20 year reunion trip

[AB]

Just found this today at my olds house.

20 year reunion trip coming up lol 2022!

I remember as a kid doing this trip and there was not much rest, it was go go go, but good times looking back now!

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[Winnie]

AB!.... Think the years are getting away from you. Do the maths again!

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[relyimah]

Having not done this trip I assume that some of the “low km” days are still a full days driving? Haha

[AB]

AB!.... Think the years are getting away from you. Do the maths again!

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Maybe 18 maybe I dunno, Covid days lol


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[MudRunnerTD]

Maybe 18 maybe I dunno, Covid days lol


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Its nearly 30 Years ya goose!!

[AB]

Its nearly 30 Years ya goose!!

Joke mate lol

I was 24 at the time too!


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[MudRunnerTD]

Wow, 2 days across the Simpson. No stiffing around

[AB]

Wow, 2 days across the Simpson. No stiffing around

It was a bloody mission mate, I remember just sitting on shitty sticky vinyl seats looking out the window the whole time with dads seat shoved down my throat!!!

Good times looking back now but I remember it was full on as a kid!


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[matfew]

Hell yeah let's do it

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[mudski]

Yep. We are planning on doing something similar in 2022 or 23. Taking 6 or so weeks off and doing a trip.

[Avo]

It was a bloody mission mate, I remember just sitting on shitty sticky vinyl seats looking out the window the whole time with dads seat shoved down my throat!!!

Good times looking back now but I remember it was full on as a kid!


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[MB]

It was a bloody mission mate, I remember just sitting on shitty sticky vinyl seats looking out the window the whole time with dads seat shoved down my throat!!!

Good times looking back now but I remember it was full on as a kid!


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Apologies about the seat there Bro, you are starting to slip young senile fella :-)
L plate drove that crossing days 4 < >12 and really enjoyed the extra legroom and forward progression to sheepskin covers thanks sticky bum :-)



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[AB]

Apologies about the seat there Bro, you are starting to slip young senile fella :-)
L plate drove that crossing days 4 < >12 and really enjoyed the extra legroom and forward progression to sheepskin covers thanks sticky bum :-)



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Up until you cracked it with dad and set upon foot in the dessert bahaha

Good times!


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[MB]

Almost made it to Innamincka Hotel with my fake ID and a much deserved busted little smartarse lip :-)


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[AB]

Almost made it to Innamincka Hotel with my fake ID and a much deserved busted little smartarse lip :-)


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I always remember you made a km or so down the track and another convoy stumbled upon you without seeing our convoy.

Can you imagine their eyes when they saw a teenager walking alone in the Simpson desert with not a soul in sight!


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[MB]

Yep, again, twas two blokes in a single ute and rightly questioned WTF are you doing ya goose :-)


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[MB]

Please tell me you remember our Legendary game of VFL at Dalhousie (main pond) which we had to quickly convert to NRL when flooded in for two days because we couldn’t lift our 10kg little weak feet for a kick through the sticks :-)


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[AB]

Please tell me you remember our Legendary game of VFL at Dalhousie (main pond) which we had to quickly convert to NRL when flooded in for two days because we couldn’t lift our 10kg little weak feet for a kick through the sticks :-)


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Sorry old mate I don’t remember that unfortunately.

Lots of other stories on that trip I remember but not for here :)


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[AB]

I remember driving around Dalhousie trying to find the spring to camp which you can’t do now.

I remember us kids going on foot for kms in the desert to find our own spring to play around in kms away from our parents gone for the whole day and no one cared.

That was the time to visit the Simpson!!!


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[MB]

Was somewhat sad for us Littlens and decent Elders too on that final family crossing without visiting raised Witjira Oases like years before but understandably fenced off miles and miles back these days since then :-(
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[MB]

Apologies Bro, was typing too slow and trying to zoom in on McGoogle for our reminiscing [emoji106][emoji106]


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[MB]

Pretty sure youngen both you and I on foot together, and the truly feral bushman awesome ‘Green’ family kids made it miles out to the original campsite only to find a Bullrush plant of sorts had engulfed the entire old Oasis. Being a teenager myself then I was secretively looking forward to having my scrote tickled from underwater Galaxias of old once known but we all only scored nothing more than mild swampy Outback Mozzie Malaria :-)


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[matfew]

Bahaha lucky I can translate most of that. I remember hearing many of these stories around the traps.

Damn lucky to be out there when it was like that. Even the remote spots we have ended up in northern nsw there is traffic now days.

Biggest trip I have done was with Sean and left VIC headed to Narromine for work. Stayed the night best Parkes I think it was. Got to Narromine & job took about 6 hours to do haha. Then jump in the car and head to Tamworth. That's where I picked up the roof top wicked tent. Stayed the night there up early to head to our west of Bourke for 2 days of hunting then drove home in straight stint I back to central Vic. Think that was Sunday through to Saturday. So places I'd love to revisit with time. So eye opening places along that top edge of NSW that's for sure.


We should try do Simpson again. I'm slowing I missed the first one

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[taslucas]

you victorians are so hasty

[matfew]

Your articles are always very informative and useful for all bloggers..I always learn many thing from your articles..Thanks in tons.Ok that seems very bot like lol

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[AB]

Ok that seems very bot like lol

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And its gone lol