Just back from a great trip.
Submitted: Wednesday, Oct 03, 2007 at 10:25
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Member - Tour Boy (NSW)
Hi all,
Just returned from a trip up into banana bending country.
Started
Portland NSW,
Roma,
Springsure,
Emerald, tablelands, Rocky,
Emerald, Barky,
Longreach,
Winton,
Lark Quarry,
Cloncurry, Adel's Grove,
Lawn Hill,
Normanton,
Karumba, Dunbar, Koolatah, New Dixie, Old
Laura, Lakefield, Battle
Camp,
Cooktown, Bloomfield,
Daintree,
Cairns, Townsville,
Airlie Beach,
Sarina, Gundiwindi,
Inverell, Port Macquarie,
Home.
About 9,000km. the only trouble was the
Mitchell river near Dunbar. It took me 3.5 hours to winch and tow the FIL's playdoe across as he kept getting bogged. Then I had to get his trailer out then go back for my trailer. Awesome fun makes up for the and the ccorrrrrrrugggggaaatttiioonnnnns.
Regards
Dave
Reply By: pprass - Wednesday, Oct 03, 2007 at 13:28
Wednesday, Oct 03, 2007 at 13:28
Big trip - how long did it take you? Also where did you stay in Port Macquarie - we love that town.
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Follow Up By: Member - Tour Boy (NSW) - Wednesday, Oct 03, 2007 at 14:27
Wednesday, Oct 03, 2007 at 14:27
Hi pprass,
We left on 31st Aug and got back last night (2/10).
We set the camper up at the rellies in Port for 2 nights They are in Hindman st.
Dave
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Reply By: Member - Willie , Epping .Syd. - Wednesday, Oct 03, 2007 at 15:32
Wednesday, Oct 03, 2007 at 15:32
Hi Tour Boy,
That sounds like a really great trip . Do any fishing or prospecting ?
I know what you mean about the corrugations up there . I did the
Chillagoe / Kowanyama trip twice about 25 years ago first time in one of the first Nissan 4Wds - it did not handle the corrugations at all
well and the second ina Holden Kingswood - we got bogged for 4 days in some early rain on the black soil .
Terrible bull dust up there too and the Nasty leaked like a sieve .
Willie .
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Follow Up By: Member - Tour Boy (NSW) - Wednesday, Oct 03, 2007 at 16:37
Wednesday, Oct 03, 2007 at 16:37
Hi Willie,
Not a lot of fishing only
Karumba,
Cooktown, townsville so only about 20 barra, 10 jewies whiting and a toadfish (could have got that here LOL).
Didn't get to fossick other than for fossils but we would like to go back to the Alice river goldfields area as it looked promising.
Regards
Dave
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Reply By: Footloose - Wednesday, Oct 03, 2007 at 16:17
Wednesday, Oct 03, 2007 at 16:17
Good to see you enjoyed Gods own country.
I don't mind bending bananas; I just wish the mexicans didn't work so hard at straightening them out ! :))))))))))
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Reply By: blue one - Wednesday, Oct 03, 2007 at 17:44
Wednesday, Oct 03, 2007 at 17:44
Catfish nibble your toes at
Lawn Hill.
They did it to the missus and I've never seen her swim so fast.
lol
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