from the easternmost place in Eurasia that can be reached by highway, Magadan, Russia, to the westernmost point in Eurasia, Cabo da Roca, Portugal, in a Volkswagen Touareg. Distance: around 15,100 km (9,400 mi) in 6 days and 9 hours.

If you want to see the whole list of achievements, please click on below link:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainer_Zietlow

The current attempt can be tracked on the following link:

https://www.amarok-desertrecord.com

20/10/2024

Today we went for a little drive “up the road”

27/09/2024

Daryl Beattie Adventures
Uluṟu to Halls Creek
These guys stopped off in Kunawarritji for some refreshments on their tour of the Canning Stock Route.
Was great to meet them!

17/08/2024

EXPERIENCE • (noun)
-direct observation of or participation in events as a basis of knowledge

-something personally encountered, undergone, or lived through

-the conscious events that make up an individual life

Being given the experience of sunrise and sunset everyday as below is truly one that cannot be explained. It has to be experienced.

05/08/2024

A warm welcome to our new community and store managers here at Kunawarritji Well 33 Belinda and Ingo (Bingo)😎!
A fond farewell from Andy and Amanda!

31/07/2024

“Stanes Transport” in there beautiful shiny Mack truck delivered our load this evening…..come visit us at the Kunawarritji Community Store we are fully stocked once again Groceries, Fresh fruits 🍓& vegetables 🥔 milk, drinks & ice creams🍦galore! 😎

30/07/2024

The Gary Junction Rd & The CSR is fantastically beautiful & busy, as is Kunawarritji Community Store & Motel! 😎🏨

26/07/2024

Seasonal produce to watch out for ... 👌

Pssst…want some hot tips on the best fresh fruit and veg this week? Keep your eyes on cucumbers, capsicums and watermelons 👌

🥒Continental cucumbers are of excellent quality, coming from Top End growers.
😋 Green and red capsicums from North Queensland are abundant, with reduced prices and spectacular quality.
🍉 Watermelon remains in strong supply and continues to be very sweet.

Thanks to our merch team for always working hard to source fresh food for remote community stores! 🤩 Outback Stores works with communities to maintain value pricing on all fruit and vegetables to support customers to be able to purchase fresh produce regularly.

24/07/2024

Yesterday it was great to host some of the finest……The Australian Army Pilbara Regiment, they fueled the G - Wagon’s, visited the Kunawarritji Store & community then spent the night at Well 33 before heading south on the CSR! 😎🇦🇺