tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35899417788209634752024-02-07T20:00:00.745+11:00Living the Dream in OzThis is my story, a story of my travels out and about around Australia. I hope you enjoy following me to some amazing places.....
bazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03961289302773490702noreply@blogger.comBlogger170125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589941778820963475.post-88053182601245838812020-11-13T19:33:00.000+11:002020-11-13T19:33:07.668+11:00<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><i> Hello all</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>after well in excess of 70,000 views, I have decided it is too time comsuming to keep going, as I never seem to find the time.</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>This doesn't mean I have stopped wandering or posting, currently at Shark Bay WA</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>I have found over the last 6 months or so it is so much easier to just use instragram</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>For those interested my Instagram is listed below</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><a href="https://www.instagram.com/bazmelb">https://www.instagram.com/bazmelb</a><br /></i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Thanks for the views </i></span></p>bazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03961289302773490702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589941778820963475.post-84412970156393644262020-06-07T14:12:00.001+10:002020-06-07T14:12:23.587+10:00Since I have been back<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>I arrived back to a luscious green Kimberley.</i></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a lovely green Cockburn Range</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>I love this time of the year, although still blistering hot and humid the country is green, fresh and alive.</i></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pentecost crossing was dry most of last season</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Over the humid months the sunsets are amazing, and 2 weeks after my return we were blessed with a double whammy from a passing tropical low.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>We received 310mm of rain in two days......the waterfalls were pumping.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Just west of town a few kilometres, there was 4 waterfalls where previously was nothing.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Once the weekend arrived a trip to the Grotto near Wyndham was essential.</i></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a side fall at the Grotto</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Grotto</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>After a big rain event like that there remains beautiful clear flowing cascades for days, sometimes weeks afterwards.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>This was followed by a sunset BBQ at the Pentecost Crossing.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Last weekend I headed to a tourist free Purnululu National Park for a few days. This will be my next update.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Bye for now</i></span>bazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03961289302773490702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589941778820963475.post-73380677867675448882020-06-07T00:25:00.000+10:002020-06-07T00:25:03.992+10:00A Quick Lap - part 2<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>After spending a few weeks with family in Gippsland, it was time to make tracks back towards my beloved Kimberley.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>I spent about a week camped in a good friends yard on the York Peninsula while waiting for the Eyre Highway to re open from bushfires.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Eventually the Eyre Highway was re opened and I headed Westward.through some atrocious conditions. On the run to Port Augusta 46.5c and 80kph headwinds. </i></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An onlooker at Nullarbor Roadhouse</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bunda Cliffs, Nullarbor Plain</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>After the Nullarbor it was a bit over a week in Perth catching up with Friends.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>While there we went out for a bit of cloud surfing in my mates RV6 Aircraft.</i></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">175 knots thats 315kph groundspeed in a little 2 seater</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>All too soon it was time to head north, and spend a week at Ningaloo, Cape Range, without the crowds.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>After avoiding fires in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and WA I was now looking at a late season cyclone.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>There was a developing tropical low heading West towards Broome, as I left Karratha.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>I stopped at Sandfire Roadhouse as it passed over Broome and headed offshore developing into a cyclone.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>At 11pm at Sandfire it was 35c and 85% humidity.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>I slipped up the side of the developing cyclone spending a week in Broome.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Leaving the Kimberley late October and arriving back mid February, let me tell you travelling 'off season' was hot, in fact bloody hot............I had more days over 40c than under 40c</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>statistics.............</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>4 months away</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>16,000km travelled</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>there was a few expenses, as it was sooooo hot powered sites were the normal to run the air conditioner, new tyres for the van, vehicle service and so on</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>fuel approx $4500</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>site fees approx $2500</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>average weekly cost for making miles on a trip like this towing a van $1000 per week.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>bye for now</i></span>bazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03961289302773490702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589941778820963475.post-47552349202977611832020-04-18T20:59:00.002+10:002020-04-19T12:07:43.752+10:00A Quick Lap<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Hello All</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>With all these restrictions in place I am using my down time to bring this Blog up to date.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Late October I headed off towards the East Coast.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>I was pretty excited to be hitting the road with the Van in tow. After spending eight days in Darwin it was time to head South.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>One of the major benefits of travelling off season is the lack of crowds. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Mataranka Hot Springs was an awesome place to chill out for a few days, and with only about 8 other camps there, it was even better.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Further South was a quick stop at Daly Waters Pub.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>After leaving Daly Waters it was a long hot drag against the headwinds to Townsville.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>After a few days in Townsville it was time to head further South. I was running low on time as I wanted to spend Christmas with family in Victoria.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>I had a wish list of things I wanted to see on my trek down the East Coast.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>A couple of nights at Cape Hillborough was next.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>After a week at Hervey Bay I had hopes of heading to Moreton Island to see the shipwrecks at Tangalooma but unfortunately it had been closed due to fires.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Ok time for plan B.........Noosa North Shore for a few Days camping......closed due to fires.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>At this stage much of the North Coast of New South Wales was ablaze</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>After a bit of zig zagging and delays I managed to head up the Waterfall Way and then down the New England Highway to Canberra.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>I managed to get down ths Bonang Highway a couple of weeks before the area was decimated by Fire.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>While spending a few weeks with family over Christmas I took a quick trip up into the High Country where I first started my camping life.</i></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kelly's Tamboritha Saddle</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kelly's</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>I headed across from Arbuckle Junction to Horseyard Flat, then on to the Pinnacles Fire Lookout.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>With fires raging right down the East Coast visibility was fairly poor.</i></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pinnacles Fire Tower</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>From there I headed down Billy Goat Bluff Track and home along Crooked River Road.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>In the next update I will cover tsthe York Peninsula, across the Nullabour, Perth then up the West Coast back to the Kimberley.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Here is my Instagram link which I an tending to use more frequently lately</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/bazmelb/">https://www.instagram.com/bazmelb/</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i> Bye for now ....... </i></span>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span>bazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03961289302773490702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589941778820963475.post-3794765054604898452020-04-10T21:48:00.000+10:002020-04-10T21:48:41.746+10:00A Long Time Coming<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Hello all</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Well it is a very different world now than it was when I did my last update......</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>I am currently running about six months behind with blog updates, so I am hoping to play catch up during #stayathome time.</i></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pidgeon Hole Lookout at Elquestro</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>In the crazy times we now live in I ask everyone to reach out to family and friends to keep in touch.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Many people live with Social Isolation every day, they may be loners, they may be awkward, they may just be a little different.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>So to all those struggling to deal with social isolation for 14 days take time out, to check on those that live every day of their life this way.......REACH OUT</i></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pidgeon Hole Lookout Elquestro</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Shortly after this end of season trip out to Elquestro I hitched up and headed off for a 4 month lap of this great country. I will cover this in the near future with another update.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>While I am back in the Kimberley now, movement if fairly restricted but I do consider myself luckier than most. Being stuck in the Kimberley with Border Restrictions isn't such a bad place to be stuck.</i></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Wedding Tree Gibb River Road</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>In the coming months I hope I can show you some of the amazing Kimberley that you sadly had to cancel this year.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Stay safe and we would love to see you here next season, the Kimberley economy relies on the Tourist Season and will struggle without you.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Delay Don't Cancel.......see you next year</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Bye for now</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span>bazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03961289302773490702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589941778820963475.post-65977162283797384042019-11-13T20:23:00.001+11:002019-11-13T20:23:06.757+11:00A little excursion<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Hello all</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>I have been very slack lately updating this blog, so this update is very overdue.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>with the heat starting to hit in the Kimberley it was time to go walkabout, I havent really had much of a break since I arrived here.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>but before I left I needed a swim.......so what do you do in the Kimberley for a swim?</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>You hop a seaplane of course and fly out and land on the lake.</i></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taking off on Lake Kununurra</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>We took off in a Cessna Air Caravan from Lake Kununurra and flew along the Ord River and over Lake Argyle.</i></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">over the Ord River</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Flying over the Dam Wall and over the Lake.</i></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">rugged scenery around Lake Argyle</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>After that we landed on the lake</i></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Islands of Lake Argyle</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lake Argyle</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>It was spectacular flying over the lake.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>After landing it was nibblies, drinks and a swim.</i></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and the pilot calls this a job?</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>All too soon it was over, but worth every minute.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Its amazing what you will do for a swim when the temperature gets on the other side of 40c.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>I am currently in Townsville and heading to country Victoria for Christmas, doing a quick lap of Oz over the next few months.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>After a trip or two up into the High Country, I will, after Christmas, be heading across the Nullabour, and a slow meander up the West Coast.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Depending on how good of a Wet Season they get in the Kimberley relates to the speed of return........I dont want to miss a ripper Wet Season, if it happens.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Bye for now </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span>bazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03961289302773490702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589941778820963475.post-44334022474427482792019-08-18T19:49:00.001+10:002019-08-18T19:49:41.355+10:00To Hell and Back<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Hi all</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>The trip away last weekend was EPIC.....but not in the normal epic sort of way..........more like watching every episode of Neighbours produced, while wrestling Crocodiles. It was torturous and never ending.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Once again it was through Indigenous Land (with permission) , so no details or place names will be mentioned.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Saturday started innocently enough with a cruise down the Highway to point A, there has been an Exploration Drilling crew in the area recently, so the track had been Graded.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>With just a few thunderstorms pretending to be a Wet Season this year, it was as dry as a bag of Smiths Crisps.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Now, let me say at this point I did try to research this track, but being on Indigenous Land not a lot of Information could be sourced. I spoke to one of the Elders and a guy that does a few tours into the area but information remained sketchy at best.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Saturday Night we pushed on to camp at a large swimming hole......well it was before it dried up.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>An enjoyable evening around the campfire under a moonlit night was had. About 3.00am I got up to "water the horse" and the sky was amazing, billions of stars to be seen.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Sunday began Innocently enough also, 19km to our destination, and after a Bacon and Eggs Breakfast we headed off.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>At this point things turned to shit.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>After a 500 metre run up a very soft river bed and we confronted our first challenge.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>At this point the track was disappearing faster than fruit pickers when Immigration Officers pull up out the front.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>The track, when we could find it, just continued to get rougher.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>It was approaching the point where we were making our own track, I am sure no one has been through here in a long time.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>We got to the point of considering our options..........do we turn back? We were rapidly running out of daylight, do we camp overnight and come back monday?</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Surely 19km isn't that far............it took us 9 hours of bulldozing our way through scrub that was thicker than a Greens Voter.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Rocks the size of basketballs, washouts, scrub bulls, to pick out way slowly through, never ending and unforgiving. It was brutal</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>As the sun was setting we reached the saddle above the road out but the track just kept on giving until the very end.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>At this point, Col was suffering badly with Tourist Flu and was struggling.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>A broken Col......we could see the main road but a thousand monster rocks and washouts stood between us.</i></span><br />
<i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">tally for the weekend..........</i><br />
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<i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">100 Series Cruiser</i><br />
<i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 x staked tyres and one slow leak</i><br />
<i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">trailer plug ripped off.</i><br />
<i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">mudflap ripped off</i><br />
<i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">graze on wheel arch from tree</i><br />
<i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">nasty gouge on alloy wheel from rocks</i><br />
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<i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hilux</i><br />
<i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Exhaust squashed flat</i><br />
<i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">some nasty gouges on long range tank</i><br />
<i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">both side steps damaged</i><br />
<i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">one sidewall cut on tyre</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Facts and figures</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>without the Gps we would still be out there trying to find our way back</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>approx 120k of track............19km of that took us 9 hours</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>I didnt count but I estimate four or five recoveries</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>It was hard </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>It was brutal</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>It was unforgiving</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>I am hoping for something a little easier next trip in a few weeks, a run down the Duncan Road before it starts getting too hot.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Bye for now</i></span><br />
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<br />bazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03961289302773490702noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589941778820963475.post-30215406682709374942019-08-03T23:22:00.001+10:002019-08-03T23:22:32.781+10:00Not dead, just busy<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Hello All</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Its been quite some time since I last posted on here.Tourist Season is well until way here in the Kimberley. </i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Although, with very little Wet this year the place is as dry as a chip, yet still they come at breakneck speeds.</i></span><br />
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<i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have still managed to get out and about, while steering clear of the touristy places.</i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span>
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<i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next weekend we have an epic trip planned to a secret location and should have some awesome photos to post, but I won't be giving locations, as it is through Indigenous Lands and we have been granted permission to visit. Very exciting......</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Over the last long weekend I ripped over to the NT for another poke around Gregory National Park chasing Boabs.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>With our dismal Wet Season even Lake Argyle is looking a bit sad......</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>A few weeks ago I was fortunate enough to be Invited to a Local Indigenous Community for the weekend. The 35km driveway scenery was breathtaking.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>I have also had a couple of treks out to the Karunjie Track, this is simply stunning at sunset.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Last Sunday we went boating on the lower Ord River.</i></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kununurra Diversion Dam</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">boating on the lower Ord</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reflections on the lower Ord</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">lunchbreak on the Ord</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Thats about it for now, I hope to do a post on next weeks epic trek over the next few weeks. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Bye for now........</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span>bazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03961289302773490702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589941778820963475.post-61856313064179910432019-05-05T23:05:00.000+10:002019-05-05T23:05:21.289+10:00An April Fool does Kalumburu<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Hello all</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>April has not been kind to me.............I have been driving 4x4's for 43 years, completed 3 laps of this great country, visited most of the dream locations at least once, but on April 13 .....I made a mistake.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>I had been to this location 4 weeks prior and took a wrong turn. A </i></span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">dumb mistake a brain fade, call it what you want.</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>My point is.......no matter how much experience you have, how careful you are mistakes can happen.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>My wrong turn ended with my hilux neck deep in water on the passenger side and chest deep on the drivers side. The dash was completely underwater, my phone, camera, hema navigator and drone was on the passenger seat.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>The vehicle I was travelling with pulled me out and the decision was made to get the chairs out, have some lunch and assess the situation.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>While having lunch, we heard a vehicle approaching pretty fast, and around the corner came an old Prado with 9 backpackers on board. Without hesitation or a snorkel they hit the same hole at speed and promptly sank.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Recovery number two within an hour.........</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>The decision was made to tow my hilux out with the 100 series turbo diesel Landcruiser, loaded with two friends plus an additional 8 backpackers, towing me with a backpacker and all the gear from the Prado and the Landcruiser in the back of mine.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>The 17km trek back to the road is a mixture of steep rocky climbs, tight maneuvering between trees, and very soft sandy sections. It was not easy...........with no power steering, no lights, and bugger all brakes it was a nightmare tow in the dark.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>It was 10pm by the time we arrived back in town.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>A huge shout out to the guys at work..........with 5 days until a Kalumbaru trip 3 turned up on Sunday to help out. By 10am they had the engine running, albeit with computer issues.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>A new computer (ECU) and turbo driver was required, which were supposed to turn up on Tuesday morning..................they finally arrived at 1pm thursday before easter. Things didn't look good for Kalumburu.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>At 5pm on thursday evening, I had lost all hope, as the new ECU would not communicate with the immobilisation system.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>At 7.30pm, after persistent efforts by the guys from work Pheonix rose from the dead........</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Good friday, two others from work came in to put the final bits back together and get it on the hoist to check underneath and check all the oils.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>After a couple of good runs Good friday and Saturday, to make sure everything was OK before going remote, it was 6am Easter Sunday departure to Kalumburu.......better late than never.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>During the week the grader had been through, and the Gibb River Road was like a Highway, as was the Kalumburu Road as far as Theda Station.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>The Shire had opened the road as far as the Mitchell Falls turnoff, we had 'closed road access permits' to continue the rest of the way.</i></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carson River Crossing</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>From the Carson, it was onwards to McGowans Island Sunset Beach for the rest of the week.</i></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunset Beach, Mc Gowans</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>I will add at this point the vehicle performed faultlessly.</i></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">World War 2 Wreckage at Kalumburu</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Next day it was a run in to town to have a look around and visit some of the sights.</i></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mc Gowans</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Midweek we teamed up with some other visitors for a trip to Wongalala Falls, only opened up to tourists in August last year.</i></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wongalala Falls</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wongalala Falls</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>After Wongalala it was off to Pago Mission ruins</i></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pago mission ruins</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Pago was established in 1908 but was later moved to Kalumburu as there was a more reliable water source in the King Edward River.</i></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mc Gowans Sunset Beach</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mc Gowans Sunset Beach</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>All too soon it was time to start thinking about the journey home.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>The trip was excellent and the ute performed faultlessly. The best part was no traffic and no tourists, as the road was still closed to traffic.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>expenses from the dunking,......camera, phone, ECU, turbo controller, starter motor.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>things that came back from the dead......HEMA navigator, GPS stereo system in dash, UHF radio, IPOD and drone (saved by carry case)</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>The tourists have started arriving in town and the busy time has begun, I will be visiting some special 'off the beaten track' locations over the Dry season and will post on those accordingly. My new phone has arrived also, so I can now operate the drone again.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Bye for now.....U</i></span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">nbreakable Hilux..........I'm a believer</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span>bazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03961289302773490702noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589941778820963475.post-50468133980187473102019-03-25T23:56:00.000+11:002019-03-25T23:56:05.373+11:00OK I admit I have been slack<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Hello all</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>It's been quite a while since I updated, too long, so I thought I had better get blogging.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>A lot has happened since I last did an update. I have has a 145 litre ARB Frontier Long Range tank fitted to the Hilux. These are a Poly tank, the steel tanks don't like the roads up here and all steel tanks seem to crack on the rough Kimberley Roads.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>This should give me about 1000km range. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>The missing Wet Season.............I had heard and seen so much about waterfall Season......well this year it took a wrong turn and ended up in Queensland.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>In January we headed out to Thompson Springs for a swim. In days past this used to be the local swimming hole for Early Kununurra. Unfortunately due to the lack of Wet Season was refreshing but slimy.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Next was a trip out to the spillway at Lake Argyle on another stinking hot and humid day.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>There has been an addition to the Brumby Family that lives out there since I was last there.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>This is what happens when you are using "active track" on the drone and not paying attention to track conditions. Just as you get stuck, the drone beep "low battery" and you try to land on the roof of your ute as a mate kindly hooks up the snatch strap.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>A few weeks later we journeyed into Harry's Hole, another place which should be too wet this time of year.</i></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heading to Harry's</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heading to Harry's</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>I thoroughly enjoyed the scenery along the track, this is a special part of the Kimberley.</i></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I can think of worse places to spend a 39c Sunday afternoon</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>It was another awesome day and time was getting away, so it was a late afternoon trip back to the main road.</i></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the track?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the track</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>More recently we headed out to Bindoola Falls, as Main Roads opened the Pentecost Crossing the day before.</i></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bindoola Falls</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bindoola Falls</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cooling off</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>It was blistering hot out in the stone country, but on the upside it was excellent not to see another vehicle the whole time. That will certainly change soon enough as the tourists arrive.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>I don't expect much to happen over the next few weeks as we are getting ready for a 10 day epic trip to Kalumburu over Easter, before the masses mess up the road and crowd us out.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>10 days, I hear you say...........remember I am 35 minutes from the Gibb River Road and 7-8 hours from Kalumburu. So 10 days.........can't wait</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Bye for now..............</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span>bazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03961289302773490702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589941778820963475.post-52257484126272907392019-01-06T15:38:00.000+11:002019-01-06T15:38:11.622+11:00Horrible December and a break in Darwin<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Hello all</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>I thought it was hot in November...............but December showed me how wrong i was.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>I have read many articles over the years about travelling out of season to avoid the crowds and inflated prices. It all sounds good in theory but just is not practical, its just too bloody hot.</i></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Early october in the Kimberley</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Even now I see the occasional traveller come through in a Camper Trailer or Tent, they only last one night,two nights at the most, then book into an Air conditioned Cabin.</i></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">late october in the Kimberley<br /></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>The plans you make for the weekends don't happen.......its just too hot.</i></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">mid November </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Unless you get what you need to get done before about 8-9am it just gets too hot.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Now as you are probably aware official temperatures are measured in the shade.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>When you decide that you wish to go for a drive, think again............ground temperatures hovering around 70c, shade temperatures around 42-45c and its just too hot to get out of the vehicle.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Until the rains start and cool the ground down there is no relief, in the morning everything is still hot from yesterday.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>So next time you southerners get a couple of days about 37c and whinge, spare a thought for us up here, where there has only been a handful of days UNDER 40c since late September.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>With work closing for two weeks over Christmas and the New Year it was a good opportunity to head up to Darwin to do some shopping and escape the heat.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Wow Darwin was so pleasant............you could stand in the sun........you could do things and was such a nice change to be only getting 34-35c days.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>On the other side..............after dealing with our 2 roundabouts but no traffic lights, hitting the Boxing Day sales at the homemakers centre carpark in Bagot Rd (BCF, Anaconda, S</i></span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">upercheap and Retravision) was a traumatic experience haha.</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>So many angry, people all competing for a carpark.....so they don't miss out on a bargain.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>I did my bit for the economy, while there, New 245/70R16 BF Goodrich K02 All Terrain tyres on the Ute. A new CFF45 Dometic Fridge Freezer. a Dune Barwon Swag and so on.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Fuel, food, accommodation, a short trip to Kakadu, my trip to Darwin cost me about $3800 but the savings and elimination of freight cost compensated somewhat.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Reluctantly I left Darwin for the wilds of Kakadu, in the Wet while I still had some money left....</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>After an uneventful drive out to Jabiru, It was check into accomodation and next morning head out to Cahill's Crossing.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Remember that camping up in the tropics this time of year is not really an option, its just too hot and wet.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i> A tropical Storm was encountered on the way out to the East Alligator River. The rain was so heavy I had to pull over and stop.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>The Wet Season needs to be experienced, the new vegetation growth glows almost luminous with the nitrogen in the soil.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>The downside is, so much is inaccessible due to flooding, and the best parts of Kakadu are off limits this time of year.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>The upside is, after seeing Kakadu many times all brown and dry, it was good to see full of life. And believe it or not.....I did not see a mosquito!</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>The humidity is so high this time of the year that every time you get out of the vehicle you sunglasses fog up, as does the camera.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>It was time to start heading back towards home, and after a massive overnight storm in Katherine the Victoria Highway was like an obstacle course in parts with debris and trees down across the road.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>The drive through the Victoria River Region is one I always enjoy, and to see it so lush and green was special.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Since being away there has been a couple of good storms to cool things down a little.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>When these storms occur they need to be seen to be believed............the lightning is constant......thursday nights storm started about 12.30am and fizzled out about 9.00am after dumping 65mm of rain.</i></span><br />
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<i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The benefit is that these storms cool the ground down a bit and make life a little more livable here.</i><br />
<i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also the temperatures seem to have dropped below 40c and the waterfalls have begun.</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>I am desperately hoping this change is the weather stays so that I can explore the waterfalls.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>I talked the Boss into closing again at Easter (take 3 days get 10 days) so depending on Roads being open I want to head to either Kalumbaru or Broome for 10 days.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Bye for now.............</i></span>bazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03961289302773490702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589941778820963475.post-42271665439353811832018-12-01T02:06:00.002+11:002018-12-01T02:06:24.374+11:00The Build Up........ Myths and Truths<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Hello All</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>It has been a while since I have done a decent post, so I thought I had better get my act together.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>This is the first time I have spent time in the Tropics during build up period and have mixed feelings.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>The downside is the brutal relentless heat, mid September and through October a normal day was 39c. November was hotter............a cool day is a day under 40c with the temperature hovering between 40c and 43c and an increase in humidity.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>By the time I head to work at 6.45am it is already around 30c and 70% humidity.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>On weekends by about lunchtime the airconditioning in my caravan starts to struggle so the only option is to ether laze in the pool or go for a drive........even if it is too hot to get out of the vehicle.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>The town is like a ghost town, shops are empty, everyone is either inside with airconditioning or in the pool.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Any swimming holes or creeks are warm bath temperature and thus give very little relief. I have now turned the hot water service in my van off as the cold water tap now supplies water warm enough to shower under.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>It's not all bad though, the tourist have gone, the roads and sights are quiet, the cloud thunderheads are awesome and everything is now getting a tinge of green.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Also the lightning displays need to be seen to be believed, but unfortunately all the storms so far have been during work hours or the middle of the night.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>And the Boabs leaf up with the humid weather and start to blossom. The other weekend I drove out to the Pentecost Crossing and back seeing only one other vehicle on the Gibb River Road.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Oh how I wish it was like that in the Winter months..........</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>The other upside is that over Christmas I am heading to Darwin. A self contained Apartment at Cullen Bay Resort is $62.50 per night. I am also going to do a loop through Kakadu on my way back with the Crocodile shaped Resort in Jabiru $109 per night.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>It should be amazing seeing the Kakadu floodplains during the Wet.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>By the time I get back it should be Waterfall time in the Kimberley.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>I have been fortunate enough to get permission to access this largely closed off area next Dry Season. This spectacular area is Aboriginal Land and has numerous Gorges and magnificent rugged scenery, some of the best in the Kimberley.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Needless to say I am pretty excited. This along with a trip to Kalumabru soon after the road opens makes for a pretty awesome dry season next year.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Stay tuned</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>I will finish editing some drone footage over the coming weeks and will post a video when completed.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Bye for now</i></span><br />
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<br />bazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03961289302773490702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589941778820963475.post-86810400067857473322018-10-29T01:48:00.001+11:002018-10-29T01:48:35.442+11:00Kimberley dry season 2018<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Y2BDL46zjQw" width="480"></iframe>bazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03961289302773490702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589941778820963475.post-22390040462852812802018-10-07T19:04:00.000+11:002018-10-07T19:04:13.928+11:00Out and About 3<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Hello all</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>It's been a while since last posted an update, so I thought I had better get busy.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>It's starting to warm up with most days 39-41c, so unless I get an early start it becomes uncomfortable out and about.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>The up side is that it is getting too warm for the tourists and it is a lot quieter along the roads and tracks.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>The long Weekend in September I did a quick trip to Darwin, which was a good break away from town. Although the town nearly burnt down while I was away with a bushfire.</i></span><br />
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<i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Before that trip I had OME shocks and struts fitted which transformed the trusty Hilux.</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Last Sunday on a balmy 39c day we did the Karunjie track, which is the old stock route from Wyndham to the Pentecost Crossing on the Gibb. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>It was hot, dusty, and recently burnt out with bushfires.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>We only saw one other vehicle, a couple of swedish tourist who asked us "Is this the way to the Gibb River Road?"</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>A touch over 20 kilometres and five hours travel...........</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>I will try again next season a bit earlier and cooler as it would be a much nicer trek.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>By lunchtime it was just uncomfortable to get out of the ute.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>And to finish the day..............an undisclosed secret place for a dip.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>and finally to round off this post a shot of the ever stunning Ivanhoe Crossing.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Until the weather breaks I cant see myself doing much exploring, by mid morning temps are hovering in the high 30's. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Bye for now......</i></span>bazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03961289302773490702noreply@blogger.com0Kununurra WA 6743, Australia-15.7785409 128.74168540000005-16.7573789 127.45079190000006 -14.7997029 130.03257890000006tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589941778820963475.post-6646395604099603342018-09-09T20:00:00.001+10:002018-09-09T20:00:37.551+10:00Out and About 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>With tourist numbers starting to drop and the temperature increases I still try to get out and about on weekends.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>I want to get over Wyndham way but the roadworks widening the Wyndam Road road is putting me off. It's currently drive a kilometre and wait ten minutes at the stop/go sign, drive another kilometre and repeat.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>When you get home your vehicle is red from the doorhandles down with the roadbase which sets like concrete.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Weaber Plains remains a favourite though with the Drone, with rugged ranges adjacent to crops looking awesome from above.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>I did take another run out to the spillway at Lake Argyle.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>It's starting to warm up with daytime temperature 37-39c and nights dropping to low 20's.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Although I must admit my lowest winter daytime temperature of 28c was something I enjoyed.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Today I took a short run out to Ivanhoe Crossing a few km's out of town.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>The weekend after next is a long weekend here and I am contemplating a weekend in Darwin. If I go I should get some good footage along the escarpments in the Victoria River Region.</i></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Over the last few weeks I have been out exploring.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> With the Gibb River Road closed last weekend due to an unfortunate double fatality it was a good opportunity to head out to the Pentecost for the day without all the crazy drivers on the road.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Dunham River Bridge with the Carr Boyde Ranges in the background.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Then a run out to Weaber Plains, part of the Ord River Irrigation Scheme.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the Ariel view from the drone gives a completely different perspective.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Today I went out to the spillway at Argyle Dam but it was a bit windy for the drone to get stable footage.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I was out here nearly 30 years ago, but the access road is now closed, so it was a few kilometres of tracks to get in the back way.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It would be a spectacular sight in flood.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Lake Argyle spillway</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There were a few frisky brumbys around.</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Over the coming weeks I want to head out to Keep River, and into ElQuestro once the tourists subside.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bye for now </span></i><br />
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bazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03961289302773490702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589941778820963475.post-70521620637910596662018-07-29T22:53:00.001+10:002018-07-29T23:32:03.509+10:00A new perspective<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hello all</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I've been very busy of late, with the tourist season in full swing but still try to get away for a drive on the weekends.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Lake Argyle is such a stunning location and the drive through the Carr-Boyd Ranges is spectacular. And the Fact it is only about 70km away makes it a regular destination for me.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In fact I don't need to go far at all for stunning scenery.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I only need to walk about 150 metres for this view of Lily Lagoon and the Sleeping Budda.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">About an hour away, in the other direction is the Wyndham Prison tree where in the past authorities used to lock up prisoners in the trunk of this stately Boab, while transporting then to larger towns for trial.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">40 kilometres east is Thompson Spring, another great little spot away from the tourist season hordes.</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I have deliberately stayed away from the Gibb while the tourists are here, as the thought of being clobbered by some overloaded crazy driving at twice the speed of their ability is too scary for me.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">With my tax refund I have purchased a DJI Spark Drone and absolutely loving it.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> The one thing that has become blatantly obvious, working in the Motor Industry 25 minutes from the Gibb River Road is...............</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">People seem to have totally forgotten the reason they are visiting..............A HOLIDAY......hurtling at breakneck speed in an overloaded and under prepared vehicle along the Gibb is NO HOLIDAY</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It turns into an ENDURANCE/TORTURE TEST.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Maybe next Weekend I want to go out to Arglye and explore a back track near the spillway which should be a good place for the drone.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Last weekend I went out to Marlgu Billabong near Wyndham.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Marlgu is a RAMSAR listed birdwatching site of the floodplains of the Ord River.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> The last time I was here there were several 2-3 metre Saltwater Crocodiles basking on the opposite bank.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Sitting in the Hide watching the Birdlife was an enjoyable way to spend the afternoon.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Until the next car load of people arrive..........</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> I was even visited by a large flock of Corellas.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Nearby is Telegraph Hill with the Ruins of the old Wyndham Telegraph Repeater Station.</span></i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ord River Flood Plain</td></tr>
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Late afternoon looking across the flood plain towards House Roof Hill (features in the movie Australia) was pretty special.</span></i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marlgu Billabong from Telegraph Hill</td></tr>
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> There is a good collection of magnificent Boab trees spread around the chimneys and ruins of the old Telegraph Station.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> I am loving revisiting these places I have been before and eagerly await to see and experience the changing Seasons of this timeless magical landscape.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This leads me to the next issue.......</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Having travelled extensively through the Kimberley and Top End regions, I have seen my fair share of Dramas people have inflicted upon themselves.</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Let me explain that................</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I would conservatively say, that the MAJORITY of problems travellers encounter are self inflicted and could have been easily avoided.</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Working in the motor industry I see 4 or 5 instances every day of travellers needing to spend hundreds of dollars, and even thousands to fix things, that shouldn't need fixing. </span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Number 1 cause of these problems are caused by speed.</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you need to travel at warp speed to complete your HOLIDAY (I emphasise the word holiday) you have chosen the wrong destination.</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You should be holidaying in the Flinders Ranges or the Blue Mountains, not the Kimberley.</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">At the speeds I see people driving on the Gibb River Road, if you have a blowout or tyre failure, <u><b> </b></u></span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><u><b>YOU HAVE NO CHANCE OF SAVING YOURSELF OR TRYING TO RECOVER FROM DANGER </b></u></span></i><br />
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<b><u><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You are on a HOLIDAY not on an ENDURANCE TORTURE TEST.</span></i></u></b><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Slow down, smell the roses and enjoy, it will surprise you how much you will save in repairs.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A mate from Derby told me a story a few weeks ago of a guy arriving at his work last season with a list of vehicle issues. my mate asked.....have you come off "the Gibb?"</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The response floored my mate.............Yes I left Kununurra this Morning...........my response was.....What a waste of time and what a bloody idiot. Sadly this sort of story is not uncommon. That is 640km of gravel road.....</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Number 2 would be overloading............I see so many people now, who feel the need to have their Outback and Kimberley wilderness experience in a 4 bedroom two storey apartment (complete with lap pool) swinging off the back of their Landcruiser completely overloaded and driving at a speed well in excess of their ability and experience.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I see examples of this each and every day without exception. </span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There is no need for Canoes and Bicycles for the majority as they never seem to get removed from their racks.</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The purpose of this rant is to try to make YOUR experience more enjoyable and less expensive.</span></i><br />
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<b><u><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Just remember current recovery cost by flat top recovery truck from near the Kalumburu turn off on the Gibb is around $5000.00 </span></i></u></b><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Keep in mind the locals drive this road all the time with minimal problems, with most complaining of the speed visitors travel on unmade roads. </span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Kununurra is over 3500km from Perth and over 800km from Darwin, so when you arrive in town don't expect us to have every part your require, or to get your Volkswagen Toureg serviced, or have replacement 20" low profile tyres for your pride and joy all waiting for you to drive into town. The population doubles this time of year and our service bookings are booked out close to 2 weeks in advance. </span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Prepare your gear and do preventative maintenance before you leave home, and remember, what works in Tasmania may not necessarily be the best option up here. </span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Just ask the guy who came into work the other day trying to charge four deep cycle batteries and a start Battery (5 x batteries) off his alternator unsuccessfully, and blaming faulty batteries.</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It is a different ball game up here. The days are hot and the evenings are mild so trying to run 2 or 3 fridges off solar and vehicle is not an easy task. Many try and most fail miserably........</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The majority of people plan a night or two at El Questro for example, I spent a week there last time and that wasn't anywhere near long enough......... and that was my 5th visit!</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><u>One last gripe, which I see all the time.............do yourself a favour and refuse to start the engine until your passenger removes their feet from on top of the dash. Airbags go off with great force and while probably saving your life can leave you with broken noses. broken ribs and multiple injuries. with your feet on the dash, if this happens, trying to enjoy the rest of your holiday with your shattered broken legs jammed tightly up you clacker will not be pleasant!! </u></b></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Over time I will try to post common issues and tips to try to help you have a relaxed and trouble free visit to the Best place in Australia.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bye for Now...... </span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></i>bazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03961289302773490702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589941778820963475.post-5609125561047163682018-05-20T23:21:00.000+10:002018-05-20T23:21:23.245+10:00Up the River without a Paddle<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hello All</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With the Ord Valley Muster in full swing, the Town has filled up. And with that comes some benefits.</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have flown over Lake Argyle and the Bungles, and enjoyed the sunset Cruise on the Lake on previous visits, but never got around to doing the Lake to Lake Triple J cruise.</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To celebrate the 30 year anniversary they were doing the Tour at 30 year old prices, so instead of $185, I got the tour for $80 too good to miss.</span></i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Powering up the Ord River</td></tr>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> It is a 55 kilometre trip to the Argyle Dam Wall and another 55 kilometres back again via the River.</span></i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ord River</td></tr>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Lake Kununurra Diversion Dam backs the water up for some considerable distance before you reach the river proper.</span></i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">along the Ord River</td></tr>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Once the River is reached things get a bit more exciting.</span></i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the rapids begin</td></tr>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Now, ripping along at over 50kph in a 50 seater boat in a river not much wider than the boat, and in less than a metre of water gets the blood pumping.</span></i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lake Argyle Dam wall from below</td></tr>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> The boat was quite impressive with 3 x 350hp outboard motors pushing it from zero to hero in no time.</span></i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the beast</td></tr>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> At the base of the wall is a 30 Megawatt Hydro Power station built in 1996 and powers Kununurra, Wyndham and the majority of power to Argyle Diamond mine.</span></i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Argyle Hydro Power Station</td></tr>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> On the way up we were on a Schedule to meet the bus with more passengers, so the down river trip was more informative.</span></i><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Skipper, Jeff, was very knowledgeable and informative.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Late afternoon cruising down the river was displaying the colours of the Kimberley.</span></i><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As the afternoon drew to a close we made out way back towards Kununurra.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />We sat and watched the sun go down over Lake Kununurra before docking for the day.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bye for now </span></i><br />
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bazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03961289302773490702noreply@blogger.com0Kununurra WA 6743, Australia-15.7785409 128.74168540000005-16.7573789 127.45079190000006 -14.7997029 130.03257890000006tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589941778820963475.post-7392641107049602582018-05-05T20:58:00.001+10:002018-05-05T20:58:19.516+10:00Loving life in the East Kimberley<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hello all, </span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm all settled in, and loving being back in the Kimberley.</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The scenery and sunsets here has to be seen to be believed.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> With the start of the Gibb River Road a mere 25 minutes away I plan to spend a lot of time out chasing photos.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Today I went for a cruise out to Bindoola Falls hoping there was still water coming over the falls. The East Kimberley unfortunately had a fairly dry Wet Season unlike the West Kimberley. My friends in Derby copped a drenching.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> While the Town here is starting to fill up it is still relatively quiet out on the Gibb, but with Mitchell Falls Track opening last Thursday that will soon change.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I think the weather is holding a few people back, as the hot weather doesn't seem to want to leave, with 36-38c daytime temperatures and 19-23c at night.</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next Saturday I am booked on the 55k boat cruise up the Ord River to the Argyle Dam Wall and 55k back during sunset. so I am looking forward to getting some good pictures.</span></i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cockburn Range</td></tr>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Now working in Town i am also looking forward to getting some hot tips from the locals about those hidden gems that only the locals know about.</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bye for now until an update next weekend after the cruise. </span></i>bazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03961289302773490702noreply@blogger.com2Kununurra WA 6743, Australia-15.7785409 128.74168540000005-16.7573789 127.45079190000006 -14.7997029 130.03257890000006tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589941778820963475.post-65242573051136416312018-04-23T23:49:00.001+10:002018-04-23T23:49:38.317+10:00From 6 to 42 in 12 Days<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hello all</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Relocation is now complete and a new adventure begins.......</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Over the last 12 days I have relocated from Siberia to Heaven, it was 6.5c when i left Manjimup, where I have been working for the last 13 months.</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">First port of call was Perth and dinner with friends. I have covered the North West coastal highway in previous posts so will not go into too much detail this time.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> With everything going well I pressed on through Geraldton and Carnarvon, About half way between Carnarvon and Karratha whammo the heat hit with fury........</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">All the way through to nearly Broome was 42c day temperatures and high 20's at night so free camping was off the list. you can't run the airconditioning in the van on Gum Trees.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Approaching Broome the temperatures dropped to a more pleasant 35-36c but with that the humidity soared. during the day was quite good but once the sun went down the humidity was well over 80% with temps sitting around 27c at night.</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Being school holidays friends from Derby towed their van down for the week, suffice to say we spent a lot of time catching up in the pool....... </span></i><br />
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</span></i><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It was nice to experience Broome without the rush and crush of Tourist Season,</span></i><br />
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bazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03961289302773490702noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589941778820963475.post-90067347039290821542018-04-09T20:01:00.000+10:002018-04-09T20:01:46.953+10:00Time to move on<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Hello all</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>After 13 months in Manjimup the time has come to move on and scratch my itchy feet.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>The thought of spending another endless Winter here is in no way appealing.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>During the time here I have not been idle. I have been busy setting up the new setup to suit my needs.</i></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The rear of the ute has been fitted with a lockable, dustproof, sealed alloy checkerplate canopy. On the roof i have fitted a 130w Solar Panel and a 120AH AGM battery is fitted inside. This will allow me to run the Waeco independent of the Caravan on trips where taking the Van is not an option. As I get time I plan to set the back up as an overnighter.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is inside, the anderson plug allows me to plug the Air Compressor in, and also to link the van and the ute together, should the need ever arise. This would give me 250w of solar and 360AH of battery power.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A big thank you to Gordy for helping me set it all up.........</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then in march I took a week and headed to Perth to Catch up with friends, and we went Overseas for Lunch............</span></i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kwinana Freeway looking North</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">South Perth Foreshore</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Approaching Rottnest Island for Lunch</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rottnest Island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rottnest Island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rottnest island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">watching the 'boat people' arrive</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a Quokka joined us for lunch </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rottnest Quokka</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a lap of the island after lunch</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the water clarity was amazing</td></tr>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is certainly an advantage when you have a mate who owns a plane or two or possibly 3................</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tomorrow I trek North for the next adventure in the kimberley and the endless Summer.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My time in Manjimup.................</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have mixed opinions about Manjimup...........on the one hand I have had the pleasure of meeting some lovely people who will be welcome around my campfire anytime I have also found it to be unfriendly and unwelcoming.</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The fact is it is a cold and bitter place and I think that has embedded itself into the personality of a lot of the residents...........cold and bitter.</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also after being a renter all my life I have NEVER experiences such BAD service from one VERY UN "Professional" Estate Agent. </span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have had occasion to express an opinion to her on several occasions, such as leaving lights on and not locking doors after Rental Inspections. Not to mention the Drug dealing adjacent Tenant being replaced by an ICE addict and overcharging the Water account, and come End of Lease Inspection it was time it was time to get back at me.</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After a Professional cleaner was used she came back with 2 pages of petty, nit picking faults. Thus delaying my departure several days.</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So away with the negativity and to a happy place.............when I get there, I will be starting a new job in Kununurra. </span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">its going to be difficult having iconic places like Lake Argyle, Home Valley, Keep river and Elquestro an hours drive away but I will try to cope 😁😀😁😁😁😁</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The trip up i will drop in and say hello to friends and thoroughly enjoy being back in the red dirt and Boab country.</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">stay tuned for updates</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bye for now</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></i>bazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03961289302773490702noreply@blogger.com2Manjimup WA 6258, Australia-34.2455371 116.14427780000005-34.2980391 116.06359680000006 -34.1930351 116.22495880000005tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589941778820963475.post-48870631365051640362017-11-08T00:04:00.000+11:002017-11-08T00:13:22.942+11:00Not dead yet...........<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hello all</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After a long break between posts I thought I had better do some sort of update.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After all, with in excess of 45,000 views of this blog, how could I possibly not continue.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Quite a few things have changed since I last posted. Since March I have been working in the South West Forests Region of Western Australia.</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">To my Victorian friends and family................i used to think Gippsland was a bleak, cold place until I moved here................winter starts at Easter and only last week midday temperature was 10.2c with a "feels like temp of 5.4c...............it is November!</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I am led to believe Summer in the South West falls on a Wednesday this year........ </span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After 3 years of NO winter I have not enjoyed this at all and basically hibernated. This combined with friends in Derby and Broome regularly posting pictures of themselves in the pool and Cable Beach.......has not helped at all.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Gear</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Great Wall.........gone</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I have sold the Great Wall Ute after 5 years and 160,000km.</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For 4 years this vehicle was amazing, carrying the Camper over all types of terrain in hot and humid weather with minimum of fuss.</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">To all the knockers.......this Ute did an amazing job for 4 years, the problem was that I kept it for 5 years.</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After all the hard work it was giving problems and it was time to go.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Most Hilux on the market have huge km's on the clock.....this one although being mine spec had a low relatively low 100,000k on the clock.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the only modification so far has been to replace the standard stereo with an in dash Touch screen GPS.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Palomino B600 slide on camper..........gone</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> This Camper has been amazing and did everything I asked of it, quite often in difficult conditions. This coupled with the excellent sales and backup service provided by PalominoRV Australia made owning it a pleasant experience.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">But as the years pass (and both National Park and caravan park prices increase) I found myself looking for a bit more room and a little bit more comfort. And a little less reliance on civilisation for showers and power.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">enter the Jayco..........</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My Jayco Freedom Outback is 18foot, and has been set up for "off grid " by the previous owners.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Solar on the roof, two 120AH batteries, two gas bottles, hot water service, air conditioning, heating, two water tanks, shower and toilet complete the package.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This should make "roughing it" a little less rough in the future.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Over the next few "not so bloody cold" months I hope to do a few trips around the the coastal areas down here.</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Then next Winter, it will be a brave person who stands in my way of heading North to the red dirt for a few weeks R & R.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bye for now</span></i><br />
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bazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03961289302773490702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589941778820963475.post-42764511840150633522017-01-29T11:31:00.000+11:002017-11-06T23:17:40.674+11:00The end.....maybe.....temporarily......not really<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Hello all</i></span><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I haven't been abducted by aliens or murdered by some crazy, I am still around.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The truth of the matter is travel within Australia is expensive.............too expensive.</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My sister who does a fair bit of overseas travel, hired a Motorhome about 18 months ago and travelled from Darwin and down the West Coast to Perth. She was shocked by the cost compared to overseas travel costs.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I put a lot of this cost down to greed and the recent retirees. Every year I have seen the caravans get bigger and bigger, now approaching the size of an inner city apartment!!</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">These people now freecamp and the spend the occasional night in a caravan park.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In the caravan park they refill all their tanks, sometimes in excess of 200 litres, leave their airconditioning running 24 hours a day and recharge everything they can lay their hands on. The parks then try to make all their money out of you over one night instead of a few days as there is now an expectation that this will happen.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">National Parks too have raised their fees dramatically, what used to be free, or a few token dollars in now in the $20-30 per night range for nothing more than a drop dunny.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> This all leaves me at a crossroad.....................money is getting down and with the absence of someone wanting to throw me fists full of sponsorship dollars 😉😉 I find myself needing to get back into the workforce.</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It is another seven and a half years until I am old enough for the aged pension, so back to work it needs to be.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Do I regret the couple of years and the money I have spent?.................SHIT NO. </span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Would I do it again....................................<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ABSOLUTELY.</span> </span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I have loved every minute of it, met some fantastic life long friends and had a ball and wish I had the money to keep going.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> While I still intend to do camping trips, where ever I end up propping, and will add these trips to this blog as I do them, but they certainly will not be as regular as in the past.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> I feel privileged to have seen so much of this stunning country, and had the time to soak it up and had the time to enjoy it's beauty.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> I have proven you don't need to spend $200,000 dollars on you rig to enjoy this country.................The simple life has been a blessing.............I have become much less material, and have removed to "want" from my spending habits, and replaced it with "need"</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I now only purch<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ase things <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I NEED not the things I WANT.</span></span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I now see people who spen<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ding a lot of time and effort into<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> making purch<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ases and buying things they don't need<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, but they want......thus trapping them in the whole earn, spend, do it <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ag<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ain cycle.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Living "off grid" <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">basically has given me a whole <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">new perspective and am now more than happy to live in a shed somewhere than a flash big house with all the bells and whistles.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">All these "luxuries" make you less appreciate the smaller things in lif<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e and the things that really m<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">atter like good friends and family.</span></span> </span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span>Even now as I move into another phase of my life I am still looking for the simple life..............without the clutter and competition to have the biggest and best of everything.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> This leads me to my next point......................with this new stage in my life I have decided to change a few things, so subsequently the Ute and Camper is for sale.</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">either as a complete unit or <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">separately</span>.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">While this is not the end, but rather a new beginning, I would like to thank the 38,000 viewers who have viewed this blog and the ones who have taken the time to comment or ask advice.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Feel free to contact me via the "leave comment" section if you are interested in the Ute and Camper or want to offer me a job. 👍😉</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bye for now....................... </span></i><br />
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bazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03961289302773490702noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3589941778820963475.post-51640711399982102592016-10-25T18:07:00.002+11:002016-10-25T18:12:23.247+11:00Kalgoorlie to Adelaide<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hello all</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After leaving Kalgoorlie I had an eventful trip across the Nullabour...............with a bit of everything thrown in.</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Thunderstorms, howling winds and a breakdown to top things off.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A holwing tailwind pushed me to Balladonia for a night of thunderstorms, on the way I stopped for the second time in less than a week to assist a stranded fellow traveller..</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Little did I know it would soon be me stuck on the side of the highway.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After I left kalgoorlie I started hearing a bit of a wine and dismissed this a tyre wine, as the Pilbara had chopped the tyres around a bit.</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This was followed by a slight scrapping sound at slow speeds, by this time I was well and truly committed to the Nullabour.</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Things went from bad to worse fairly quickly, with howling winds listening to noises was nearly impossible with the window down, so onward it was.</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">200 kilometres west of Ceduna the brown smelly stuff hit the fan, coming close to losing a wheel.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When I ground to a halt the centre of the tyre was resting on the tray tiedown rail.</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I was more concerned with getting my bum off the road than taking pictures so you will have to use your imagination here.</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">With no drive I had to think quick as I was hanging out onto the road, so into 4x4 and the front wheels dragged me clear.</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">At this stage a nice Truckie stopped to see if he could help. We jacked up the wheel and backed off the brakes to be able to push the axle back in.</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The wheel bearing was absolutely shagged................</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As luck would have it All this happened right adjacent to a rest area and within the last mobile phone coverage for about 150km.</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">With no hope of continuing we nursed the vehicle into the rest area for the night, followed by frantic phone calls for a towtruck.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Next morning the Flat top came 51km out from Nundroo to collect me.</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Unloading the camper in the campground the off the ute went for be looked at.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">That's correct .....blank......there are no points of interest in Nundroo.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I must admit though, Wayne at Davis Motors, Nundroo did a good job getting me going again, the ABS sensor is shagged and I need to replace this when I get a chance but all going well so far.</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Before blaming the vehicle though, it was pointed out to me the other day, that a lot of people have done the trips, and been to the places I have been.........but how many have done it in the same vehicle?</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I think it's done a pretty good job considering.</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I am heading across to Mildura to spend a little time on the Murray, considerably poorer than I was..... </span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bye for now </span></i>bazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03961289302773490702noreply@blogger.com2Adelaide SA, Australia-34.9284989 138.60074559999998-35.7609274 137.30985209999997 -34.0960704 139.8916391