Cuppa’s Blog

[Bidja]

With the uncertainty of your destinations, will surely provide inspiration. Watching with interest CUPPA.

[mudnut]

When I was 19, my cousin and I climbed the sheer rock face of "The Bluff" near Murchison settlement. The view from the top was magnificent. My uncle drove the back way to the top and picked us up.

We stayed with some locals and had a great time. I can't find The Bluff on any maps, though. I love that area of the world. Enjoy your trip.

[Cuppa]

Who turned the heater off in SA?

[Hodge]

Who turned the heater off in SA?

Nobody Cuppa.
Their power grid fell off it's feet again.

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[Ben-e-boy]

Nobody Cuppa.
Their power grid fell off it's feet again.

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Hahahaha...snap

[the evil twin]

Who turned the heater off in SA?

Jay Weatherall

[jack]

Hello All,
Just adding the latest links to Cuppa’s Blog as he’s out in the desert and won’t have internet access for the next three weeks or so:

http://cuppa500.com/Blog/2018/07/12/off-we-go-again/

http://cuppa500.com/Blog/2018/07/12/red-dune-country/

Enjoy the read.

[Cuppa]

Thanks Jack, we spent last night down at Boggy Hole (great drive) & have just lobbed into Hermansberg before going to palm valley, & unexpectedly found we had reception. It's possible we *may* get reception at small communities between here & Newman, WA, but I wont hold my breath.

Since the last blog entry we camped a night alongside the Hugh River (dry) in the West Macs. It was even colder! Water pipes in the Patrol froze solid & tool trays in the under canopy compartment froze onto the aluminium & couldn't be got out for an hour or so after the sun was on the car. (Was warm enough in the Tvan though). Found the wadding from an old sleeping bag alongside a track down to boggy hole, cut it into strips & lagged the external pipes using a roll of green masking tape I had. Looks pretty awful, but it stopped the pipes freezing this morning, whilst water left out overnight in a bucket was frozen solid. Surprisingly we got to an altitude of around 630 metres a bit out of Alice which probably explains the cold.

[Cuppa]

More blog posts.

http://cuppa500.com/Blog/2018/07/30/boggy-hole/

http://cuppa500.com/Blog/2018/07/30/palm-valley/

http://cuppa500.com/Blog/2018/07/30/...junction-road/

http://cuppa500.com/Blog/2018/07/30/...national-park/

Posting several at once whilst we have internet in Newman. Spent last night out at Kalgans Pool, just north of Newman. Will try to post video of the water crossings if youtube plays ball.

[Cuppa]