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#51
11 Feb 09 —
We spend time relaxing on our land in
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#50
8 Nov 08 — 29 Jan 2009
Finally back on the road. After a brief
visit to Brisbane we head back north for some R&R on our land. |
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1 Apr 07 —
7 Nov 08
Chronicles suspended for 18 months while
I build Wothahellizat 2
Wothahellizat
2 construction diaries
And
if you haven't been there before here's the story about
building Wothahellizat 1
Wothahellizat
1 construction diaries |
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#49
28 Aug 06 —
31 Mar 07
We swap our phone to NextG and decide
to build a new motorhome. |
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#48
28 Jul 06 —
11 Aug 06
We continue sauntering in the general
direction of home, but it's too cold so we make a run for the
coast and finally get home after three months Living in the Cruiser. |
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#47
23 Jul 06 —
27 Jul 06
Seventh and final part of our 4x4 trip
in which we cross the Simpson Desert. |
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#46
11 Jul 06 —
22 Jul 06
Sixth part of our 4x4 trip. Featuring
the Gunbarrel Highway and crossing through the centre back into
Northern Territory and up to Chambers Pillar. |
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#45
22 Jun 06 —
10 Jul 06
Fifth part of our 4x4 trip. The Pilbara
including the fantastic Karijini national park. |
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#44
13 Jun 06 —
21 Jun 06
Fourth part of our 4x4 trip, where we
continue along the Gibb River road and explore the many gorges
this part of the Kimberley has on offer. |
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#43
03 Jun 06 —
12 Jun 06
Third part of our 4x4 trip, Mitchell
Falls and Port Warrender, one of the remotest parts of the Kimberley. |
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#42
23 May 06 —
02 Jun 06
Second part of our 4x4 trip, featuring
the Bungle Bungles and into the Kimberley. |
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#41
03 May 06 —
22 May 06
First part of our three-month 4x4 trip
in to some very remote places. |
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#40
31 Jan 06 —
02 May 06
Preparing the Cruiser for our Kimberley
trip. Visiting friends in the Brisbane area. In front of the TV
cameras again. |
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#39
19 Dec 05 —
30 Jan 06
We just sit on the block at Gin Gin,
smelling the roses and enjoying not having to do anything. |
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#38
28 Oct 05 —
18 Dec 05
We are dragged, kicking and screaming,
back into the world of bureaucracy, forms, and red tape. |
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#37
20 Oct 05 —
27 Oct 05
My Dad dies. |
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#36
20 Apr 05 —
17 Oct 05
We work at the gold mine, I also get
another job installing a huge irrigation system. |
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#35
04 Apr 05 —
15 Apr 05
In which we drive north, heading to
our job on the Tyrconnell gold mine. |
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#34
06 Dec 04 —
04 Apr 05
We stay in Bundaberg for a while then
spend three months with friends on the Gold Coast. We buy a 4x4
and do a lot of work on it. The truck gets new shoes. |
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#33
20 Aug 04 —
13 Oct 04
The third diary covering our time in the
West MacDonnell ranges, then over into Queensland. |
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#32
10 Aug 04 —
20 Aug 04
The second diary covering our time in
the West MacDonnell ranges, near Alice Springs. |
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#31
15 Jul 04 —
09 Aug 04
The first diary covering our time in the
West MacDonnell ranges, near Alice Springs. |
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#30
08 Jul 04 —
14 Jul 04
Watarrka (or Kings Canyon as it's better
known) is also a great place. You could spend some time here,
which of course is what we did. |
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#29
13 Jun 04 —
07 Jul 04
Uluru and Kata Tjuta,
Australia's outback heart is a fantastic place to visit. |
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#28
24 May 94 —
12 Jun 04
It's raining and all dirt roads are
closed, so we make our way up the Stuart Hwy to the Northern Territory. |
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#27
28 Apr 04 —
23 May 04
Back on the mainland. We spend some
time, and not a little money, in Melbourne, then make our way
to the Flinders ranges. |
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#26
14 Mar 94 —
27 Apr 04
The north east of of Tassie is called
the "break o day" region. It's an area of remote beaches
and forests, we stick to the beaches, then return to the mainland. |
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#25
15 Feb 04 —
13 Mar 04
We head up into the mountains, but it's
too cold for our thin blood, so we return to Friendly Beaches
and the east coast. |
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#24
03 Jan 04 —
14 Feb 04
We leave Hobart and spend time in the
midlands and the west coast. |
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#23
15 Nov 03 —
31 Dec 03
We spend a lot of time in Hobart while
I work on the Tarkine photos. Then
it's up to Freycinet, and down to the Tasman Peninsula. |
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#22
25 Oct 03 —
09 Nov 03
Two weeks in the Tarkine Wilderness. |
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#21
27 Sep 03 —
24 Oct 03
We finally catch the ferry to Tasmania. |
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#20
30 Aug 03 —
24 Sep 03
Down the crowded east coast we drive.
Most of our time is spent visiting friends, and freezing our tails
off. |
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#19
14 May 03 —
26 Aug 03
Quick drive back to Bundaberg to stay
with my Dad. We stay in Queensland working on the truck and hiding
from the cold. |
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#18
17 Apr 03 —
13 May 03
Esperance, Cape le Grand, then across
the Nullarbor to the Eyre Peninsular. |
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#17
15 Feb 03 —
16 Apr 03
We camp in the tall timber territory around
Pemberton, then, for a change, in an abandoned industrial area of
Albany. |
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#16
01 Feb 03 —
14 Feb 03
The south west of WA,
surely one of the great areas of Australia. |
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#15
13
Dec 02 —
31 Jan 03
We stay in Fremantle/Perth. |
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#14
28
Oct 02 —
11 Dec 02
The Blowholes at Carnarvon, fixing the truck at Geraldton. We
reach Perth. |
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#13
23
Sep 02 —
27 Oct 02
WA north coast, Broome, Pt Hedland, Exmouth, Ningaloo. |
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#12
09
Sep 02 —
22 Sep 02
Bungle Bungles (Purnululu NP), Broome. |
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#11
24
Aug 02 —
09 Sep 02
Leave Darwin, Keep River NP, Kununurra, Wyndham. |
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#10
24
Jun 02 —
23 Aug 02
Darwin, Litchfield National Park. |
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#9
03
Jun 02 —
21 Jun 02
Longreach, Kynuna, Mt Isa, Camooweal, Mataranka. |
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#8
05
May 02 —
02 Jun 02
Emerald, Sapphire, Rubyvale, Alpha, Barcaldine, CMCA rally. |
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#7
14 Apr 02 —
04 May 02
Cania and Carnarvon Gorges, Biloela, gearbox
brakes, Baralaba. |
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#6
11
Mar 02 —
03 Apr 02
Leave Caboulture, Cooroy, Noosa NP, Tin Can Bay, Bundeberg,
Mt Walsh NP. |
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#5
06
Nov 01 —
10 Mar 02
Bundaberg, fixing truck in Caboulture. |
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#4
25 Oct 01 —
04 Nov 01
Brisbane, boating on Morton Bay. |

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#3
10
Sep 01 —
24 Oct 01
CMCA Canberra rally, we leave the workshop and finally hit
the road, along the Murray, up through central NSW. |

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#2
25 Jun 01
Interior nearly
done. Meet Caravan & Motorhome Mag at Lake George. |
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#1
10 Jun 01
Short trial runs.
Nearly ready to go.
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