Broome & the Kimberley 2017 - who's a starter?

[GregMilner]

Even as you head home from one road trip, you tend to start thinking about the next one. So, as my bride and I headed south from a couple of weeks in the Kimberley last weekend, we started plotting the next one...twice as long, more stops, more fishing, more Broome time etc etc.

Anyone interested in part or whole?

Over a beer and lunch with Grant Fowler in Perth today (thanks Grant!), it started to gel. Starting early to mid July, we'll tow our camper trailer north through Meekatharra to Bilyuin Pool for an overnighter, then up past Newman onto the dirt to Nullagine and Marble Bar - the Ironclad Hotel - and a couple of nights at Coongan Pools. Fabulous spot under the cadjebut trees, had a night there this trip.

Then on to Pardoo Station and some fishing for a couple of days...Broome for a week (the Broome races) then up the Dampier Peninsula to Pender Bay for a few days - there's a guy from Darwin who'll have his 7 metre centre console there for fishing days - and maybe a day or two visiting Cygnet Bay and Cape Leveque.

Time permitting after that, a trip up the Gibb to Kununurra and some barra fishing at Hairy Dog's camp on the Ord River...and a multi-stop trip back down the coast to Perth.

That's the plan so far. I'm feeling full of confidence now that the L322 has just completed a 5,000km round trip towing a 1.7 ton camper with not a single issue:-)

Chris, you and Grant would be a monty for at least part of that trip, huh?

[CSBrisie]

"Lock it in Eddie" :D

Grant and I will no doubt have the cross Australia leg planned by, hmm, Friday night? :p

speak soon Greg,

cheers

[GregMilner]

Best you guys get yourselves sorted quick smart. Friday night should do it Chris. Grant was pretty much there by the time I dropped him off at his car. What's taking you so long?
The bride and I are already booking stops, caravan parks, fishing charters, Broome race tickets...

[justinc]

Itsonly 5 degrees here at the moment... :(


You Bastards....


:p:p:p:p

JC :)

[GregMilner]

Well, it WOULD be a bit of fun...in fact you could make a joke out of it; "Three white Range Rovers drive into a caravan park in Broome..."

[Graeme]

Ah, so that's why I'm a non-starter!

[GregMilner]

Ah, don't be like that Graeme - I'm sure the odd luridly-coloured one wouldn't worry the rest of us:-)

[BobD]

I might be up for it. It was a bit hot going through there in May so it wouldn't be a bad trip for July if you can fight your way through all the people. I'm sure a D4 and a Kimberley Karavan could crash the party and add to the ambiance without detracting too much from the Queens convoy. I think the younger royals use D4's anyway.

[Graeme]

Unfortunately I can't spare the time. Sounds like a good trip though.

[LandyAndy]

Greg
I assume you would assosiate with low life D4 driving plebs????
My good mate with the shiny head is dreaming about doing that trip next year,I will send him a link.
Its something I want to do sometime too.
Andrew

[GregMilner]

I might be up for it. It was a bit hot going through there in May so it wouldn't be a bad trip for July if you can fight your way through all the people. I'm sure a D4 and a Kimberley Karavan could crash the party and add to the ambiance without detracting too much from the Queens convoy. I think the younger royals use D4's anyway.

Bob, welcome to the idea...Grant and I were talking the other day about what we would buy if it weren't another L322...there isn't much choice is there...unless its a D4:)
(200 series? SO pedestrian.)
It'd be fun to have a bunch of Land Rovers of various models on the same trip.
Kimberley Karavan - nice way to travel.

[GregMilner]

Greg
I assume you would assosiate with low life D4 driving plebs????
My good mate with the shiny head is dreaming about doing that trip next year,I will send him a link.
Its something I want to do sometime too.
Andrew

One of my brothers owns a D4 Andy...nothing 'low-life' about them. When I sold my RRS it was a toss up between the D4 and the FFRR. Be fun to have a bunch of us LR tragics on such a road a trip.
(I will have new tyres by then!)

[Chops]

Greg
I assume you would assosiate with low life D4 driving plebs????
My good mate with the shiny head is dreaming about doing that trip next year,I will send him a link.
Its something I want to do sometime too.
Andrew
There's more than one shiny headed bloke wanting to do this trip :angel: Maybe I'll be ready in a couple of years :D

[Road Stone]

Well, it WOULD be a bit of fun...in fact you could make a joke out of it; "Three white Range Rovers drive into a caravan park in Broome..."

May not be white by the time you get there of course!

Cheers, Jerry

[GregMilner]

No, more of a feathered two-tone job, starting with red at the bottom and working its way to a white roof maybe:-)

[Aaron40]

We would love to tag along, I take delivery of a camper trailer in September and will be doing some shake down trips prior to Christmas to get it sorted... D4 wife and dog.... ;)

[GregMilner]

You'd be welcome Aaron...but what's a D4 wife?:)

[LandyAndy]

She is short Greg,very short.D WARF wife:wasntme::wasntme::wasntme::wasntme:
Andrew

[Aaron40]

Not quite a D-warf Andrew... however she wont go straying into other vehicles unless you have access height and Llams -20 selected.... may need to fit sliders as well so she has a step...

[GregMilner]

Here's a taste of next year...our camp by Coongan Pools, about 30km north of Marble Bar. Beautiful spot, shaded by huge rivergums, it's free, and during our stop, hardly anyone within coo-ee. And at Whalesong, on the shores of Pender Bay, just south of Cape Leveque on the Dampier Peninsula.

[BobD]

Greg,


I'm seriously thinking of doing at least most of the trip with you and so is my son in his D1 if that is OK. If there are too many I might do it separately on a different date but it would be good to do it in a Land Rover convoy! It gets harder and harder to find good camp sites and refuel etc if the convoy gets too big but it is all good fun.


Was the road to Cape Levique as much bitumen as you thought? I thought it was all corrugated red sand.


Put us on your list and PM or email closer to the time when you are firming up on dates and itinerary so that we can organize leave etc. We have done part of it in a rushed sort of way (Meekatharra area to Degray River crossing on the main road via Marble Bar and Shay Gap in one day) and are looking for a more relaxed trip like yours for next year.

[GregMilner]

No rules Bob, we're just going to map out a rough plan and if people want to tag along for all or only part, that's fine. Will have a better idea of dates by the end of the year, but I'm looking at the end of June for at least a month.