Thread: Eli Creek, Fraser Island. Jan '07

A long way from the Alice!!! Haven't been to Fraser for years but crossed Eli Ck in a series 2A once with the water over the bonnet.

By the way Jon, my Defender you fitted a new gearbox to got home OK to Sydney with the oil leak. Didn't even need to top it up. Have hung up the clutch parts as a mobile above the BBQ. Hope NOT to see you when I retry the Hay River track and Madigans. Shorty

Originally Posted by shortynsw

A long way from the Alice!!! Haven't been to Fraser for years but crossed Eli Ck in a series 2A once with the water over the bonnet.

By the way Jon, my Defender you fitted a new gearbox to got home OK to Sydney with the oil leak. Didn't even need to top it up. Have hung up the clutch parts as a mobile above the BBQ. Hope NOT to see you when I retry the Hay River track and Madigans. Shorty

G'day Mate,

Yep, it was a long trip. About 7000km in total. The two nights on the island made all the other hassles worthwhile.

I have seen the pics of the clutch parts, and the trophy you were awarded.

I can understand why you don't want to end up back here, but you are always welcome if you do come back this way.

Originally Posted by BigJon

I wouldn't usually either, but there were plenty of people around and the tide was falling. I don't think I was taking too big a risk.

It was the salt water I was worried about

Originally Posted by BigJon

G'day Mate,

Yep, it was a long trip. About 7000km in total. The two nights on the island made all the other hassles worthwhile.

I have seen the pics of the clutch parts, and the trophy you were awarded.

I can understand why you don't want to end up back here, but you are always welcome if you do come back this way.

Nice pics Jon. Hope you enjoyed your trip.
Perry

Originally Posted by Captain_Rightfoot

It was the salt water I was worried about

Salt water isn't very good for anything at all, I will agree with you there.
Once off the island I went straight to an under body wash. The volume of water they shift is amazing. I drove through lots of rain on the way home too, which will have given the entire car a good fresh water rinse.

Originally Posted by numpty

Nice pics Jon. Hope you enjoyed your trip.
Perry

It was a good trip, but not anywhere near enough time to catch up with all the people that I would have liked to. Australia is a bloody big country when you start driving from the middle to the edge!!

Originally Posted by BigJon

It was a good trip, but not anywhere near enough time to catch up with all the people that I would have liked to. Australia is a bloody big country when you start driving from the middle to the edge!!

now you might forgive us for not visiting more often--

Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

now you might forgive us for not visiting more often--

Never, I can use that excuse, you will have to find your own!