disco driver posted:

Yeah, but not enough to take notice of the "Road Closed" signs.
Road closed means just that :- "CLOSED" to all traffic.
Happens far too often

old mate posted:

Where does it mention that the roads were closed let alone take no notice of a road closed sign?

disco driver posted:

old mate,
FYI
The Sunday Times of April 2 page 7

the original thread appears to be similar to an AAP report in todays West Australian.

Disco

Gerhardp1 posted:

Bloody amazing that a pair of tourists didn't read that.

I didn't see it either and I'm a local who knows the language well.

Don't mention the war

Sand Man (SA) posted:

"Fritz's with Britz's"

ROFLMAO Willem!

Bros 1 posted:

Fritz's with Britzs. Yeah tickled my fancy as well.
Cheers,
Bros

Member - Beatit (QLD) posted:

Willem,

I really like your pun on the MUD map and the flooded track. You are a funny man no matter what they say.

Kind regards

Gramps (NSW) posted:

Beatit,

That was wayyyyyy too deep for me (and Hans and Fritz for that matter ) :)))

V8troopie posted:

There are actually websites (in German) of adventurers who talk in exciting words about the "adventures" that can be had in the Australian outback.
What the average German simply cannot comprehend are the enormous distances that one gets away from civilisation out there. And they always seem to be in a hurry, I guess time and plane schedules wait for nobody.
There's no 'outback' in Germany, BTW, where the largest open distance between dwellings may be 10km or so, frequently much less.
Klaus

Willem posted:

Hey fellas

I cannot take credit for the Fritz's in Britz's Oz-speak. I saw it here on the forum and thought it was just soooo apt.

As for the mud map. Did not do it intentionally..it just happened that way ...lol

Cheers

Member - Beatit (QLD) posted:

Oh common, Gramps that aint true, you guys are a s sharp as a tack. Flooded track = mud, so = mud map.

I had visions of Willem poking his finger into the flooded track and drawing a mud map.

Kind regards

Willem posted:

Beatit

Your comment about the mud map reminds me of.......

In 2004 my mate and I took a shortcut to the east from here and ended up on a station on the SA/NSW border. I found the station owner and explained that according to my map there was a public road through his property. Yep he said, "You're right. But no one has used it in years other than myself and station hands" But he said we were welcome to use it.

Then I pulled my map out and he said" Bugger that map mate" and started drawing with his finger in the red dirt...........

"OK, you go down this track for a while and then you will se another track which I have made going left. But first you go through a grid and then to the right there is an open gate...turn left at that one and then right through the scrub" and he is drawing these finger lines in the dirt "and then left again. Once you have got to the broken windmill you go straight".......................

I had a GPS by then but no Lappy or Ozie or paper maps of repute. Needless to say we got horribly lost and just on dark were faced by a 3 metre diamond square mesh fence with spikes on the top. WTF was this?

We followed the fence for a while and then made camp. Puzzled by it all.

All was quiet until 10 pm when a 4by came out of nowhere with about 16 spotties on the roof and turned our darkened hideaway into daylight.

"You can't camp here mate" said a voice behind the lights.

"We're lost" said I.

" I don't care if you are lost. You can't camp here"

I thought I had better change the subject. " Here mate, I've just boiled the billy, want a cuppa?"

It turned out we were on Scotia Wildlife Sanctuary property but outside the enclosed perimeter fence. We had a yarn and he must've felt sorry for us oldies and let us be for the night. We parted on friendly terms.

The next day.....................whoo hooo, thats another story

LOL The fun one has out in the sticks.................

Cheers

Member - Beatit (QLD) posted:

G'day Willem,

Good one mate, just have to like these people - life is so simple.

I've seen that done as well. My sister is married into a farming family and they do that sort of thing when giving instructions - I guess it was a few yaers ago and it wasn't as common to carry anything to write on.

Kinda reminds me of funny farm (that Chevy Chase film), you know where the removalist truck pulls up at the hick cottage and asks for directions and they get a lengthy response including something like and if you get to the red truck you've gone to far. Well they came back to the same place several times before they finally got it right.

Have a great day.

Kind regards