Cordial/Water

Yes Rocco, i remember the stuff - would kill anyone, let alone the bugs.

Doesn't sugar have germicidal properties? Rather than fill my diet with sugar, boiling is more effective on the stomach upsetting bugs. What's more, cordial has a habit of escaping from even a sealed bottle and spreading itself all through the 'larder' on rough roads.

Motherhen

Hello Motherhen

Not recommending it! Not my drink at all! Haha

As an aside I picked up a bug on a trip in the Victoria Desert last year and another member of the party with a similar problem had raided the first aid box and taken off the with lomotil in his pocket and wasnt coming back. We had a nurse in the group and she pointed out that codeine is a very good "binder"

We had some painkillers with codeine and a couple of tablets a couple of times day dealt with the problem very well.

Cheers Rocco

Your right about the codeine Rocco...that's why the pain killer panadeine forte is well known for its side affects of constipation, if taken for any length of time. (takes ones mind off the original problem LOL)

Fred.

Rocco

When droppin in on various wells, in our recent trip along the Canning, and with a small bit of wisdom, we didn't drink from any wells that looked dodgy.

We drank copulous amounts of water from good wells, and there are enuf of them out there. There were tast tests done, visual and smell tests, and then it was flat out at it.
Never once did we have to boil water, using this method, mind you Bails (one of our travelling mates) put Gatorade, in everything. He can be excused as he is a tri-athelete, and they do strange things at times, like go goe 20 km bike rides in the CSR, for something to do.

Did not have to resort to anything else, and if my Lyn will drink the water out there, then it's fine. She won't even drink Wonthaggi town water without a filter.
Cheers
Bucky

Gidday Buckly

It is amazing how much water there is on the Canning isnt it. we got water from wells 12 and 15 in 2007 and for safetys sake only the magic pills were used. I wouldn't doubt that is was OK, particularly when mixed with something medicinal from Scotland ...

Last year we travelled a different part of the CSR and and I wouldnt have been too keen to drink from 26, lots of algae in the water ...

If I have read it correctly you would have been part of the group that Vivienne C has been blogging abt ... If that's right perhaps you could pass on to her how much I have enjoyed reading it and the great photographs. particularly the Durba Hills pic from Cannings cairn. Brings back great memories

As an aside I used to work with a bloke from Wonthaggi, he was a great ambassador for the town always telling us how great it was and one of the funniest people I have ever met.


Cheers


Rocco

rocco
Yes that Viv was in our group, and we had a ball.
Her blogs are just as amazing, I doubt weather I will do any, as we did not keep an in-depth diary, like Viv did.
I tell you that woman has been crossed with a mountain goat. She is not affraid to tackle anything, and just a tad over 21, (hehehe)

So who was the bloke you worked with ?..... ask him is he knows Bryan O'Halloran
(me)
Cheers
Bucky

Gidday Bucky

Bloke's name was Bruce Phillips I haven't heard of him for a few years now. It was inPerth in those days and last i heard he was back in Melbourne. Wouldn't be surprised if you at least knew OF him, he was larger than life and he loved Wonthaggi!

Cheers

Rocco

Have to agree - it's not worth taking a chance with dodgy water.

Purifying tablets are much easier to carry too (lighter, more compact, etc.)

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Spot on mate,

We had a pet pig for many years, our old school vet suggested we give her a bowl of rasberry cordial once a week. She loved the stuff and never had a crook day in her life.

Mind you, she was partial to the occasional bucket of scotch and coke....lol.

Cheers.......Lionel.

Hence Reply Number 3 above

Giday Graham,

Did a lot of tramping in the area when I was a young bloke, can still remember the fresh water streams we used to come across, cool moss filtered nectar.

Would kill to have some of that stuff in my scotch now.

Just out of interest, seem to remember quite a few years ago, there was a bit of controversy over a plan to export fresh Fiordland water to the Middle East.
Did this ever happen ?


Cheers.....Lionel.

I honestly dont know, remember the fuss but cant remember if it happened.

Is plenty of water though at 360 inches a year average.

The plan if I rember correctly was to ship it out of Doubtfull Sound in empty tankers.

Would be lovely fresh clean water shipped in empty oil tankers NOT

Hahahahahahahahaha


Can t find anything much on google will ask some friends over there and see what I get.