When driving through their wallow the stench is extremely intense and once smelt you will never forget it.
Especially when it comes through the front vents of the Defender:(:(:(:(:(
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When driving through their wallow the stench is extremely intense and once smelt you will never forget it.
Especially when it comes through the front vents of the Defender:(:(:(:(:(
So Mate, what did the Kid's think of the 130 ?
I reckon it's a pearler.
They love it, suits their needs perfectly. They have a 5 seater up front and a spot for the camping gear and the dogs on the back.Quote:
Originally Posted by olbod
Erich
... and the pet 'roos can just hop in and out:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Bundalene
Are you guys planning on coming in again at the end of the wet?
Derek, Hope to make it up as soon as the track is open next year.
Will definitely be coming up for Garma - in August - hope to catch up then ...... or are you both going on holidays ...... again..;)
.....Hope you had a good break in Townsville.....
And a very Happy "Avv-a -nursery" again to you both......:D:D:D
Day 9
We had a bit of a late start on this morning, after a very late night previously. The plan was to take both Defenders out to a spot, known locally as Warranin, on the northern end of Buckingham Bay.
We were taking Alfred's family for the ride. Alfred's father would normally take their Troopie but is currently having head gasket or worse still a warped head problems.
The run out here is good going for the first 30 kms and then the road becomes a bit like the 'Tough Truck" track, on a lesser scale and the last 10kms take the best part of an hour. I was driving the second Defender and didn't take any pics. The track includes sharp creek crossings, washouts, rocky low range hills, sand and tight turns through trees. This was to date the mosy difficult track we went on.
Sharon christened the front passenger door when a stick flicked up. The trailer guard also got a caning and had to be bent back a few times, but this spot is worth the road in.
The dent in the passenger door
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The weather was very hot and steamy so we set up a bit of shade.
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When the tide is out this is an excellect oyster spot. The trick is to break off large lumps, take them back and put them on some hot coals. This makes them much easier to open. The oysters are not huge in these parts, but the flavour is as good as any. Having the quad makes it much easier to get the oysters back to camp.
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There is a spot a bit over a kilometre to the south where large black lipped oysters can be found, We didn't have time to go there this time. We did a bit of fishing when the tide came back in and caught a few blue salmon and some catfish, neither my favoutites, but believe it or not, the catfish taste very good when cooked straight in the coals.
Other times when we come up here we bring our boat as the fishing is excellent out in the bay.
I took this pic of the beach a few years ago. This is a great spot and we normally come out here for 3 - 4 days.
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We didn't leave the beach until almost dark and it was a long trip back hope.
Day 10
We were being picked up by Dale (STUUU) from Gove, around lunch time. He has gone out of his road and driven over 200kms each way, to get us to the airport.
Time to pack and do a last few things to the 130. Among other things we mounted Sharon's fridge to the slide which we made back in Sydney.
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I must have packed my camera as I didn't take any further photos.
We left Gapuwiyak around 12.00 and checked BOM first for a weather update, as the sky towards Gove looked very black indead. It didn't take long until we came across some torrential rain, but this only lasted about 10 minutes, but other parts of the road were very muddy. This actually made the trip more pleasant as the corrugations were softened.
About half way back to Gove, the 4wd engaged light came on in Dales D2, even though is is not connected. We crawled under the car but the area was too hot to do anything, so decided that on such a road there wouldn't be a problem. the light went on and off several times so we assumed a faulty switch.
A few kms from Dale's place his ABS light also came on, Derek came around with his analyser and there was a modulator fault logged. This was cleared but the light stayed on, along with the 4wd light, with no logged faults. Then the handbrake light came on.
This then rang a few bells with me as all the dash lights come from the BCM to the light drivers in the "under dash fuse box". I reached under and wriggled the plug at the back of the fuse box and all the warning lights went out. Possibly a bit of water on the plug, although it did feel dry.
That night we all went to the Arnhem Club for a good feed and a few ales, catching up with friends.
Andrew and I stayed at Dales over night and he took us to the airport in the morning for our flight back to Sydney, via a Cairns stop over
We got back into Sydney at 3.35pm, half an hour early.
130 Delivered
Erich
For a bloke with a 'point and click' you take good photos ErichQuote:
Originally Posted by Bundalene
I found my green Discovery this afternoon - managed to topdress the lawn while I was at it :D
Erich forgot to mention that when I came round to Dale's their was a dirty D2 with 2 pairs of legs sticking out from the sides of the Disco. I thought he must have run both Erich and Andrew over at that point. Should have thought to get a picture.
As for Rovacom, useless bit of software when you've got these guys around to fix things;)
Maybe with all the Land Rovers in Gove at present...we might be able to get work up there......
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Your daughter actually needs a 110 or 90 - even another 130.:D
Of course to meet this need you would have to rebuild the vehicle and deliver it - again.:eek:
And we, the fascinated readers of AULRO, would enjoy the sequel to "Bundalene's Daughter's 130".:D:D
You blokes of the north - yourself and family, Derek and Stuu are unbelievable.;)
There is nothing I can add other than - thank you.:D:D