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5th September 2011, 09:28 AM
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Administrator
Sounds like a great trip mate!
Love the photos!!!
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5th September 2011 09:28 AM
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5th September 2011, 09:55 AM
#12
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What a great write up !! And the pics are awesome!!
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5th September 2011, 09:59 AM
#13
Patrol God
Wow what an amazing trip
thanks for the great write up mate
that brought back a few memories of days gone by
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5th September 2011, 08:17 PM
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5th September 2011, 08:19 PM
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We woke early on the last day of the trip and the kids really did get stuck in this time and we were ready to hit the road at 9am but didn’t actually hit the road until nearly 10am as we all had a last swim and relax in the thermal pool. We probably would have liked to spend all day there but we had a long drive ahead and a big dust storm had blown in without warning.
The short 80km run down to the Cooper Creek was concerning as not a single vehicle came the other way. Either the ferry was broken or had stopped running because of the strong winds. We arrived at the crossing and were relieved to see the ferry heading our way with a 4WD on board. Andrew & Julie went across first and left straight away so we wouldn’t be driving in their dust.
A quick ride and we too were on the South side. The ferry crew told us that I the wind got any stronger they would have to shut down the service.
The last 600km of the run home were easy going. We stopped for fuel and lunch at Marree, pumped the tyres back up to road pressure at Lyndhurst and then made good time on the blacktop to be home by 7pm on Saturday night.
Another successful outback trip completed. The two Patrols performed faultlessly, as expected, the TD42Ts didn’t overheat, 5th gear didn’t break, nothing rattled loose, the Mickey Thompsons didn’t explode at the first sign of gibbers, the home made camper trailer survived and best of all I brought all four kids home safely and with my sanity intact.
To finish on, here’s the last photo I took on this trip. Right on sunset between Quorn and Hawker. Outback serenity…..
Thanks for reading.
cheers
Andrew
Footnote:
Sunday was Fathers Day, when dads get to sleep in, get breakfast in bed and get to relax all day watching footy on the telly.
I wish!
Unpack the car, unpack the trailer, set up the camper, remove all of the bedding, hose the dust off the swags, blow down the chairs, wash the trailer and wash the Patrol. The kids did help though.
So here she is on Sunday night, tucked away in the shed where it will stay until the next adventure.
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5th September 2011, 08:25 PM
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5th September 2011, 08:42 PM
#17
Simpson Desert
What an awesome write up and photos Andrew!
Thank you for sharing your trip with us.
Cheers.
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18th September 2011, 09:11 PM
#18
Thanks all. Glad you enjoyed the story and happy snaps.
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18th September 2011, 09:40 PM
#19
Banned
Too right we did mate - as said, that was a bloody good write up with photos etc ...
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18th September 2011, 10:01 PM
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SUCH IS LIFE
Awesome thread Ajoz, great writeup and quality pics.. Cheers
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