I made it to Kununurra , but blew a Cooper at speed

Submitted: Friday, May 25, 2007 at 11:35
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Howdy from Kununurra ,

I'm sitting in the flash Boab Internet Cafe sipping lattes ! It's tough up here in the Kimberley .

I made it to Kununurra at 8.30 am on the fifth day , with overnights at Bourke , Longreach , halfway across the Barkley ( spelt ?) Tableland and Jaspers Gorge in Gregory NP. The road from the Dunmarra on the Stuart Hwy to Gregory NP and ultimately Timber Creek , was good , but very corrugated . I sat on 80-100 KPH for comfort , but blew the side completely out of a rear Cooper AT and smashed the rim to bits in the process .

Things were a bit lively for a few seconds , until I got to a stop .

I bought a second hand rim and a new Bridgestone . The lugs missing on my Coopers are getting worse and I will be a Bridgestone car by the time I get back to Sydney .

I'm off tomorrow for the Mitchell Plateau and will not be in contact for some time .

Have fun ,

Willie .

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