Preparatory steps of the RED EARTH EXPEDITION

June 1999 bis April 2000
(West Australia)


  • 1999-06-18 - 1999-06-28 Arrival in Australia
  • 1999-07-23 - First Impressions
  • 1999-07-24 - First contact with our camels
  • 1999-08-05 - First day of training
  • 1999-08-06 - The Bomb Explodes!
  • 1999-08-22 - Gunlicense
  • 1999-09-02 - Protective mother
  • 1999-09-03 - Hunting
  • 1999-09-04 - Kangaroo tail for the breakfast
  • 1999-09-06 - Diana wants more money
  • 1999-09-07 - Camels Shot From Helicopters
  • 1999-09-14 - Technical Problems
  • 1999-09-15 - Baby camel
  • 1999-09-16 - Shower Adventure
  • 1999-09-20 - Steven comes to us completely distraught
  • 1999-09-25 - Vernes hell ride
  • 1999-10-01 - Shiron
  • 1999-10-10 - Camel training incident
  • 1999-11-10 - The straw that breaks the camel's back
  • 1999-11-15 - Search for gold
  • 1999-11-20 - Departure from Tom
  • 1999-11-21 - 1999-12-03 Istan and Jafar
  • 1999-12-04 - Highly Dangerous Animal Transport / Loading the Camels
  • 1999-12-05 - 1999-12-31 Days on the farm continue to be varied
  • 2000-01-01 - Back to routine at last
  • 2000-01-06 - A Cyclone of Force 5
  • 2000-01-08 - Verne loses his house
  • 2000-01-10 - A day in the present base camp
  • 2000-01-11 - Dangerous Undertaking
  • 2000-01-12 - 2000-01-25 Fortieth Birthday
  • 2000-01-27 - Lance
  • 2000-02-03 - A Refuge of Peace
  • 2000-02-09 - Shiron
  • 2000-02-10 - Shiron has to Go under the Knife
  • 2000-02-13 - Tetanus
  • 2000-02-14 - As Chance would have it!
  • 2000-02-19 - Verne has Sold his House
  • 2000-02-22 - Deadly Current
  • 2000-03-03 - Hell Ride on Sebastian!
  • 2000-03-04 - 2000-04-14 Time flies
  • 2000-04-15 - Kadesch sees red
  • 2000-04-18 - A mammoth shopping
  • 2000-04-24 - Shiron is taken to his australian mother
  • 2000-04-28 - Verne leaves us
  • 2000-05-01 - My new Book
  • 2000-05-02 - 2000-05-05 Jo takes over Verne's job
  • 2000-05-06 - Prospectors Patch
  • 2000-05-07 - 2000-05-11 Final departure?