Hi all
Have had a ball with Vivien C and Ray, and also my workmate "Bailes"
Just done the Bottom 1/2 from
Carnegie Station, to Kunawaratji, including the Calvert Ranges.
Brilliant is the best way to describe it.
Carried heaps of spares, including towinig our Track Shak..
Dunes were only a slight challenge, just could not afford to relax, or would get caught. And this happened to all of our party of 3 vehicles, at various times.
Vivien & Ray , and Bailes, ( in his V8 Brunswick Diesel Wow has that thing got some power)
We used 240 lts diesel ( took 340 lts) from
Carnegie Station to
Well 23 fuel drop, where 3 of us emptied two 44's, of which Ray & I took 120 lts each, and gave the little extra to Bailes. That extra got us over to
Marble Bar, Via Curragine
Gorge, and to
Nullagine via the Skul Springs Road.
We had ...Air pressure, 12 front... 15 rear.... 12 Camper... ( No punctures )
Aet up dunes really easy, and as I said we too got caught, with the problem between the steering wheel and the
seat... Just taking it
too easy, and got caught on one dune only.
Avoid the alternative long run ups, they are only set up for DH's that run high pressure on their tyres, and want to knock about their rigs where the tracks meet, you will surly loose momentum.
We just waddled up to the start of the dune propper, and shifted from first (4X4 low range) to second and just nailed every dune, keeping revs under 3000.
We are at present at
Home Valley
Homestead, by the
Pentecost River, near
Kununurra, and just lovong it. This place is a credit to The Indigenous Land Council.
Cant wait to Get back to Hall's Creek and our return trip down the Canning to
Well 33 again, where on the up journey we cut out to the Pilbra,
Marble Bar, the 80 Mile Beach, Broom,
Derby, the Horizontal Falls, and the
Gibb River Road
Have swam in heaps of Gorges, and as yet only seen the "freshies" ,, No Salties yet.
El Questro Tomorrow
Cheers
Bucky And Lyn