Hey guys,
So you have read in my thread below that i was planning on an across country trip as we have now moved to Sydney. Well good news the trip went well
So we started off once the house was all packed and picked up by the removalists.
We got away at about 2:30pm and headed for Geraldton and stayed at a really nice beach side camp about 50km's before Geraldton.
Next day we headed for Geraldton Bunnings for some shade cloth to put over the grill due to all the bugs!!!! We then headed for Canarvon but made it most of the way to Coral bay and stayed at astation on the Sth side, cant remember the name, but he was not impressed at me rocking in at 8:30pm hahaha
Next morning we wok up to the beautiful waters of Ningaloo reef
Very beautiful contrast to the dry barren coastline. We then kept to the coast the whole way up and got stuck at Yardie creek at high tide, so we had a good look around and took some side tracks and climbed some rocksand had a bit of a fish.
After a few hrs i decided that it was low enough to cross, this went well but i was quite nervous as the sand was so soft i couldnt get the sand anchor to dig in and pull the car ( i thought id test it before i needed to use it) So i got in the creek and the JK started boggin down
so i backed her off a bit and got through unscathed. We then went to a camp called Osprey and i got the rods back out for a fish but nothing was caught.
Next Morning was also another quick fish, almost landed some longtoms but they all got the better of me. So we packed up and headed off for a look around, which we were meant to be staying at a camp just up the rd called Neds camp, but the camp supervisor was a total bitch so i left before i let to much boganess come out of me hahaha. Anyway we pushed on up cape range and had a snorkel at turquoise bay, was a bit cold but all good.
We then decided that we would push on a bit further and had a look around Exmouth. With me being in the Navy and the Mrs being X Navy we had to stop and get a pic and the Naval communications base
We filled up the water tanks and gave the car a quick fresh water wash down and the visitor center and headed for the bay for some more fishing
Again no fish!!!!! getting a fair bit pissed off with the lack of fish i headed off at about 430pm towards Tom Price.... Only made it to the turn off on the main hwy.
Next morning we paced up and headed to Tom price, Had a shower at the visitor center, put some washing on at the pub and decided to got for a spin up Mt Nameless (apparently the highest place you Drive to in WA) bloody good spot up there
We also got the usual tourist pic next to a rather small haul truck
Setup for the night just out of town at the turnoff to Karijini NP
I must say that of all the mining places around Tom price was definetly the most pleasant.
Anyway, next day we were off into Karijini - i will let the pics explain them selves
Water was cold but so nice, everyone needs to go to this place at least once in their lifetime i rekon. but dont take kids.....dingo's apparently dont like them
Iv got so many pics of this place it was just so great. We spent 2 full days in this place and probably should have spent more.
We then headed back down to head out to Ayres rock via the Great central rd
Came across this massive chassis of a haul truck
We got from Dales camp to Leanora in a day ( big day) then next morning headed off out to the rock
we had planned to take 2 days to do the trip but it was a great rd (on the WA side) but i like to just follow the rd and it took us all the way upto about 80kms passed the border. Plenty of burnt out cars
and Camels
The next morning was where i ran into the problems with the JK throwing a DTC light after i topped her up with a jerry can.
Anyway its was off to the rock and we had a great time checking it out.
I also found a Thorny Devil which id wanted to see and touch since i was a kid so that was great
They are a really cool little creature.
We spent the day and night in Yalara. Next day we filled up the bus and headed for Kings canyon. We didnt really see what all the fuss was about since we had come from Karijini so we kept driving to West macdonnal range and that was nice so we spent the night. Then it was off to Alice for some fault finding which NTrubicon helped out with.One night in Alice and we were off the next day.
We were in two minds about crossing the Simpson desert so we decided to just head to Mt dare and see what the word on the grape vine was.
Along the way i found the biggest can of gods necter iv seen yet
So from there we aired down
and hit the dirt rd's. I was hearing alont of boost bleed of and know that Jeep had just been working on the car i decided to take a look!!!! needless to say im not fu%^ing suprise as to what i found
Quick fix, suprised it hadnt thrown another code!!
We also had a quick side trip to the geo center of our great nation
Anyways it was out to Mt Dare.
Next day we had a good chat with a few people and decided to give it a crack.
Dalhousie springs are a real spinout being so warm in such an oasis kinda place. So we headed out into the dunes
Poepals corner
Ontop of Big Red
Birdsville hotel
From here we got some news form the extended family which we decided that we needed to attend so a snappy day trip from Birdsville to Brisbane and a flight to Melbourne.
Once back in Bris we spent a few days with my parents and my old man even hooked me up with a Tinny
which i towed down to Sydney.
Happy to say that we are now in Sydney and the JK was absolutely awesome, with the exception of the constant creaking and rattling of the bloody fibre glass roof (what a prick of a thing).
Thanks for reading
And also a big thanks to Wazza D for the Springs, NTRubicon for the help along the way and also to the people who have commented on my threads with hot tips for me. I am very appreciative to you all.