G'day all!
Well the reckie was pretty interesting from the start – a few k’s from home and there was about 20 head of cattle on the road. Stopped to help another driver that approached at the same time as I did, after a few minutes there were about 5 vehicles stopped to help out as well as one angry neighbour... I got sick of not doing anything and would have felt guilty if I left, so I rang the boys in blue who were apparently flat out. They called the ranger, I left.
Got to IGA at about 9:18
Hope no one was there waiting, I was the only car in the carpark being Good Friday and all.
I checked out a few roads, got them stored in the grey matter, I did a loop that confused the shite outta me. Got that sorted and headed further back towards my joint. Went to O’brien’s crossing – loads of people camping there for the long weekend, no water though.
I then went across to Barry’s Reef, found an old water hole that I’ve always wanted to camp at. Continuing on I did a dry river crossing, not a lot of fun without water but it was a challenging crossing without lift and I knew I was crossing what is 'normally' a river
I got out of that area, following a powerline track – near the bottom my engine did something strange then the oil light came on. I killed the ignition straight away, rolled the last 10 metres to cleared level ground. Checked oil, tried to start – it was then that I knew I had a busted cam belt on the passenger’s side.
RACV towed me home, can’t go wrong with total care! This is becoming an all too familiar sight at my place:
I would strongly recommend everyone have a cooling system that is in good order - there are some big hill climbs that we'll be doing and you'll need to ensure the cooling system is up to the task. If you've put off adding that second thermo or need to replace a hose this week is the one to do it in...
Here's a few images of the trip:
We’re aiming not to end up like this fella:
Small play area:
An old quarry that might be good for a play and a group photo:
The waterhole for camping at, this is in the wombat forest part of the area:
And where I stopped:
This track apparently has some good 4wd'n on the otherside of that hill, I didn't go in that area so might have to check it out next weekend on the trip with everyone. This was the only paint scratching area I came across with the way I drive.
I'm looking forward to next weekend, hope this is motivating all of you sitting on the fence into making the effort!
Cheers
Bennie
But am easy either way.
Anyone happen to know who this is?
