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JocknNik · JocknNik

Port Augusta.. part A. Have to admit, Port Augusta captivated us. We intended to stay 4 days to look around and jump onto the Pichi Richi Railway out to Quorn. That was number two on your correspondent's 'must do' list. I'd been to Pt Augusta twice before, first time I was 7 y.o. then at 11 when I passed thr...

Dougwe · Dougwe

Wooooo, slow down a bit will ya. I can't keep up with these months going so quick, one just starts and next I know it's finished. Oh well, time for another read so why not read my July 2017 update. Lets go. First up, you might remember last month I started by saying I didn't have much to talk about but was told...

Hey Jim · Hey Jim

We arrived on time after stopping in Exmouth for a 24 x 600ml pack of water and a few extra's from IGA. Lets plug the Chess freezer and fridge in first to get them cold. No power on They were still working on our grid row, as all the parks power had to be placed under ground due to new rules. Not happy Jan. th...

JocknNik · JocknNik

Goodbye to Ceduna, and we made our way along the coastal route, Flinders Hwy, south-east, the long road to Port Augusta. As we discovered on the way home, the coastal run is the choice one, even if it does add a couple of hundred kays to the journey. It's well worth the trek. The run back along the inland Ey...

Dougwe · Dougwe

Not again! Yep! Another month done and dusted. Time for my June 2017 update so sit back, relax and read on, before 2018 is here. Not a big month this one so won't take long at all. Read on or file it under B.It all started 1/6/17 with the attack of the Hornets, noooo not the Hornets, the Hornets, you know RAAF...

rayaroundoz · rayaroundoz

My latest weekend escapes can be read at rayaroundoz.wordpress.com The highlight was definitely camping with 3 of my 4 sons near Dwellingup WA. Anyone who used to take their kids camping and has also camped with them as adults will be able to relate to the following poem I penned on the Sunday morning...

JocknNik · JocknNik

Cheers to Pt Lincoln, we're heading nor'east along the Spencer Gulf coast, next stop Whyalla. We'd take a couple of whistle stops along the way, Tumby Bay particularly, after a mate said, "It's a beautiful spot". He'd spent a day or two there, making use of the tiny caravan park-up at the CWA facil...

Hey Jim · Hey Jim

We / I love stopping over in Leinster, Its like following the ants to the food sauce. The town was built to accommodate the mining of Nickel and gold. You don't spend the kind of coin, unless the resource is there. A full air strip for the FIFO crews. Police paid for by BHP. After the end of the mining boom T...

Hey Jim · Hey Jim

Well we made the call to pack up 2 weeks early and set a course that would take us home east to Sydney. After 10 weeks living under canvas for 10 weeks and sleeping on Euro air beds (Bad Decision) on our part. Both of us have suffered bad hips and backs from doing so. The logistics of cleaning up and repacking...

Hey Jim · Hey Jim

Late start after yesterdays happenings and Lambies Birthday today. We are traveling 432km to Leinster with a stop in Mt Magnet to do our 5000km oil/filter change and lite lunch. As we always eat in Leinster in the dry mess for $20 a piece. Sundays in nowhere. Not a sole all the way to Mt Magnet. We left at 1...

matildatraveller · matildatraveller

Hi everyone, I'm out @ Birdsville for the 'Big Red Bash' tour. Great music, loads of 4x4's & campering styles out here. The daytime weather is 22degrees & sunny. Nights cooler but layering up & camp fires are the GO!! The Police presence are everywhere & a quarter of the tourist to the...

Hey Jim · Hey Jim

Back on the water we are fishing just the two of us and its sail fish time. The boat is in the water and underway by 6.30am as the dame winds will be up again by 10am. We clear North passage and all the weed floating in the water (dying from the hot water temps) makes towing teasers (big fish attractors and Bi...

Hey Jim · Hey Jim

Lets continue our trip. Our Adelaide mates arrived for the next 6 weeks to make up our full crew of four. First up on the wish list were Spanish Mackerel, so first trip we got one and a half fish to the boat as we again got eaten. We decided to fish inside and try for Spangled Emporia.Every fish we hooked was u...

Dunmowin · Dunmowin

Hi all, back from Indonesia, caught up with the washing, downloading photos and compiling notes. Happy reading. Sorry for its size, more photos than reading.....

JocknNik · JocknNik

So, what do you do to pass the time at Port Lincoln? Why, visit the Glen Forest Tourist Park of course! A fairly short drive into the countryside not too far from town, the park is a rural property that's been converted to an interesting animal haven where you are given a small bag of feed and sent off t...

Hey Jim · Hey Jim

Hi all, Well after such a bad start to what should have been straight forward, we hit the water. Tantabiddi boat ramp is 4km from our stay at Yardie Homestead CVP. We leave camp at 6am to be on the water proper by 6.30am. The Lagoon is magic as we travel down the channel that is marked by channel markers an...

JocknNik · JocknNik

Back again; life has been getting in the way. So.. we had crossed the Nullarbor, and drove into Ceduna just in time to be hit by South Oz's 'Big Storm' in late September '16. We had a good spot in the cara park and suffered no damage. The blow held us up for about a week while we waited for power to be rest...

Hey Jim · Hey Jim

Part 2 Part 2 of our trip........ continued. Day three we were up early for our destination being Wudinna a run of 653.4km, with a big fuel pickup at Port Augusta $119.9 with our trusty fuel dockets, as fuel prices only go one way till we hit the West Coast. 20km out off Renmark we turn right onto Route (64...

Hey Jim · Hey Jim

Hi all, Well Thursday 30th March was on us before we could blink. The logistics of loading both the car and boat for our stay in the Yardie Novotel cabin tent for ten weeks took a lot of doing. 150 Chess Freezer, 120 bar fridge, one 200lt makie box fill with 7 x 20lt Rheem Jerry cans within, one 62lt marine...

Dunmowin · Dunmowin

Hi all, sitting up here in sunny north Queensland, winter has just arrived, and I believe most of you are already feeling the effects. Not long now till we reach "the tip", but still a month away of more adventures to come. Hope you enjoy our latest.

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	Newbies heading east & back 8a (Preview) Port Augusta.. part A. Have to admit, Port Augusta captivated us. We intended to stay 4 days to look around and jump onto the Pichi Richi Railway out to Quorn. That was number two on your correspondent's 'must do' list. I'd been to Pt Augusta twice before, first time I was 7 y.o. then at 11 when I passed thr...	JocknNik	5	2366	08:28 PM Aug 27, 2017 by JocknNik
	JULY 2017 UPDATE (Preview) Wooooo, slow down a bit will ya. I can't keep up with these months going so quick, one just starts and next I know it's finished. Oh well, time for another read so why not read my July 2017 update. Lets go. First up, you might remember last month I started by saying I didn't have much to talk about but was told...	Dougwe	9	2978	08:50 AM Aug 15, 2017 by Woody n Sue
	Our 2017 trip to Exmouth WA tow our 6mte boat PART 4 (Preview) We arrived on time after stopping in Exmouth for a 24 x 600ml pack of water and a few extra's from IGA. Lets plug the Chess freezer and fridge in first to get them cold. No power on They were still working on our grid row, as all the parks power had to be placed under ground due to new rules. Not happy Jan. th...	Hey Jim	4	2001	01:23 AM Aug 13, 2017 by Ger08
	Newbies heading east and back 3 (Preview) Goodbye to Ceduna, and we made our way along the coastal route, Flinders Hwy, south-east, the long road to Port Augusta. As we discovered on the way home, the coastal run is the choice one, even if it does add a couple of hundred kays to the journey. It's well worth the trek. The run back along the inland Ey...	JocknNik	9	1474	02:52 PM Jul 30, 2017 by macka17
	JUNE 2017 UPDATE (Preview) Not again! Yep! Another month done and dusted. Time for my June 2017 update so sit back, relax and read on, before 2018 is here. Not a big month this one so won't take long at all. Read on or file it under B.It all started 1/6/17 with the attack of the Hornets, noooo not the Hornets, the Hornets, you know RAAF...	Dougwe	15	1864	08:56 PM Jul 26, 2017 by Dunmowin
	Rayaroundoz April May June Update (Preview) My latest weekend escapes can be read at rayaroundoz.wordpress.com The highlight was definitely camping with 3 of my 4 sons near Dwellingup WA. Anyone who used to take their kids camping and has also camped with them as adults will be able to relate to the following poem I penned on the Sunday morning...	rayaroundoz	4	1324	08:43 PM Jul 26, 2017 by Dunmowin
	Newbies heading east & back 6 (Preview) Cheers to Pt Lincoln, we're heading nor'east along the Spencer Gulf coast, next stop Whyalla. We'd take a couple of whistle stops along the way, Tumby Bay particularly, after a mate said, "It's a beautiful spot". He'd spent a day or two there, making use of the tiny caravan park-up at the CWA facil...	JocknNik	4	2697	01:50 PM Jul 25, 2017 by JocknNik
	Our 2017 trip to Exmouth towing our 6mtr boat PART 11 (Preview) We / I love stopping over in Leinster, Its like following the ants to the food sauce. The town was built to accommodate the mining of Nickel and gold. You don't spend the kind of coin, unless the resource is there. A full air strip for the FIFO crews. Police paid for by BHP. After the end of the mining boom T...	Hey Jim	1	2117	01:46 PM Jul 25, 2017 by JocknNik
	Our 2017 trip to Exmouth WA towing our 6mtr boat PART 9 (Preview) Well we made the call to pack up 2 weeks early and set a course that would take us home east to Sydney. After 10 weeks living under canvas for 10 weeks and sleeping on Euro air beds (Bad Decision) on our part. Both of us have suffered bad hips and backs from doing so. The logistics of cleaning up and repacking...	Hey Jim	2	2410	01:45 PM Jul 25, 2017 by JocknNik
	Our 2017 trip to Exmouth towing out 6mtr boat PART 10 (Preview) Late start after yesterdays happenings and Lambies Birthday today. We are traveling 432km to Leinster with a stop in Mt Magnet to do our 5000km oil/filter change and lite lunch. As we always eat in Leinster in the dry mess for $20 a piece. Sundays in nowhere. Not a sole all the way to Mt Magnet. We left at 1...	Hey Jim	2	1793	01:41 PM Jul 25, 2017 by JocknNik
	matildatraveller @ Birdsville Big Red Bash (Preview) Hi everyone, I'm out @ Birdsville for the 'Big Red Bash' tour. Great music, loads of 4x4's & campering styles out here. The daytime weather is 22degrees & sunny. Nights cooler but layering up & camp fires are the GO!! The Police presence are everywhere & a quarter of the tourist to the...	matildatraveller	4	1582	10:01 AM Jul 19, 2017 by matildatraveller
	Our trip to Exmouth 2017 towing the 6mtr boat Part 8 (Preview) Back on the water we are fishing just the two of us and its sail fish time. The boat is in the water and underway by 6.30am as the dame winds will be up again by 10am. We clear North passage and all the weed floating in the water (dying from the hot water temps) makes towing teasers (big fish attractors and Bi...	Hey Jim	1	1990	02:16 AM Jul 16, 2017 by JocknNik
	Our trip to Exmouth 2017 towing our 6mtr boat PART 7 (Preview) Lets continue our trip. Our Adelaide mates arrived for the next 6 weeks to make up our full crew of four. First up on the wish list were Spanish Mackerel, so first trip we got one and a half fish to the boat as we again got eaten. We decided to fish inside and try for Spangled Emporia.Every fish we hooked was u...	Hey Jim	1	1565	02:08 AM Jul 16, 2017 by JocknNik
	Eating our way around Australia - July 2017 (Preview) Hi all, back from Indonesia, caught up with the washing, downloading photos and compiling notes. Happy reading. Sorry for its size, more photos than reading.....	Dunmowin	8	1872	08:45 PM Jul 15, 2017 by Dunmowin
	Newbies heading east & back 5+ (Preview) So, what do you do to pass the time at Port Lincoln? Why, visit the Glen Forest Tourist Park of course! A fairly short drive into the countryside not too far from town, the park is a rural property that's been converted to an interesting animal haven where you are given a small bag of feed and sent off t...	JocknNik	3	2252	07:34 PM Jul 13, 2017 by Felicia
	Our 2017 Trip to Exmouth towing our 6m boat (Preview) Hi all, Well after such a bad start to what should have been straight forward, we hit the water. Tantabiddi boat ramp is 4km from our stay at Yardie Homestead CVP. We leave camp at 6am to be on the water proper by 6.30am. The Lagoon is magic as we travel down the channel that is marked by channel markers an...	Hey Jim	3	1243	02:57 AM Jul 12, 2017 by JocknNik
	Newbies heading east & back 2. (Preview) Back again; life has been getting in the way. So.. we had crossed the Nullarbor, and drove into Ceduna just in time to be hit by South Oz's 'Big Storm' in late September '16. We had a good spot in the cara park and suffered no damage. The blow held us up for about a week while we waited for power to be rest...	JocknNik	8	1781	09:33 PM Jul 9, 2017 by Gaylehere
	Our 2017 trip to Exmouth WA Towing our 6mtr Boat Part 2 (Preview) Part 2 Part 2 of our trip........ continued. Day three we were up early for our destination being Wudinna a run of 653.4km, with a big fuel pickup at Port Augusta $119.9 with our trusty fuel dockets, as fuel prices only go one way till we hit the West Coast. 20km out off Renmark we turn right onto Route (64...	Hey Jim	2	1373	07:04 PM Jul 7, 2017 by Dunmowin
	Our 2017 trip to Exmouth WA towing our 6mtr boat Part 1 (Preview) Hi all, Well Thursday 30th March was on us before we could blink. The logistics of loading both the car and boat for our stay in the Yardie Novotel cabin tent for ten weeks took a lot of doing. 150 Chess Freezer, 120 bar fridge, one 200lt makie box fill with 7 x 20lt Rheem Jerry cans within, one 62lt marine...	Hey Jim	5	1337	09:18 PM Jul 6, 2017 by Dunmowin
	Eating our way around Australia - May 17 (Preview) Hi all, sitting up here in sunny north Queensland, winter has just arrived, and I believe most of you are already feeling the effects. Not long now till we reach "the tip", but still a month away of more adventures to come. Hope you enjoy our latest.	Dunmowin	12	2432	11:04 PM Jul 2, 2017 by Dunmowin
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