Just back -16.5K all ower the west
Submitted: Thursday, Oct 16, 2008 at 22:14
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Member - Mary W NW VIC
Well have arrived back safely with 16.5kk
Mildura,Alice,Tanami,Woolfe
creek,halls, Kunnannara,
Derby,andall
places south.highlights being Karigini and the railway track up to
Dampier via
millstream NP.Then to all the wonderful wildflower destinations-it really is the garden state-in the natural sense
Then down to the great forests and to kal and back home
All of this in a 98 Landrover defender towing a 1980 Hilite caravan which survived the trip in the same condition it left home
just goes to prove if you have old gear don't despair -just drive to the conditions enjoy your lieisurly trip and you won't spend a lot of time in caravan parks waiting for expensive replacement suspension/brake parts for your $40+van HE!HE! Saw quite a bit of that
A tip to remember,so if you've got the inclination ,you don't need heeaps of cash -just get an older better built van and take you timeand enjoy
Mary,
PS Willem the Tanami is rough as guts but my little old van will still be off for many off road jaunts to come-it survived with flying colours
Reply By: Miss(an)Jo - Toad Keeper (Bris - Thursday, Oct 16, 2008 at 22:18
Thursday, Oct 16, 2008 at 22:18
Glad to hear you had an awesome time Mary.. Have we got pics to follow?
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Reply By: Willem - Thursday, Oct 16, 2008 at 22:51
Thursday, Oct 16, 2008 at 22:51
Hi Mary
Good to hear that you had a great holiday and that your van survived the ordeal.
The scenery of the whole of WA is just superb and especially that of the south-western forests.
Cheers
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Reply By: disco driver - Friday, Oct 17, 2008 at 02:29
Friday, Oct 17, 2008 at 02:29
Hi Mary,
Spoke to you at
Denmark Visitor Centre, you were talking with the Woodturners at work there.
I was one of the two L/Rover owner-woodturners you spoke to.
Lou had the Defender while
mine was the Series 3 by the workshop door.
Glad thet you enjoyed your little excursion around the best part of Oz.
Agree with your thoughts on not needing all the new gear for a successful trip, I reckon that most of the "older" vehicles and caravans are better built than a lot of the spiffy new stuff, and more reliable too.
Keep on travelling happy
Disco.
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Reply By: Member - Old Girl (QLD) - Friday, Oct 17, 2008 at 12:58
Friday, Oct 17, 2008 at 12:58
Well There you Go. We did the calculations and to get into a new vehicle that will take us where the old girl gets us, we would be up for $120k and some.
Sharon
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Reply By: Member - Fred G (NSW) - Friday, Oct 17, 2008 at 19:18
Friday, Oct 17, 2008 at 19:18
Great post Mary...No doubt your achievements with your vehicle and caravan after that trip give you a special kind of satisfaction. Good on you for giving it a go. We are going to go to the west from the Hunter Valley NSW in July 2010 for a special Navy re-union, and will try to incorporate either the GCR or the Tanami, or both, on that trip. I would love to do the Tanami either going over, or coming back, as I lived out there in the 1950's at Mt. Doreen Stn which is now abondoned.
Your story gives me great inspiration.
Well done and thanks. Hope you are able to post some pics.
Fred
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