Water crossing servicing

Just a legal load would do it

Ian

>>How was the Kimberley?

Beautiful. It took us 12 weeks to get from Derby to Kununurra (we didn't rush). Early in the season there was still a fair bit of water everywhere but we noticed after a month or two that many were drying up before our eyes.

I was surprised at 2 things, how good and easy the Gibb river road was and how much traffic there was. The number of Britz troopies around was ridiculous. They don't know how to drive on these roads and sometimes can be quite dangerous.

Overall excellent, get up there early in the season and set up in campgrounds early or you will miss the best spots. If you're after a quiet, peaceful trip then stay off the GRR during peak season.

I can't believe that they are considering allowing bauxite mining on the Mitchell Plateau!

Barnesy

Barnesy

As for the rear springs, they were brand new extra heavy duty pedders. i have always wanted airbags and will get them when i can afford it. we were actually moving house when this photo was taken. If i take it slow and easy the car handles quite well.

I don't have a winch. I have done all of those things people have suggested so I should be alright.

Paintings were very impressive. I took many photos, will sort through them and post them here when I can. I wish I knew the stories behind each of the paintings. Just travelling through you don't really know what you're looking at. I suppose you would have to stay there and get to know the locals for a while.

Disappointing that at some sites where there are human bones, burial sites, that some tourists make an effort to go and have a gawk and take photos of them. Disrespectful.

Interesting that Aboriginal people disown the bradshaws, they say they didn't paint them. At several sites they have been painted over. Yet up Kalumburu way the locals paint them everywhere on canvas to sell to tourists. When asked about the cultural significance of the Bradshaws the artists reply "I paint them because I get paid for it".

Will post again.

Barnesy

Without getting into a tyre debate, I hated these Coopers. I got rid of them. 5 times i've seen other coopers blow out after going from dirt roads to bitumen a few km up the road, one time for me. They chip at the first sight of rocks. I went the old fashioned way of skinnes with bridgestone vsx, not one puncture the whole way and very little wear. Very happy.