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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.
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BUSHABOUT - Darwin to Cape York - July 2013
BUSHABOUT - Darwin to Cape York - July 2013. We have finally made it to the TIP! Friday, December 27, 2013. Darwin to Cape York - Via KAB - Savannah Way. Another six weeks has flashed by on holiday's in Thailand, and we are back for our next Aussie adventure. Trudge drop us off at the Perth airport, rain and more rain! 8211; flight delayed one hour due to the late arrival of our air craft, not the rain, but made up time only 40 minutes late. Sue washed the car – great job! Kings River Rest Area jammed pa...
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Bushabout July 2014 - King Ash Bay
Bushabout July 2014 - King Ash Bay. Tuesday, December 16, 2014. Bushabout - July-August 2014 - Port Lincoln to KAB. Great news - Air Asia X now flying direct to Adelaide from Kuala Lumpur from their new budget terminal KLIA2 - Whoa! What an impressive facility. Thus we booked Business Class (same cost as Thai via Perth) Alas we do not get to visit our family and friends in Perth. Now this is real seating! With no delays and a good connection we were soon in Port Lincoln and The Shed! Nola, Kayleen and Ian.
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Bushabout - June 08 Port Hedland
Bushabout - June 08 Port Hedland. Wednesday, July 30, 2008. Bushabout - Port Hedland - Brother Linden's place. We departed Cape Keraudren in the rain, all the way to Port Hedland pretty much. It was good to see, but it rained for four days and heavy at times. Plus it was cold and the Webasto (diesel fired heater) would not fire up. Found out we need to run it hot to DE-coke occasionally. Linden's been waiting ages for me to get here to help put together his new bird cage! Linden and Sally's boys. Tidy up...
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Georgina River - Lake Katherine
Georgina River - Lake Katherine. Wednesday, June 30, 2010. Georgina River System - Lake Katherine. The Satellite view does not give you any real scale, but it's 200k's from Mt Isa to Alderley Station, and about the same distance to Roxbough Downs. Frank had called John to get permission for us to camp on the station property. We took the short cut? Lake Katherine approx. 4 -5k's long and 60mtrs wide. Chock a block with 'REDCLAW'. Crossing the Georgina River to the station, at this time of year a trickle!
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Bushabout - May 08 - Kalumburu Road
Bushabout - May 08 - Kalumburu Road. Thursday, July 24, 2008. Bushabout - May 08 Kalumburu Road. Departing our gravel pit camp on the Gibb River Road, 184k's from our over night camp we arrived at the Gibb River Kalumburu road. As mentioned in the GRR Blog, the station stay's not open and or locked gates or restricted access as run by Communities. Plus they charge an extortionate fee for 'bush camping' with no facilities. Stat's for the Kalumburu Road. Theda to Kalumburu 112k's = 15.2kph. Just in case yo...
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Bushabout - Apr.06 NT and Katherine Music Muster
Bushabout - Apr.06 NT and Katherine Music Muster. Friday, August 4, 2006. NT and Katherine Music Muster. Posted by Graham and Sue - 'Unemployed and Lovin It! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Awesome Inc. template. Powered by Blogger.
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Mt Ive - March 2011 'WASHED OUT'
Mt Ive - March 2011 'WASHED OUT'. Thursday, March 24, 2011. Mt Ive - Dry Lake Racing - WASHED OUT! But all photo's prior to this lost when the smart card, bent whilst being pushed into the card reader. Anyway, only photo's of our getting bogged and our efforts to get out. Took the short cut across the mud flats - wagon track to Mt Ive Station. Never mind the big fish and sunset photo's at Lincoln National Park! Sue and Eslyn all ready and no customers for. Breakfast only sold 22 eggs! Past Sue's bed time!
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WA - Geraldton and Lucky Bay, May 2012
WA - Geraldton and Lucky Bay, May 2012. Sunday, June 3, 2012. Van parked at our mates place in Yallingup, and vehicle in Perth whilst on holidays in Thailand. Frank came to grief with a pick-up truck on one of his rides - we (Owen my bike riding mate in Thailand) and I had meet Frank on several occasions hitting the local trails. Frank suffered horrific injuries and a miracle he survived. Three left leg amputations later they finally got the infection under control. Tan's and Skin cancer. Venue and frien...
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Bushabout - May 05 Port Lincoln to Brisbane
Bushabout - May 05 Port Lincoln to Brisbane. Wednesday, June 29, 2005. Shake Down Completed - Port Lincoln to Brisbane. Ended up staying 10 days in Port Lincoln, we had some work done on the vehicle and upgraded the brakes (new rotors and pads). It’s 3-1/2 ton of Caravan fully loaded we are towing. Departed Lincoln 30th June for a slow drive back to Queensland. Yes well slow it was our first stop was 20k's up the road for lunch at the Wheatsheaf Hotel. On to Silverton (Broken Hill) – location of th...
