Monday, Apr 19, 2010 at 20:13
As above!
Forty years ago I was driving one of those semi tippers (1418 Mercedes) carrying crushed calcite out of the quarry and up to Austral
Rock Milling at Newtown.
If you are used to your tug and caravan you will have no problems other than a slow trip. The real danger/risks come from the myriad of "Sunday Driver" tourists, the would be rally drivers. This mix exhibit their own peculiar traits. Sunday Driver meets you approaching one of the bends, they prop still in the middle of the road, clench the steering wheel with a white knuckle grip then release one hand to wave you and your caravan to pass them on the outside edge when there is no way in hell there is enough room. Oh! I forgot, these drivers are unable to reverse back to their own side of the road.
The rally driver is usually spotted
well ahead by the great clouds of thrown up dust. Find a straight spot, stop
well on the left and hope they straighten out of their four wheel drift so as not to side swipe you. I was in a stationary vehicle that took a full side swipe from one of these idiots.
Tour coaches are not unknown to do trips into
the caves, so it certainly is doable, take it slow and careful.
Ian
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