Big week coming up for Ol' Roachie!!!

Great news Roachie :). Take it easy on those long day's driving. When we purchased our BT we drove long days, getting up in the dark, leaving at first light and driving all day. We drove in shifts. I even made lunch on my lap to save stopping. We found somewhere to stay as soon as we could when it got dark. Four nights and almost five days across Australia was an exhausting ordeal.

Roachie, hope the Silverado has c/c? Have a safe trip and enjoy the new van.

Don't forget to post some pics of the rig on the way back. Also would be interested in average fuel consumption towing the BT if you can remember to record it. Safe travels.

Congrats on the purchase, hope it gives you many years of service.
When we ever go on long trips, we find ourselves on the road at around 0400-0430...
Not by any planning, just wake up early with anticipation and keen to get going.
Not saying it will happen to you, but I wouldn't be surprised if it did...

Happy motoring.

Sounds good, Roachie! 20 footer would be an ideal size, even for the Silverado. :-)

You been to the Warrumbungles, near Coonabarabran? Would be worth a look on the way home....

Safe travelling,
Bob.

Well done Roachie, let us know when youre in SW Vic and I am sure JR (another BOGGER) will want to know too, I hear he has free diggings for rent

Well done Bill,

Take your time, set up in free camps and learn the BT systems.

Some suggestions here (dependent on the weather, heat and/or rain):

Dunns Swamp

Temora Aviation Museum
Check their Flying Calendar first.

You've got my mobile, feel free to ring if you have any questions and the sellers can't answer them.

Memories of "quickie" weekend trip of our younger years.

Scenario: Saturday morning driving down Parramatta Road (you could actually do that back then) with nowhere to go and my girl in the passengers seat.

"What do you want to do".
"I don't mind. What do you want to do".
Bright flash of light as he thinks of something mad.
"Lets go to Surfers for a milkshake".
"What !!!! Okay."

Sunday evening we arrive back home having no sleep but one lovely big milkshake on the beach at Main Beach.

Yep - Younger years. Take it easy mate and enjoy the new home.

Do you think that you should check the wheel bearings etc, before a big drive home? Just an idea.

Don't know what the others said. And maybe we aren't as young these days and the fatigue can come on quicker. No doubt this has been mentioned so I won't rave on.

Safe drive mate.

Phil

PS I like the edit!!!!!!!

Congratulations Roachie and Annette, you will love glamping in the BT.

A couple of great spots you could visit are...
*Goulburn River NP north of Mudgee (great wine and port area)
*Hill End with lots of history.
* Carcoar Dam, south of Blaney.
*Abercrombie River NP.

Robyn & Chicka

Congratulations Roachie on joining the BT club

A lot of us from near Brisbane use Heifer Creek Rd to get over the range if travelling south inland. In your Silverado I guess the ranges are no problem. Heifer creek is a slower winding road but has less gradiant and less truck traffic on it but it is interesting country (large road cutting)

If you want an interesting way back south could I suggest heading out towards Toowoomba but turn and go through Gatton and Heifer Creek Rd is about 5km out the other side of Gatton. Over the range on Heifer Creek then Clifton Leyburn Inglewood Texas Warialda Bingara and then down south to Gunnedah (Fossickers way) and then on to SA

Alan

Roachie,

I see you are selling your Ultimate; how could you! You can't play golf with one club.

We bought a BT about 3 years ago and kept our Ultimate for trips where the BT will not go. We have been almost everywhere, but we may want to go again.

We are retired and in our 70s.

Well, thanks to all those who have wished us well for our journey.

We had a great, but tiring trip and saw a lot of country we'd never seen before.

Unfortunately, I also got to know a couple of blokes rather better than I would have wanted to.

A bloke called Allan (and his wife) own the business: Temora Truck and Tractor Repairs. I got to know Allan and one of his workers ("Mouse") quite well during the 2.5 hours I spent there while they fixed the Chev's towbar......it snapped the rear-most bolt mounts just as we were about to leave Temora. Thank goodness it didn't let go while I was driving through some of the rough, isolated tracks we'd been on the previous 2 days!!!

Got home just before dark and the first job I did to the BT was to unbolt the DO35. Tomorrow I will be enlarging the 4 bolt holes I need to mount the 6 tonne McHitch Auto that I bought from the Lithgow factory on Wednesday.