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17th May 2016, 11:42 PM
#351
Had a ball !! Big thanks to Dave for organising the trip and keeping us under control. Met a great bunch of people who made me feel welcome and know how to fix stuff.
My partner still thinks it is a 'cult' - grown men lining up cars and taking pics!
Will post some pics later.
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17th May 2016 11:42 PM
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18th May 2016, 12:15 AM
#352
Hardcore
Originally Posted by
Ibbo
Thanks for a good trip everyone!
My only downer is that I have got home and unpacked and my camera is nowhere to be seen. I have a horrible feeling it fell out at one of the stops on the way home, I remember on one occasion opening the door and thinking something dropped down on my foot but looked under the car and saw nothing so thought I was imagining things. But now that I cant find the camera I am not so sure...Don't really car about the camera but have not downloaded the photo's since Christmas so potentially losing a few good memories - including this trip! Bugger.
Not sure if you're on Facebook, but there are often posts on there from people who have lost or found cameras.
If you're on FB put up a post on a couple of the 4WD and camping groups, amazing how it gets shared around. (I had one returned I didn't even know I'd lost.)
Good luck.
Cheers
Jack
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18th May 2016, 04:55 PM
#353
Patrol God
Originally Posted by
Apollofish
Not sure if you're on Facebook, but there are often posts on there from people who have lost or found cameras.
If you're on FB put up a post on a couple of the 4WD and camping groups, amazing how it gets shared around. (I had one returned I didn't even know I'd lost.)
Good luck.
Pretty sure it was lost on the third night.
That was a "that spot looks good for the night" camp site..
But what a shame..
Well I'm home now.. cars unpacked..
Got the camping blues already..
Bright sky for lost the weekend and I've come home to rain........
Owell.
I'll get my slr photos up soon..
Last edited by BigRAWesty; 18th May 2016 at 10:25 PM.
Cheers
Kallen Westbrook
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18th May 2016, 06:59 PM
#354
Legendary
Had a blast!! Just love camping and had a great time meeting new people.
Thanks Chubba for organising and leading us on a great couple of days in the Gawler Ranges.
Thanks guys for the best "Boys weekend" that I have ever had !! Hahahahaha
Was awesome to be part of the SA meetup and I hope we can do it again.
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18th May 2016, 07:25 PM
#355
Patrol God
Originally Posted by
snicko
Had a blast!! Just love camping and had a great time meeting new people.
Thanks Chubba for organising and leading us on a great couple of days in the Gawler Ranges.
Thanks guys for the best "Boys weekend" that I have ever had !! Hahahahaha
Was awesome to be part of the SA meetup and I hope we can do it again.
Glad you had a great w-end snicko now wheres your pics
you always have a bucket load
how you been anyway and Nev he's well I take it
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18th May 2016, 07:42 PM
#356
Patrol Guru
Gawler Rangers Trip Report
Sat 14th May 2016
Most of us met up on the Sat morning to drive up to Wudinna to meet Snicko And Ibbo then onto Pildappa rock. Well we didn't quite leave on time and the drive up was slightly underestimated so the timing for Wudinna blew out a little so we ended up meeting at Pildappa rock just on dark. Beautiful campsite and soon got into getting to know each other around the fire with a drink.
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How's that for a view from your swag.
Next morning up early quick look around the rock and a serve of bacon and eggs and we were off.
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Pre dawn stroll on top of the rock
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Morning parade.
Went to the Organ Pipes.
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Along Turkey Flat Track to LP Track where 500m short of the Pondanna Outstation over the radio we hear "I need to pull over it's over heating." FS. Andrew (Rooism) had a hole in the top tank of his radiator and lost most of his coolant.
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We put our heads together and came up with a solution that involved leaving the car there and go set up camp at Kokodo camp have some tea and go back to retrieve his car that night. The drive down Conical Hill to the camp was a lot of fun. One of the two best tracks we went on.
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Next day Mattera Track to the rest of LP Track to Kolay falls. That section of track was also good fun.
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A group photo before lunch where Kath and Nev (Snicko) left us for home. The rest of us continued onto PAR 23 to Nonning. Par 23 wasn't as rough as I thought it may be. It was a well formed graded road. In the wet it would have been completely different.
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About 2kms out of Nonning station we pulled up under some trees to camp. Here four more left us for home. The last night was Kallen (biggqwesty),Andrew(Roosim), Dave(Chubba), Nigel and Brett(Ibbo) and Mark (my brother). That night was a little cool. The morning was beautiful. Dew over everything, the sun coming up bathing everything in a golden light. I love being bush.
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One more stretch of outback road down the Stringer Highway then home. Iron Knob in the distance in this pic.
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BRING ON THE NEXT SA MEETUP.
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18th May 2016, 07:44 PM
#357
SUCH IS LIFE
...a meetup, what meetup??
All I see is Kaleens kids pics...looks like Westy had a great holiday
Was anyone else there..lol C'mon folks pics or it didn't happen
Sneaky, you especially should have a heap...lol
EDIT: OK OK Chubba you beat me to it legend!
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18th May 2016, 10:44 PM
#358
Some more pics....
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Sunset on the first night
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Sunrise
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Camp site
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The radiator problem fix - 401. Thanks guys, it's still holding. Searching for new radiator....
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Trip Mascot
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Marks rock climbing ugg boots - very slippery
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That t-shirt !
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Bush camp - cold night and lots of dew
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18th May 2016, 11:11 PM
#359
Legendary
Sorry guys but I only had my phone for pics.
I went to get my camera, it was flat and couldn't find the battery charger!!
I have a few and when I remember how to post them I will !!
Chubba has done an excellent write up and taken soon great shots - Thanks Chubba
Roosim has some great shots too - Well done
Bigguwesty's are pretty good too and I'm sure ibbo's would have been good as well!!
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19th May 2016, 11:23 AM
#360
So disappointed that I couldn't make this trip, even more so after seeing the pics and hearing how everything went.
Looks like I'll have time in September so am starting to plan a possible trip up then.
Without going through this whole thread were there any links to good maps of all roads in the area?
Is it doable as a single vehicle with proper planning? With a camper trailer? Doesn't look like there was any extreme driving given reasonable weather.
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