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The Beginning - April 05
The Beginning - April 05. Off-Road 5 star caravan touring of Australia. Caravan :- Bushtracker Tow Vehicle :- Toyota Landcruiser 80 series, 4.2ltr T/D 4 speed Auto. Thursday, April 28, 2005. The Beginning - The Hire Camper Van. The Hire Camper Van - never again! One small detail, we were supposed to have been heading to Cairns, But. Camped at Copeton State Water Park near Inverell in NSW, a great spot with stacks of wild life. This is the location for the BOGGERS Rally in September 05. The 2nd of May we ...
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Bushabout - Apr. 06 Lloyd Jones Weir
Bushabout - Apr. 06 Lloyd Jones Weir. 7 Day's plus 1 at the Weir due to more flood waters raging towards Lake Eyre. Saturday, February 23, 2008. Lloyd Jones Weir - Barcaldine. Arrived Barcaldine 'Barcy" mid morning. Checked out the local CBD interesting stuff and the Labour Tree, since been poisioned. Head out of town to the Lloyd Jones Weir, no other campers, but lot's of visitor's over the next week checking out the Weir flood level's. Flood water just starting to come over the Weir. False start - head...
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Bushabout - April 08 - WA Border to Gibb River Road
Bushabout - April 08 - WA Border to Gibb River Road. Monday, July 28, 2008. April 08 - WA Border to Gibb River Road. 26th April - A pleasant evening hiking and quite camp at Keep River National Park, we were up early (as usual) and soon at the quarantine check point. Barry was very good, and interesting to talk to, he would stop, 21 years in Kununurra. Checked the vehicle, van cupboards and fridge. Mind you it was a cursory look. We headed back to Lake Argyle to free camp. As we soon found out! To good t...
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South West W.A. to Onslow & Ashburton River
South West W.A. to Onslow and Ashburton River. Thursday, July 23, 2009. Bushabout - Apr. 09 South West W.A. to Onslow. All packed and hooked up the evening before departing as is our usual O.P. 18th April - On the road by 0750hrs, after cheerio's to Gary and Pam, a great two weeks. Contacting Gary and Pam later in our trip they did not get much more fishing in as the weather was getting colder and more inclement. A long day 272k's and 4hrs 6min driving, average speed 68.4 kph. How would you like to be pu...
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Swift Water Oyster Farm -Coffin Bay
Swift Water Oyster Farm -Coffin Bay. Friday, July 23, 2010. Oyster Farm Part 2 - Coffin Bay - March 2010. SWIFT WATER OYSTER FARM. Here we are again, North Kellidie Bay. The tinnie is soon in the water despite the ever present WIND! The view from our panarama annexe window mesh, our fly free zone! One of the rare occassions the wind had abated and the dolphins were ready to PLAY! Did the sky light up this morning. This is fun for the short term! Now this is the FUN part! Another calm morning and low tide.
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Bushabout - VX 80 Series Recovery
Bushabout - VX 80 Series Recovery. Thursday, 6 January 2011. LC 80 VX recovery. Departed Venus Bay and the Newton's 'SHACK' early - 0630hrs on the road and it’s raining – great the wipers are working! Thanks to Clarrie's time and effort to source the fault. Arrive Minnipa 0740hrs, 0750hrs outside Cookeys welding – 0755hrs Cookey arrives. 20 minutes to get chine bar and lock nut on Hayman Rees done = $50. Local tourist attraction plus the Concrete Silo's. Cookey welding up the Chime bar. Cherio’s st...
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BUSHABOUT - March 2013 - Port Lincoln, April to King Ash Bay
BUSHABOUT - March 2013 - Port Lincoln, April to King Ash Bay. Port Lincoln - March 2013. It's that good, really! Wednesday, June 12, 2013. Back in Perth and camped at our mates place Trudge and Marion place in Perth, then tour down South to visit Jim and Carol. Now that Jim has recovered from his 80th Birthday hospital stay - took over two months to get Jim back to good health. Carol's sorted out her new camera settings - GOOD TO GO! A BCF gift card = 'BEAUTY" Thanks Jim and Carol. The early morning walk...
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BUSHABOUT - Muttee Heads -South (Cape York)
BUSHABOUT - Muttee Heads -South (Cape York). How's this for a SUN SET! Monday, December 30, 2013. Mutee Heads - South. Camp site Mutee Heads 'SOUTH' – magic spot, room for two vans at a push. Within an hour of arrival – a bloke with kid’s looking for a shady camp and fishing location, not impressed with Mutee Heads = sorry 1st in get's the best location. Chook and Teresa arrived 1200hrs. Found 4 chairs in the bush all in good nick, set up our shade patio with table from Banyan Daly River - see later.
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King Ash Bay - 2015
King Ash Bay - 2015. Saturday, January 16, 2016. The start of our annual peregrination and sojourn to King Ash Bay, Northern Territory. Bus - Hat Yai to Phuket = 430ks'. Air - Phuket to Adelaide and PLN = 6,880k's. Troopy - Port Lincoln to Melbourne return = 2,750ks. Port Lincoln to King Ash Bay return = 5,700ks. 6 h 28 min. Driver control complete with TV. Sure got some colour. Farn - Sue's daughter and her boy friend. Thats ice on the wind screen. And we are finally off to King Ash Bay. All set up and ...
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Bushabout May 08 - Gibb River Road
Bushabout May 08 - Gibb River Road. Wednesday, July 23, 2008. Bushabout May 08 - Gibb River Road. May 2nd the Gibb River Road has just been offically opened 4 days. The graders had just completed the last section near Mt Barnett. Stat's for the 600 odd k's -. Average speed :- 40kph,. Tire Pressures :- Land Cruiser :- 26psi front, 28psi back. Bushtracker :- 26psi all round. No tire damage on the Gibb section of road! This is more like it! An old gravel pit off the dusty Gibb and out of sight. Refueled and...
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Bushabout - July 2012 - Perth to Geraldton via Dunsbrough
Bushabout - July 2012 - Perth to Geraldton via Dunsbrough. Tuesday, December 25, 2012. After several weeks in Thailand relaxing and enjoying the warm weather and HOT food, we are already back in Perth. With plans to head back to Port Lincoln via the Great Central Road in Sept. 1. 2 months earlier than originally planned - due to the constant WIND! And no where to get out of it to FISH comfortably! You wimp's you say, agreed - Fair weather fisher person's! Jim's pharmacy collection keeping him on the move.
