Hingley, a
veterinary nurse from
Stourbridge in the
West Midlands,
Great Britain, began the journey from
Broome in
Western Australia on 17 March 2006. She and her boyfriend, John Ostwald, used six
Brumby horses that they had caught and tamed through a process of
horse whispering before the trek. The pair were assisted in their record-breaking effort with a support truck carrying the spare horses, gear and water tanks. The couple covered an average of per day. Travelling with them was the English filmmaker
Thomas Guerrier. His documentary,
Rode Trip, The Australian Horse Journey, was released in 2009. The first section of the route followed Outback highways and traversed the top of the
Great Sandy Desert before turning into bush roads, tracks and fording rivers. Notable points of interest on the journey were
Fitzroy Crossing,
Halls Creek,
Daguragu,
Top Springs,
Daly Waters,
Borroloola,
Doomadgee,
Burketown,
Normanton,
Croydon,
Georgetown,
Atherton and finally
Cairns, Queensland, on 5 August 2006. == Sources ==