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Well, the wife and I have just completed an around Oz trip in 4.5 months. The latter half with our 2 dogs (long story short - flew them from Brisbane to Perth for the return trip)


Camp setup 2 hrs West of Kathryn, beaut spot but too many flies.


Floyd has spent too much time in the back watching me drive. Looks like I have been made redundant as the designated driver.

Fanastic trip, acouple of D3 issues over the 31,000Ks. Hand brake mechanisn packed it in (fixed Alice Springs), Thermostat hose coupling split (fixed Geraldton.... could easily live there), a rear wheel alignment wayyy offf and scubbed the rubber down smooth before noticed and a new battery in Canberra after getting "special programs off" messages.

Other than that "what a tow vehicle" averaged 15 litres per 100k towing 2 ton. For those interested in the trip check out PJAT Journeys

Between Christmas and New Year I took the family out and did an overnight trip from Thredbo down to Tom Groggin, across the Murray up to Davies High Plain, Charlies Creek and then back down to the Murray at the Poplars for lunch.

We then drove the Limestone Track to our over night camp on Limestone Creek. A lovely spot next to a small running creek and it was warm enough to encourage us into the cold water for a swim.

Beautiful night not too cold but enough to warrant a good fire and a few beers and some red over dinner.

Next day we tackled the Cobberas Track and MacFarlance Flat Track, out to Ingeegoodbee and then onto Suggan Buggan and out through the Barry Way and back to Thredbo.

There were some pretty good climbs and descents on the second day, nothing to worrying too much about or indeed troubling for the D3. There was one section on the Coberras that was signed as steep descent , my wife was a little concerned but I managed to get through with my marriage almost intact.

The photos below were taken close to the end of the Ingeegoodbee Track at a lookout that gave awesome views across the some of the terrain we had just traversed.

If you have not got down to this part of the counrty you must put it on your list. And a pretty standard D3 with A/T tyres will get you there and back without raising a sweat.

George