Cant wait to go back to Work

Not yet but it looks like we only get a bit of rain out of it. It wasnt overly powerfull as it didnt continue to intensify as they usually do before making landfall. The Bom site indicated it crossed the coast around midnight.
The cyclones really need to be full strenght and cross the coast a bit lower - more Onslo/Exmouth for us to get the sort of rains that fill things back up
Bobby (95) and Vance (99) were 2 such cyclones

yeah, i'm yet to raise my brother up there but they've probably all got headaches from donger jumping to the next fridge. :)

Don't worry Bros we enjoy doing that. BTW you might get a chance to reciprocate if you're at Cape Melville in Sept. Mind you, my mate with a Rodeo may need more assistance than me.

Kind regards

always said the cheapest way to get fish isnt to go fishing - but thats not the point. Pinion seal was annoying as it had no leaks previosly and it was an absalute bleep er with oil coating the whole rear underneath. At first I was worried as i grounded it out a few times rounding headlands and fording rockpools between bays with the tyres aired down but it looks like just the seal.
The bogging was the most annoying as it wouldnt have happened if i had aired down properly at the start. The beach was far softer than my last trip along it but it started firm. I came to a really flat section where the waves were coming right in with a soft section right up next to the dunes. I went to skirt around the soft section taking the sea side but started going down. i quickly jumped out to air down put 2 consecutive waves came in and dug me straight down. I attacked it with the hilift to try and get the diffs up but ended up losing the jacking board. Luckily we dont get the big tides down south here so the worst damage was some salt water dousing

the rain reports on the country hour suggest this area to the east of where I was copped 1-2 inches Sunday night combine this with expected heavy rains working their way south from Claire and i would really suggest you watch the forcast and get up to date info before you leave as well as having a contingency plan for something les grand - sorry but my best advice would be extreme caution

Israelite Bay, beach run to Pt Culver

Hope you don't mind a few scratches as when we passed that way in June it was very overgrown for the first 45km. After that should be safe to get on to the beach.

Davoe, cheers for the advice...............the weather sure has been unpredictable and "Plan B" may become the only option. Those low lying areas sure can hold water, sometimes taking months to dry.
Between BOM and CALM I'll keep tabs with a more "subdued" southern coastal trip the alternate option.
Best regards,