New Year's Resolution

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The Wadandi Track…an old rail link used for carting timber back in the day.



Continuing on the Wadandi….all level and mostly flat going.



Margaret River circa 1956.

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I’m staying at a Farmstay….Big Valley Campsite, a working sheep station. By coincidence, they were selling cutlets and roasts. I guess it pays not to get attached to the flock.



An aerial view of the Big Valley Campsite and Farm.

Back to work Slackers!
See you on the other side.

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Yeah, gotta get out more!


Since May 2020.

So much to do, so little time.

Watch this space.

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Hi Folks,
A 20 minute vid of my recent E Bike tour of parts of the SW.
Enjoy.

See you on the other side!

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Hello Slackers,

Heading North with Wifey to escape the Winter.

Watch this space.

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See you on the other side.

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Update - End of Day 3.
We were in control of our destiny until we left our driveway. We got to Murchison before experiencing difficulty. We’ve lost a day but should be able to make it up.
Our journey could be further disrupted by road closures further north.
See captions below.


Easing into the trip…first bush camp south east of Payne’s Find on the Maroubra Road.


Jacki’s a keeper…and a great cook. Jacki weaving her magic in the field kitchen.


Jokers Tunnel south of Yalgoo. This schmuck found 3kg of gold in 50kg of rock and kept tunnelling thru a hill without finding another ounce. Bummer.



Inside Jokers Tunnel.

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Yalgoo…there is nothing keeping these small towns alive anymore. Lots of business’ closing down.


Our route to Murchison.


We left Murchison heading for Mt Augustus. 40km out of Murchison we broke a rigid brake line…not sure how. Had to limp back to Murchison with no brakes using gears to control the speed. A bit dodgy.

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Spoke to the local Shire Mechanic who was happy to have a look at it after knock off. The other option was a RAC tow to Geraldton.


He was able to fashion a replacement pipe and get us going. Took him a couple of hours and I was happy to pay. Otherwise, we would have lost 2 days waiting for recovery and repair.

Watch this space.

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Update - End of Day 8
We have made our way northwards and arrived safely at Karijini National Park to explore the ancient landscapes. Absolutely stunning!
From here we head for Australia’s hottest town, Marble Bar, where we will do some local exploring.
See captions below.


Bilung Pool and waterfall - Murchison



Rock carvings-Mt Augustus.



Some more carvings on one of the many walk trails at the base of Mt Augustus.



Pleasing to see some water in the pools at Mt Augustus after recent rains.

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The Mt Augustus summit trail, a tough climb and tourists have died doing it.



You have been warned…



Bush camp - Ashburton Meekatharra Road.



Fortescue Falls, Karijini.

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Fern Pool, Karijini.



Circular Pool, Karijini. No longer accessible after a rock slide exposed blue asbestos along the walk trail.



Sunset at Dales Campground, Karijini.



Dingo just outside our kitchen, early morning.


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Negotiating Lower Weano Gorge.



Accessing Handrail Pool.



Handrail Pool, Lower Weano Gorge.



Dales Gorge Walktrail.

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Along Dales Gorge.



Along Dales Gorge.



Rio Tinto’s mine at Tom Price. Changing the landscape on a grand scale.



On top of Mt Nameless, highest vehicle access in Western Australia.

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Update - End of Day 10.
We have stayed at Marble Bar, Australia’s hottest town, for two nights and will now make our way to Carawine Gorge and Skull Springs Road. We are at the most Northern point for this journey and so it’s all South from here. We could be off the grid for 48-72 hours.
See captions below.


Hamersley Gorge and swimming hole.



Near the old abandoned townsite of Witenoom in the actual gorge where the blue asbestos was mined. Spooky place.



Marble Bar, the hottest town in Australia.

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The Marble Bar, the Towns name sake. It’s not Marble, it’s actually Jasper.



A close up of the Jasper after wetting with water.




We took a drive to the Corunna Air Base that the Japanese looked for but could never find. Bombing raids were conducted from this Air Base to Japanese bases in Indonesia and were very successful.




There is still some infrastructure present and a lot of debris after the Americans withdrew from the area.

Watch this space…