Crackas on the road. Barossa to QLD
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Just to let you know........it's flippin' hot up here at the moment so, be like @Crusty181 and don't pack too big a wardrobe.
Also, we're into the almost daily storm season so you'll need some waterproofing as well.
That said, it's not a bad place to live. Enjoy the time away and safe travelling.
Also, we're into the almost daily storm season so you'll need some waterproofing as well.
That said, it's not a bad place to live. Enjoy the time away and safe travelling.
I repeat......
But make sure you enjoy the trip and keep us up to date with your ventures!
Finally on holidays, unfortunately don't leave home until Sunday afternoon due to family commitments, finish packing tomorrow then it's Qld here we come.
Hey @chartrock, can you organise welcoming horde of a few thousand drunken, drugged up schoolies to officially pipe @crackacoldie into the Gold Coast
Thought it was a bit much to ask, so arranged it myself
Enjoy the trip Cracka, we have been several times, only once with the Panda in 2014 albeit in June/July.
Loved it and will go again soon. Just back from NZ and still need to fit in the SE Vic Lakes District some time in the next 12 months. Enjoy! Will sit back and wait to see your travel blog and pics!
opcorn:
Loved it and will go again soon. Just back from NZ and still need to fit in the SE Vic Lakes District some time in the next 12 months. Enjoy! Will sit back and wait to see your travel blog and pics!
opcorn:
@crackacoldie
Consider yourself duly piped in when you arrive but there's a hell of a lot more to qld than thousands of drunken drugged up schoolies.....and dodgy theme parks.
We were away this time last year and completely forgot about schoolies so were dismayed to find our favourite campground infested with them.
Never again!
It's GOF time again.
Consider yourself duly piped in when you arrive but there's a hell of a lot more to qld than thousands of drunken drugged up schoolies.....and dodgy theme parks.
We were away this time last year and completely forgot about schoolies so were dismayed to find our favourite campground infested with them.
Never again!
It's GOF time again.
Would normally stay well clear of the Gold Coast at this time of year, but our Daughters have national competitions of Cheerleading next weekend at the convention centre there, sonreally don't have a choice.
Left Gawler at 4:30pm after the girls cheer concert, stopped for dinner at Hallett, topped up with fuel at Yunta. pretty happy with 117.9 price tag. Stopped for the night at Manna Hill rest area. Still a warm 29c. Happy with the petrol Cruiser sitting on 105 and averaging 21/100.
Coward. Go and enjoy yourself , pop a few eckys , smoke the odd spliff . Should be fun@crackacoldie
Consider yourself duly piped in when you arrive but there's a hell of a lot more to qld than thousands of drunken drugged up schoolies.....and dodgy theme parks.
We were away this time last year and completely forgot about schoolies so were dismayed to find our favourite campground infested with them.
Never again!
It's GOF time again.
Left Manna Hill to a beautiful sunrise this morning.
Headed into Broken Hill for a bite of breakfast. Stopped to show the family some of the places I frequented while driving B-doubles.
The trip through to Cobar was long yet um-eventful. Fuel in Cobar was $1.34, far too high compared to Yunta.
From Cobar we followed the GPS which led us to Nyngan then north to Walgett. Not sure I trust Google Maps any more, it was a fun diversion lots of dirt that eventually turned to two wheel ruts. Hit a roo mid afternoon, it rolled under the car bending the tie rod on the way through. A repair job for the apprentice mechanic and I once on the Gold Coast.
Arrived at Walgett and stopped at the Primative Camp Ground for dinner. My son(the apprentice) did a tyre check before we moved on to find a night spot. He called me over to show me a split in the side wall of one of the van tyres. Good thing the apprentice came with us to change it, pity it was the new tyre on the van. Decided to camp here overnight rather than move in the dark.
The apprentice hard at work.
Campsite at Walgett
Headed into Broken Hill for a bite of breakfast. Stopped to show the family some of the places I frequented while driving B-doubles.
The trip through to Cobar was long yet um-eventful. Fuel in Cobar was $1.34, far too high compared to Yunta.
From Cobar we followed the GPS which led us to Nyngan then north to Walgett. Not sure I trust Google Maps any more, it was a fun diversion lots of dirt that eventually turned to two wheel ruts. Hit a roo mid afternoon, it rolled under the car bending the tie rod on the way through. A repair job for the apprentice mechanic and I once on the Gold Coast.
Arrived at Walgett and stopped at the Primative Camp Ground for dinner. My son(the apprentice) did a tyre check before we moved on to find a night spot. He called me over to show me a split in the side wall of one of the van tyres. Good thing the apprentice came with us to change it, pity it was the new tyre on the van. Decided to camp here overnight rather than move in the dark.
The apprentice hard at work.
Campsite at Walgett