What has made you Happy today??

[10G]

just renewed my SA desert parks pass, that always gets me excited. bring on the desert!

[Cuppa]

Watched this & thought "That'll be us in a few weeks time".

[10G]

I really enjoy their videos, Mr Foreman has a great dry sense of humour. Have you watched any of their Land Rover Series 1 vids? Quite entertaining IMO.

[PeeBee]

Was up there in 1997 with the family,camped at King Edward river, then did the day trip into the Mitchell falls, walked in from the carpark to the falls took about 3 hrs, followed beer cans nailed to tress,, minimal tracks, had a relaxing day swimming and exploring the upper falls, organised a helicopter pick up at 4pm for the trip from falls tocarpark, chopper had to refule so we scored an extended trip right out to the coast and up to the falls further up the Kalumbaru road. Met a husband and wife who had just sold their QLD cattle station and were on a private round australia light plane and helicopter charter - guy was wearing gold chains so heavy you could use them as recovery chains!

Road was very badly corrugated and Kalumbaru itself was basic but the campsite was clean. We stayed at McGowans Bay,camp area to Honeymoon bay - heard two different families own each camp areas - heard Honeymoon was better we heard later. Totally unforgettable, great trip, my girls still talk about it - so do I!! Have a great trip.

[Cuppa]

I really enjoy their videos, Mr Foreman has a great dry sense of humour. Have you watched any of their Land Rover Series 1 vids? Quite entertaining IMO.

No but I will be watching more. I liked his dry humour style too. Good videography, captures the whole experience.

[Cuppa]

Was up there in 1997 with the family,camped at King Edward river, then did the day trip into the Mitchell falls, walked in from the carpark to the falls took about 3 hrs, followed beer cans nailed to tress,, minimal tracks, had a relaxing day swimming and exploring the upper falls, organised a helicopter pick up at 4pm for the trip from falls tocarpark, chopper had to refule so we scored an extended trip right out to the coast and up to the falls further up the Kalumbaru road. Met a husband and wife who had just sold their QLD cattle station and were on a private round australia light plane and helicopter charter - guy was wearing gold chains so heavy you could use them as recovery chains!

Road was very badly corrugated and Kalumbaru itself was basic but the campsite was clean. We stayed at McGowans Bay,camp area to Honeymoon bay - heard two different families own each camp areas - heard Honeymoon was better we heard later. Totally unforgettable, great trip, my girls still talk about it - so do I!! Have a great trip.

I know folks who went up to Honeymoon Bay several years running & loved it, but have also read of ongoing animosity between the two families who own Honeymoon & McGowans. Best to 'read it' as best we can when we get up there I reckon. Have been in contact with the bloke who is caretaker at McGowans. He's been there 3 years but is leaving in October this year. An opportunity to take over from him for the wet season if we wanted I think, but we have other reasons to be over near Cairns then.

Am so looking foward to it, not sure how long we'll be able to stay up there yet. I guess we'll be limited by the amount of food we can carry. Hoping to take the Tvan along the Munja Track too. Would have liked to be going up there at the end of this month, but will be in going down to Broome for a while (house sit) & leaving there at the end of May.Thinking we'll go Derby to Kunnunurra via Kalumbaru, restock in Kunnunurra & then wander down the Duncan Road to Halls Creek & back to Kunnurra via the bitumen & the Bungles (where we can camp in comfort this time - were on motorcycles last time), then on to Katherine with detours to Keep River NP, & a bit of 4 wheeling around the Gregory River NP. One way or another we need to be across the Gulf & in the Cairns area by beginning of October where we have a 4 month sit arranged on a 40Ha nature refuge in the Daintree. So much to look forward to!

Reckon we'll leave Arnhem Land to another time.

[PeeBee]

You lucky buggers!!! By comparison I am still serving out my time at the mine, battling flies, moths, brown snakes, death adders, suicidal kangaroos, wild pigs, lazy lazy people, fairly ordinary but nutritious camp menu, impossible decision makers, extremely dangerous site - have had 3 people abandon their jobs up here after the latest fire, morale is not fabulous, weather is firming up quite nicely though, so counting down the days until my next break, and further to that the mods to the truck. Travel safe Cuppa and Mrs T. One day we will cross paths i expect.

[Cuppa]

You lucky buggers!!! By comparison I am still serving out my time at the mine, battling flies, moths, brown snakes, death adders, suicidal kangaroos, wild pigs, lazy lazy people, fairly ordinary but nutritious camp menu, impossible decision makers, extremely dangerous site - have had 3 people abandon their jobs up here after the latest fire, morale is not fabulous, weather is firming up quite nicely though, so counting down the days until my next break, and further to that the mods to the truck. Travel safe Cuppa and Mrs T. One day we will cross paths i expect.

Sounds shit, but with all the money they must be throwing at you to put up with it you'll have an ace truck AND be able to retire early! Don't leave it too late I say, many do. Stay safe.

[NissanGQ4.2]

Bought 4 wind up legs so I can take the tent of the camping trailer and just use it as a trailer.

Can get the legs through work but are still about 100 bucks each so 400 bucks for the 4 needed, found some on FB brand new 30 bucks each or 4 for 100 bucks even better they where only 20mins drive away. Bargain of the day.

Sad news is they had the Jacola hot water systems for 250 bucks and not sure if the boss ( missus ) will let me get it even though its at a bargain price.

[Hodge]

High country. Fire. Beers. Million star view...
What more can I say...

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