Mick O and crew update
Submitted: Friday, Jun 19, 2009 at 20:03
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Well Mick is right in the thick of it in the Great Sandy.
Travelling with Exploroz members
John and Suzzette from
Mannum, they reached
Joanna Spring at 3:45pm this afternoon.
Mick is travelling in his patrol, but tells me he is going to get rid of it when he gets back and buy a V8 Cruiser.
John and Suzzette are towing an Ultimate Camper.
Mick has said he has discovered a significant
rockhole but did not elaborate too much with my demands for co-ordinates lol..(Globalstar - every second is precious)
Mick has no undamaged spares left with 3 shreddings in 6 kilometres but apparently
John is a guru with tyres and is helping out a bit with repairs. He has also had to repair all the fuel lines underneath; it sounds as if the country is a bit rough out that way.
They came from the south, Wapet Road, and picked up the
shotline at the eastern end of Anna Plains Track visiting the Jones/ Wells memorial
plaque on the way.
The spring is very dry and in poor condition. Mick says it is dry everywhere. (Personal note: It was very dry in
the desert last year as
well). There is a message jar there and the last message is from 2001 though Mick suspects that there have been people there since then.
On the way out via Anna Plains Track they are going to try and claim the confluence of Lat20 Long124. Mick is due in Hedland next Friday.
I know lots of you are heading out to the deserts soon - Take plenty of water with you.
Cheers
Alan
Reply By: Member - Robert M (QLD) - Friday, Jun 19, 2009 at 21:14
Friday, Jun 19, 2009 at 21:14
Hello Alan, that area of the country is interesting, I was driving a Bedford truck with my father in late 1973 carting fuel to Ray Geo seismic exploration mob. We were going from
Halls Creek to Billiluna then west on the Christmas Creek track to
Chungla Well then to Weriado
Well and I cannot remember which way then. I am not sure if we went further west or turned south to the south eastern end of the Southesk Tablelands, I do remember a large cleared pea gravel
hill that when we drove up onto it I thought it was a large
airstrip. A couple of times we turned left at Bloodwood
Bore , about 10
miles west of Billiluna and drove through the creeks system to
Lake Gregory homestead on the eastern edge of
Lake Gregory,( I suspect this is now called
Mulan it seems to be in about the right position) and then around the south side of L G . Joanna Springs has always attracted me when I look at the maps but I don't think we went that far west. Will be good reading on his blog when he gets back .
Cheers
Rob Mac
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Follow Up By: equinox - Friday, Jun 19, 2009 at 21:29
Friday, Jun 19, 2009 at 21:29
Hi Rob,
It must have been peaceful in that area back in '73.
I see you have a
pic of
Godfreys Tank in your profile from '84 - Have you thought of putting your own blog up? I'm sure it would make good reading.
Cheers
Alan
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Follow Up By: Member - Robert M (QLD) - Friday, Jun 19, 2009 at 22:12
Friday, Jun 19, 2009 at 22:12
Hi Alan,
It would take a lot of memory jogging to write a story of my 84 CSR trip, but hav one of my 2007 trip just have to work out how to put it up . It is on a Word Doc so I have to
check if that is suitable to upload.
Cheers
Rob Mac
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Follow Up By: Motherhen - Saturday, Jun 20, 2009 at 14:55
Saturday, Jun 20, 2009 at 14:55
Hi Rob
Put your 2007 trip up. I make
mine up in Word, and they appear as attachments. Just click on insert, then browse for documents. It works quickly and easily. I put one photos an a brief introduction direct into the blog.
I look forward to reading Mick's too when he gets back.
Motherhen
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Reply By: Member - Roachie (SA) - Saturday, Jun 20, 2009 at 23:02
Saturday, Jun 20, 2009 at 23:02
G'day Alan,
I had a brief sat-phone call from
John tonight; followed by a SMS which reads as follows:
"At confluence 20 degrees S, 124 degrees E, then Joanna Springs with Ulti will need new stickers tho.
John & Suz"
So, sounds like they're having lots of fun. He mentioned to me about this thread (which I had not previously seen) and asked that I post up his co-ordinates. He did say on the phone about how many flats he has had.
Mick has a dual spare wheel carrier on his Patrol that he bought off me a couple of years ago.
John had me flummoxed when he ran initially....bangin' on about the tyre carrier was a dud cos it makes tyres go flat.!!! hahahaha; then he told me who was calling... (satphone wasn't too clear and I didn't pick his voice initially).
Roachie
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Follow Up By: equinox - Sunday, Jun 21, 2009 at 10:53
Sunday, Jun 21, 2009 at 10:53
Hi Roachie,
Sounds like they might need a couple of Dual wheel carriers.
I got an SMS last night as
well. Reads: "claimed confluence at 20 degrees s 124 e degrees 3pm 2day cost 6stakes n 10 kms m @ J&S"
Cheers
Alan
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