Arrived Mt Dare after a solid two days/one night crossing.
French Line was pretty hard going, temperatures were hot but not brutally so - mid to high 40s with a peak of 51C.
As mentioned elsewhere we would have been closing on GVM, with 80L of auxiliary fuel and 55L of water on board.
We ran the tyres at 16psi front and 18 rear. Pleased to report no punctures/failures.
Didn’t have to break out the shovel or maxtrax.
One particularly talc-y dune took three attempts but everything else the Grenadier marched up and over with minimal fuss.
Reported average speed 20kph, average fuel consumption in very challenging sand was 19.6L/100kms.
Aircon was running full blast (we are safari windows and no tinting) but cabin temperature was no issue.
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