Canning update from Wayne

Submitted: Friday, Jun 20, 2008 at 20:13

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Wayne (NSW)

Well Wayne has called again and his scratchy sat phone conversation went as follows:

Arrived at Georgia Bore. The weather was good, 20 deg with a cool breeze and clear blue skies.

The tracks were a little boggy after the rain but are drying out quickly. Have seen many camels and at last another convoy on the track.

There are new toilets and new fireplaces at Georgia Bore now and despite the rain there is no water in Lake Disappointment.

At Cotton Creek, fuel was $3 per litre.

Tonight they have arrived at Well 26. The track was fairly soft sand with quite a few corrugations.

(Sounds like they are having a ball)

Regards,

Wayne's Wife

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Reply By: Vivid Adventures - Friday, Jun 20, 2008 at 20:37

Friday, Jun 20, 2008 at 20:37

The camels were the biggest concern to me.

They are wrecking everything - waterholes, eating everything down and basically wrecking everything - it is hard to walk a more than a metre without seeing camel tracks and rarely do you do 100 metres on the track without fresh camel tracks being the most recent travellers on the track.

To me this is a nasty sleeper problem that is as big for Australia as global warming.

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Reply By: Marion - Friday, Jun 20, 2008 at 21:14

Friday, Jun 20, 2008 at 21:14

Hello Wayne's Wife, thanks for keeping us posted on Wayne's triip, it sounds as thought they are having the time of their lives.
We are looking forward to doing the Canning one day.
Cheers Marion

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Reply By: Member - Footloose - Friday, Jun 20, 2008 at 22:52

Friday, Jun 20, 2008 at 22:52

I read your posts with interest. What was he doing at Cotton Creek? It isn't on the CSR...oops. Me and my big mouth LOL

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Follow Up By: Vivid Adventures - Saturday, Jun 21, 2008 at 14:29

Saturday, Jun 21, 2008 at 14:29

No doubt getting fuel - there is no fuel dump this year.

He may also have been going out to Ruddall River NP.

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Reply By:- Saturday, Jun 21, 2008 at 00:40

Saturday, Jun 21, 2008 at 00:40

Dear wayne's Wife

Hope you and all future travellers enjoy the use of the toilet and BBQs that were installed by TCWA on a voluntary basis last month.
A group of 30 people in 15 vehicles transported and constructed these facilities for the benefit of the general public, free of charge

Jeff

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Follow Up By: Wayne (NSW) - Sunday, Jun 22, 2008 at 19:47

Sunday, Jun 22, 2008 at 19:47

Please forward our thanks to the volunteers responsible for the new facilities. I am sure they were appreciated by the convoy.

W.W.
(hopefully I will get to see them one day)

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