Sunday, Dec 20, 2015 at 14:14
The first time I crossed the
Jardine River was in 1975. There was no
bridge and no ferry !
I was in the company of some other trail bike enthusiasts and we got our bikes across the river by laying them on their side on air matresses and dragging or swimming them across. No thought was given with regard to the crocodiles who also use the river.
I was riding an OSSA 250cc 2stroke dirt bike.
4x4 users would usually 'blind' the front of the vehicle and drive across. The majority of 4x4s in those days were petrol engined (not the snorkled diesels of today) and spark plugs and distributors had to be made water resistant. Most people also carried large quantities of gear oil so the gearbox, transfer case and diff lubricants could be changed after the return crossing.
Adventure days when men were men ....
This announcement of a
bridge is welcome, although I doubt I will ever see it.
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