gero to broome

cooloothin · Post by **cooloothin** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 12:30 pm

leave approval finally came through. looks like we're off in a week's time.

Suby engine mount problem appears to be sorted. Maybe.

broome, karajini, exmouth, millstream, coral bay..

should be interesting, especially with my lack of ability to fix anything mechanical

wish us luck... the research has started on explorOz, i think i'll just buy a book so i don't have to sit on the net for hours. Off to sort numerous things, including hopes of a spare 14" (4MUFF.. what's the chances of you checking and finding one and me somehow getting it up here by friday :P)

will be sure to supply some photos later.

leave next sunday.

cooloothin · Post by **cooloothin** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 11:58 pm

purchases: (it's been a while since i've done a big drive)

- 2 spare 14s (pick up tomorrow)
- cute lil spotties (should be in by tomorrow)
- 20L fuel can
- 25L water
- travel fire extinguisher
- portable jump starter / 2nd battery
- 240v inverter
- 2 x 40ch UHF
- 2gb card for the camera.
- a decent map

nearly set.

90brumby · Post by **90brumby** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 12:04 am

u gonna take engine oil n a little compressor just in case

cooloothin · Post by **cooloothin** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 8:13 pm

there's a few things that just automatically go in mate

engine oil, oil filter, water, fuel filter, compressor, small toolkit.. hmm just remembered need to find a base board to rest the jack on in soft stuff..

90brumby · Post by **90brumby** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 8:24 pm

yer thought u would ave had it but u judt never no u may 4 get the simple things

as for a base board yer ny thing really

EJ22Ute · Post by **EJ22Ute** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 11:43 am

i took the marble bar ,bamboo creek, muccan-shay gap and boreline roads to get from Newman to Gt Northern hwy east of Pt Hedland.
Roads bit rough in places.
Check if De Grey rvr crossing is ok first though.

Mid August '06

cooloothin · Post by **cooloothin** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 9:47 pm

Thanks mate, probably going that way too. We'll be sure to ask in advance.

Straight up to broome via shay gap, hanging there for a bit, then on to the NPs en route to exmouth.

cooloothin · Post by **cooloothin** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 12:28 pm

just got back. GREAT trip.

suby went awesome. Nothing fixes a CV squeak faster than 100km of dirt. daily.

Pics and write-up soon. And EJ22Ute, the DeGrey river crossing looked just like that still. Good fun.

Off to unpack

vincentvega · Post by **vincentvega** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 12:50 pm

awesome stuff! put up lots of pics for us!

Matatak · Post by **Matatak** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 2:26 pm

Koool thought ud be gone for longer but

least ur happy with the 14s aswell

Pics when u get a chance