Parmango Road condition .... (Condingup to Balladonia)
Submitted: Saturday, Sep 17, 2011 at 21:34
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Member - Joe n Mel n kids (FNQ
Hi all, anybody travelled this road in the last few weeks, does it cut any time off the "leg" and is it worth doing for the "sights" ....
I wont have time to go out to the
Park so will miss the mounts.
Cheers
Joe
Reply By: Motherhen - Saturday, Sep 17, 2011 at 21:53
Saturday, Sep 17, 2011 at 21:53
Hi Joe, from a recent discussion on the caravanners
forum, it seems that the road is still closed.
CF Balladonia Someone rang the Shire.
Parmango Road itself
services farms and is usually a good road, but from there on through the station and onwards is an unmaintained road.
Motherhen
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Follow Up By: Member - Joe n Mel n kids (FNQ - Sunday, Sep 18, 2011 at 09:39
Sunday, Sep 18, 2011 at 09:39
Thanks for that, i will take a peep at the road as we go past but by the sound of it will give it a miss, i have been stuck in the Fitzy
park on wet clay for hours and dont need that at the moment, and rain is forcast, will be there in a few days...
Cheers
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Follow Up By: Motherhen - Sunday, Sep 18, 2011 at 12:51
Sunday, Sep 18, 2011 at 12:51
Hi Joe
We've had over 30 mls of rain each of the past two days, and still raining, so it will all be heading towards
Esperance.
As you go past, have a look and see if the barricades are still up and let us know please.
Have a safe trip
Motherhen
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Follow Up By: Member - Joe n Mel n kids (FNQ - Monday, Sep 19, 2011 at 23:34
Monday, Sep 19, 2011 at 23:34
Hi again, no barricades up so dont know what the story is, it was raining so did not even take a look down there, tried to get some info at the Balladonia RH but no luck ...
It is very "clay" soil so would not like to get stuck down there with rain eh.
Cheers
Joe
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Follow Up By: Motherhen - Tuesday, Sep 20, 2011 at 00:11
Tuesday, Sep 20, 2011 at 00:11
Thanks Joe, probably the locals are getting through, but others are being discouraged as no doubt someone has to rescue unprepared travellers who come to grief. You must have pretty good internet to keep on line through that area.
Mh
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Follow Up By: Member - Joe n Mel n kids (FNQ - Tuesday, Sep 20, 2011 at 10:51
Tuesday, Sep 20, 2011 at 10:51
just the laptop and next G, heaps of towers accross the nullabor, hardly remote anymore, at Norsman now.
Cheers
Joe
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Reply By: Motherhen - Saturday, Sep 17, 2011 at 21:56
Saturday, Sep 17, 2011 at 21:56
Apart from an old station
homestead where people can
camp (and it is
well and truly littered), you are just watching wheel ruts and corrugations through flat scrublands, similar country to the highway around Balladonia.
Mh
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Reply By: Member - Bruce T (SA) - Saturday, Sep 17, 2011 at 22:51
Saturday, Sep 17, 2011 at 22:51
Hi Joe n Mel n Kids,
We have just come back from that way; arrived home tonight. According to the locals the road varies markedly according to the local conditions. If it has rained forget it according to the locals. One told us of her relatives coming from Tasmania and they took the road only to be bogged. However if it was fine go for it if you want. After all it is only corrugations. (smile)
When we left the Dukes CP it was fine but before we got to
Esperance it was pouring with rain in so we were quite glad we hadn't used it.
By the way, the Dukes CP at Orleans Bays is a godd place to stay.
Di and Bruce
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Reply By: member - mazcan - Sunday, Sep 18, 2011 at 16:33
Sunday, Sep 18, 2011 at 16:33
hi joe and mel
have a look on this site if the road is open or closed it will tell you
plus lot of other usefull imfo
www.dec.wa.gov.au
cheers barry
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Reply By: get outmore - Sunday, Sep 18, 2011 at 21:02
Sunday, Sep 18, 2011 at 21:02
If you turn off at Parmango road you miss all thae attractions of the track sth of Balladonia
not to mention miss out on Australias best stretch of coast between
Poison creek and duke of orleans including
places like
thomas river, tagon beach dunns rocks etc
heres a bit of info on what you wont see if you take parmango road
http://forums.overlander.com.au/viewtopic.php?t=48220
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