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Bushabout- Mar.06 - Bushtracker Modifications & add a "Tinnie" Etc
Bushabout- Mar.06 - Bushtracker Modifications and add a "Tinnie" Etc. Saturday, March 25, 2006. We dropped off our Bushtracker at BTi in December for the mod's and parked the Land Cruiser at Prioity Parking near Brisbane Airport $5.36 per day, undercover storage, free transfer to and from the airport. A good deal! After three months we know we are back on the Sunshine Coast! We have visited the 'Sunshine Coast about 6 time's now and every time it has RAINED! That's made a big difference. Did not want the...
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BUSHABOUT - Mar.09 South West W.A.
BUSHABOUT - Mar.09 South West W.A. Monday, July 6, 2009. Bushabout - Mar. April 09 South West W.A. As we start out tour's down under from Thailand and few photo's to start! Big business in Thailand, hundered's of these along the market street in Had Yai. Never know when some welding may be required in an emergency to get us out of trouble. Now have the gear onboard, rod's, face mask and can make up clamps and leads if required, plus two or three 12v batteries inline will do the trick. This German lass wa...
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BUSHABOUT - Lake Gairdner - Dry Lake Racing
BUSHABOUT - Lake Gairdner - Dry Lake Racing. Not so 'DRY LAKE RACING' just yet! Monday, March 15, 2010. March 2010 - Lake Gairdner - Dry Lake Racing. We had heard about the Dry Lake Racing when we visited Mt Ive's Station back in 2007. Now we had an opportunity to visit over the speed week, as my brother Neil and his soon to be wife Teresa is related to the station owners, and were going up to help with the catering. Where is this place? Mt Ive Homestead - South Australia. Lake Gairdner (31°34′...
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Bushabout - Apr 06 - Injune, Mitchell, Moven, Tambo
Bushabout - Apr 06 - Injune, Mitchell, Moven, Tambo. Due to the TC's we are wondering around the drier parts of the country. Sunday, April 30, 2006. Bushabout - Mar. Apr. 06 Injune, Mitchell, Moven, Tambo. With all the Mod's completedwe departed Bundy and camped at Mt Perry, then thru Biloela, Monto to Dawson River Rest Area 6k's West of Moura, neat area close to Hwy but okay. Traveled 261k's for the day. Plus some flat rubber hose (ex Peter Ford) on the corners of the utility box. We checked out the Mit...
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Bushabout - Oodnadatta & Old Ghan Rail Line
Bushabout - Oodnadatta and Old Ghan Rail Line. Thursday, August 30, 2007. Oodnadatta Track / Hwy, Dalhousie, Ghan Rail Track, Chambers Pillar. We departed Port Lincoln and kept moving to the Flinders Ranges with several camps enroute. Finally on the black stuff again for a short spell and time to down load photo's, soon there after our Laptop 'CRASHED'. All ways the way when you don't backup. Sue was getting freaked out with the 'GUPPIES" giving her a nibble and cleaning her skin!
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Bushabout - April 08 - Pt Lincoln to WA Border
Bushabout - April 08 - Pt Lincoln to WA Border. Saturday, July 26, 2008. Pt Lincoln to WA Border - via Stuart and Buchanan Hwy. You will surely recognise this location as it's our 4th visit. Lincoln National Park and our favourite camp and recent wedding location. After a week here stocking up the freezer with King Gorge Whiting and a few Aussie Salmon, it was time to start heading north to warmer climes and hopefully the Gibb River Road will be open when we get there! They are in fact Federal Minister's...
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BUSHABOUT - April 2010 Cummins Air Show
BUSHABOUT - April 2010 Cummins Air Show. Sunday, April 11, 2010. Cummins Air Show - April 2010. Over cast and some would say cool conditions, but for us it was freezing. At least it was not raining! Dave Benson holds the world record for parachuting with a flag 48.5 x 23 mtrs. The ROULETTES in action! Chris Sperou in VH-XPS Super Stinker, custom built to fit! Chris was a local West Coast lad, more later on Chris. All very high tech in the bush! Now you know why we don't have to Queue! The Yak-18T prototy...
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Bushabout - May 05 Shakedown
Bushabout - May 05 Shakedown. Monday, May 2, 2005. Shake Down Trip -Sydney to Port Lincoln, via Mt Gambier! Getting to Know our New HOME! 1st of May we were off solo thru Sydney, well around Sydney, we already had the drama's of getting around Sydney when we changed out and redelivered the other vehicle back to the hire company, since gone into liquidation. Our first destination, Briadwood near Canberra for some four wheel drive and towing training. Parked on their street curb for the night. Off again do...
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Bushabout - May 07 Nathan River Road
Bushabout - May 07 Nathan River Road. Thursday, August 30, 2007. May 07 - Nathan River Road and Roper Hwy. On the road again after a pleasant month at King Ash Bay, taking it slow and steady up the Nathan River Road, to Roper Hwy, then on to Darwin. Our plan is to return in July when it's cooler! Reckon we got this side wall damage along the Old Ghan Rail Track as there were hundereds of rail spikes on the track, just no way to miss them. Roll on six weeks! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Bushabout - June 08 Barnhill & Cape Keraudren
Bushabout - June 08 Barnhill and Cape Keraudren. Monday, July 28, 2008. Bushabout - June 08 Barhill, Cape Keraudren. 31st May - Departed Broome. And checkout Barn Hill a station stay. $15 per person per night, un. Powered site. At least they had running water a reasonable toilets and showers if required. We got lucky with a camp site over looking the beach heading north. Just along the beach there are some neat rock formations the highlight of the station stay. No big fish though. Empties out at low tide!
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BUSHABOUT - June 2010 Alderley Station - 50k's North of Boulia
BUSHABOUT - June 2010 Alderley Station - 50k's North of Boulia. Tuesday, May 11, 2010. Departed King Ash Bay and heading to Lake Eyre via Mt Isa and Birdsville. Took the Tablelands Hwy, with a short cut on the Ranken Road to the Barkly Hwy. The Ranken Road in resonable condition the last 30k's hard rock country. Brunette Down's rest area on the Tableland Hwy, use Highway in very lose term's. It's a one lane strip of bitumen. Thus if a road train is coming you get off the HIGHWAY! Needless to say next mor...
