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  1. 30th January 2011, 06:57 PM #1
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    First day on the road

    Well our first day on went well. Currently sitting in a free camp about 30km west of Horsham. Old disco cruised on 90kmh all day and got bloody thirsty on fuel, but what can youi expect really. when we pulled up at the camp site I went to turn around and got the disco and van bogged to the axle. Had to unhook the van and whinch the disco out and then turn around and winch out the van, now all covered in black smelly mud.
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    Quote Originally Posted by bblaze View Post
    Well our first day on went well. Currently sitting in a free camp about 30km west of Horsham. Old disco cruised on 90kmh all day and got bloody thirsty on fuel, but what can youi expect really. when we pulled up at the camp site I went to turn around and got the disco and van bogged to the axle. Had to unhook the van and whinch the disco out and then turn around and winch out the van, now all covered in black smelly mud.
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    hi rob!

    wind the main fuel back off a little if you want, save you a fair bit of fuel over a long trip

    jc
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    So Horsham's not under water, huh?
    Come on Blaze, you know the


    Have a great trip
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    Quote Originally Posted by kaa45 View Post
    So Horsham's not under water, huh?
    Nope, water went down pretty quick here.

    Bblaze, if you want to swing past here for a shower in the morning (assuming you are heading west) let me know. I will be here til mid morning.
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    Quote Originally Posted by justinc View Post
    hi rob!

    wind the main fuel back off a little if you want, save you a fair bit of fuel over a long trip

    jc
    Want all the power I can get JC, EGT's are creeping up a little at times (seen 750 a few times for short periods), normally around 350 to 450. Engine temp seen 105 today for a while with the aircon on,sorted that and turned to aircon off (didnt seem that good anyway), mostly in the high 90's
    thanks for every thing Jc (your one of kind mate)
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    Quote Originally Posted by BigJon View Post
    Nope, water went down pretty quick here.

    Bblaze, if you want to swing past here for a shower in the morning (assuming you are heading west) let me know. I will be here til mid morning.
    Thanks kindly for the offer Bigjon, we have a shower in the van. But I just went into the toilet block where we are and tipped a couple of buckets of water over me, oh it was so refreshing.
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    Quote Originally Posted by kaa45 View Post
    So Horsham's not under water, huh?
    Come on Blaze, you know the


    Have a great trip
    cheers
    Danny
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    doing a trip report in the muti state trip reports, I will keep it going intil we get home to tasssie when ever that is, sadly there is no pics of the van being pulled out, wish I had of now.
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    suppose I could take a pic of the muddy wheels on the van
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    I am heading to Adelaide tomorrow, I will keep an eye out for you on the road.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BigJon View Post
    I am heading to Adelaide tomorrow, I will keep an eye out for you on the road.

    hope all was well Jon...you were safe...and others of course

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    Well, IT BEGINS!!

    I was going to offer you a park in the shade of gumtrees, rainwater and power and even a BBQ tea on the way past, but you seem to be going "the low road"!!

    So enjoy, there is still lots to see on that route..bordertown,kieth , tinty, murray bridge and freeway to adelaide...lots to see in hills, eg hahndorf (hans hysen gallery and "the pines" (his house) If I recall correctly good bakery in bordertown too! (The big fella would be better suited to advise)

    or divert to the coast- some nice stuff around there too!

    (are you geocaching along the way? Find lots of interesting stuff & places youd never know were there otherwise)

    Have a great (and easy!) trip... Doing the worlds longest golf course across the "flat" to WA?


    PS (well not PS its before the end...MMM... maybe its just "S" ??) Anyway fuel price cycle in adelaide hits the lows on wed/thurs I believe so refuel then if you can! (I dont live in adelaide so am going on what Ive been told so I hope thats right!)

    Cheers, lots of pics please!
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