My Blog - Welshmun

Catching Up / Camped Out ! / Rig for Sale soon !!

Welshmun — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 23:13:00 GMT

Well, my last blog was in September and here I am in Jan 2011 suggesting I might catch up with blogging; Hah ! To be fair I've been fairly regular on Twitter (Also posted to Facebook) as @DougandDog, but never onposted to here. Recap: I started from Sarina,...

Excuses, excuses

Welshmun — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Well, here I am mid- September at Quondong Point near Broome, and I haven't blogged to ExplorOz since, ummm, well, a long time. I've done the Gibb River Road - and have the stubby holder to prove it -and have an unexpurgated version of my adventures that needs cutting back before ...

Doug & Dog: you can see us coming

Welshmun — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:37:00 GMT

Thanks to Jan, Dave & Lucy the Dog whom I met at Lake Argyle for this picture taken of my Cruiser. There shouldn't be any doubt which white cruiser is mine hey?! "Doug & Dog" is also on my ExplorOz tyre cover. See you on the road: travelling down the WA coast for the next few months....

The Old Hall's Creek Road to the Grotto

Welshmun — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 12:26:00 GMT

Today we (me & dog Busta) took the Old Halls Creek Road out of Parry's Creek Camp heading south. It appears to be little used and is getting rough in places. I saw the cobbled edging stones that member Noel (Darwin) had messaged me to lookout for....

The back route: Parry's Creek to Kununurra

Welshmun — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:03:00 GMT

This an easy 55kms using Parry's Creek Road to get to Kununurra. I wanted to take a look at Mambi 'Island', about 27kms from the campground, heading towards the Ord river from Parry's Farm campground, just south of Wyndham, WA. The road is 'good' dirt with lots of sharp stones,...

Wyndham WA - 5 Rivers Lookout Part 2

Welshmun — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:52:00 GMT

This Google Map of Wyndham shows the contours around the Five Rivers Lookout that provides for the excellent views. Not to be missed. I've decided to stay another week at Parry's Creek Farm Camp to savour the area, before going on to the Gibb....

Wyndham WA & The Five Rivers Lookout

Welshmun — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:36:00 GMT

Today we drove the easy 20kms into Wyndham. Yesterday we had camped at Parry's Farm Campground shown by the red pin. Excellent facilities, relaxing, friendly Boab trees everywhere. Trees with character. So into town,...

Sleeping Dog under Tandem Axle

Welshmun — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 22:06:00 GMT

Busta finds a cool place under the Camper. For the technically minded: 2 axles, 4 x 75R16 BFG A/T's 4 x airbags on the front axle (air switches in the cab), can raise the rear 2 wheels clear of the ground when hitched; useful for tight turns, turning by hand etc disc brakes, mechanical,...

The Dog Speaks

Welshmun — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 21:47:00 GMT

"Woof" .. "I liked Lake Argyle, but didn't like the crowds" .. "Barf" ...

Lake Argyle Splendour

Welshmun — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:16:00 GMT

I just spent 6 days at Lake Argyle. The pictures speak for themselves. It was very crowded though; caravans were checking into the resort at 8 am. Still worth it. D&DDoug R at Lake Argyle ...