Well we have surfaced again, been a while but many areas down the middle have no service.
WE have completed the trip from Darwin to Adelaide over a few weeks visiting areas in the NT along the way.
Heading over to the York peninsula to morrow for a few days then back through here again.
Return trip route home is not decided as yet as we have a couple more things to do here in town when we pass back through in a few days.
One very noticable item is that when you cross the boarder from the NT into SA the roadside rest areas fail to have any toilet facilities, about one between the boarder & Adelaide, a bit slack considering the vastness of the country & distances between the road houses.
Yesterday here in the park a tennant had his 2kva jenny stolen from the A-Frame of his van in daylight, it was secured with a H/D purchased steel cable & lock , they just cut the cable.
With all the talk recently about chains & shackles etc, a guy arrived here in the park with his brand new $60++ traveller van he had justpicked up with the chains attached with two 75mm snap lock clips from the hardware. Either doesn't understand the purpose of chains or the value of the van, does make one wonder.
Cheers for now;
JC.
jules47 said
09:13 PM Sep 11, 2014
Yes - that was one thing we noticed in SA - the lack of dump points.
As for the genny being stolen - if they don't cut the chain, that hacksaw through the handle of the genny itself!
Someone needs to tell the man with the chains a few facts of life, don't you think.
Enjoy the peninsula - we are currently around York in WA - what a beautiful town it is. Heading to Wagin to meet up with psw25 (Phil) who couldn't make it to the Get Together last week.
Travel Bug said
09:13 PM Sep 11, 2014
Good to hear that you are enjoying your trip JC.
Keep up the safe and happy travels.
Cheers.
NeilandRaine said
09:59 PM Sep 11, 2014
Just goes to show locks and things are only there to keep honest people out
KFT said
10:37 PM Sep 11, 2014
Hi There JC & L
good to hear from you again and that you are enjoying your trip.
We are home from FNQ and settling back in to home life till the next trip
take care
Frank
Dougwe said
05:34 AM Sep 12, 2014
Welcome back JC, good to hear all is ok and still enjoying out in the playground.
I was starting to think you both got GN napped by Aliens for research purposes.
I was in the city of churches myself on Tuesday, just for a few hours, looking at a new caravan. Didn't do anything about it though in the end.
If you decide to head home via Victoria and Sth West Gippsland, yell out.
-- Edited by Dougwe on Friday 12th of September 2014 08:13:42 AM
aussietraveller said
11:49 AM Sep 12, 2014
Hi JC
great to see you are both still out there enjoying this awesome country, we arrived back home a week ago and I am looking forward to getting out in the playground for the next adventure, hope you continue to have a great trip and travel safe not like the twit with the snap locks, hope you enlightened him
Well we have surfaced again, been a while but many areas down the middle have no service.
WE have completed the trip from Darwin to Adelaide over a few weeks visiting areas in the NT along the way.
Heading over to the York peninsula to morrow for a few days then back through here again.
Return trip route home is not decided as yet as we have a couple more things to do here in town when we pass back through in a few days.
One very noticable item is that when you cross the boarder from the NT into SA the roadside rest areas fail to have any toilet facilities, about one between the boarder & Adelaide, a bit slack considering the vastness of the country & distances between the road houses.
Yesterday here in the park a tennant had his 2kva jenny stolen from the A-Frame of his van in daylight, it was secured with a H/D purchased steel cable & lock , they just cut the cable.
With all the talk recently about chains & shackles etc, a guy arrived here in the park with his brand new $60++ traveller van he had justpicked up with the chains attached with two 75mm snap lock clips from the hardware. Either doesn't understand the purpose of chains or the value of the van, does make one wonder.
Cheers for now;
JC.
As for the genny being stolen - if they don't cut the chain, that hacksaw through the handle of the genny itself!
Someone needs to tell the man with the chains a few facts of life, don't you think.
Enjoy the peninsula - we are currently around York in WA - what a beautiful town it is. Heading to Wagin to meet up with psw25 (Phil) who couldn't make it to the Get Together last week.
Good to hear that you are enjoying your trip JC.
Keep up the safe and happy travels.
Cheers.
good to hear from you again and that you are enjoying your trip.
We are home from FNQ and settling back in to home life till the next trip
take care
Frank
Welcome back JC, good to hear all is ok and still enjoying out in the playground.
I was starting to think you both got GN napped by Aliens for research purposes.
I was in the city of churches myself on Tuesday, just for a few hours, looking at a new caravan. Didn't do anything about it though in the end.
If you decide to head home via Victoria and Sth West Gippsland, yell out.
-- Edited by Dougwe on Friday 12th of September 2014 08:13:42 AM
great to see you are both still out there enjoying this awesome country, we arrived back home a week ago and I am looking forward to getting out in the playground for the next adventure, hope you continue to have a great trip and travel safe not like the twit with the snap locks, hope you enlightened him