New Year's Resolution

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Update - End of Day 15.
We are currently in Newman and will be transiting home thru Wiluna, Sandstone, Payne’s Find and then Perth. As we head South we can already feel the change in temperature as it becomes cooler.
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Carawine Gorge…always picturesque. We were lucky to get a good camp spot. It can get busy here.



Campsite living at Carawime Gorge.



Sunset.

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Update Day 15 cont…


Campfire cooking. Not necessary to go without good food while on the trail.



Day trip to Upper Carawine Gorge. A chance for a refreshing swim.



Overnight in Newman. View from Radio Tower Lookout.

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Hello Snowflakes,
Before I had a chance to finish my last update, I'm already off again. This time to do the Gunbarrel from Wiluna and then the Connie Sue down to Rawlinna. His Royal Griceness will join me and a bunch (about 12 vehicles) from the Wanneroo Wanderers 4WD Club. Depart Saturday 2 July from Bindoon Bakery.


Not a good start. Punched out the side window 3 days before departure. No windows available in the State.



Temporary repair until i get back. It will have to do!

SPOT Link available here.
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SPOT activated from Saturday morning.

See you on the other side.

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Hello Slackers,
Wanneroo Wanderers Take on The Gunbarrel Update - Day 3 Update
Currently at Wiluna and heading for the Gunbarrel Highway thru to Warburton on Great Central Road. Could be off the grid for 3-4 days.
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Bush camp - Maroubra Road



Nunngarra Cemetery near Sandstone - Early Settlers Graves



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State Gold Battery on Sandstone Heritage Trail



London Bridge, Sandstone. A popular picnic spot for locals back in the Gold rush days.



The Brewery, Sandstone. Established by an Irishman in 1907 and used the cave to keep the beer cool to meet the needs of the locals for many years.


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No fuel at Sandstone…the bowser is on the Fritz (again).



Camping at Lake Mason Homestead, an abandoned sheep station.



All the amenities…just no privacy!


Update - End of Day 6
We have now exited the Gunbarrel and commence the next part of this journey. Tomorrow (Friday) we enter Warburton on Great Central Road, refuel, resupply and then head South on the Connie Sue Highway.
Could be off the grid for 4-5 days.
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Lousy way to start the day…Paul having to fix a puncture.



Refuelling at Carnegie Station prior to continuing to head East on the Gunbarrel Highway. $3.25 per litre. Ouch!



Only Day 3 and already a long way from home.


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End of Day 6 cont…


This way to Warburton…our next fuel stop and resupply.




Geraldton Bore. Good quality water for cooking, washing, doing the dishes and even suitable for drinking.



Everard Junction. Head North to Kunawarritji and Well 33 on the Canning Stock Route or head East to Warburton Aboriginal Community.



Bush camp about 25 km West of Mt Beadell on Gunbarrel Highway.



Surprisingly, there was a very docile, friendly male Dingo who wasn’t afraid of us.



The Dingo revisited the Camp the following morning looking for food scraps.

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Mt Beadell and Len’s Theodolite (replica) that he used for surveying the Gunbarrel Highway and many other inland roads and tracks.




Heather Highway and Gunbarrel Highway intersection (‘Highway’…yeah, right)!


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Update end of Day 10…

We are bush camped just outside Rawlinna near the Trans Cont Railway. It’s been a tough few days. Slow going on the Connie Sue Highway and brutal conditions including dunes, cap rock and deep washaways. Conditions should improve when we start heading West along the railway line to Kalgoorlie.
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Waiting for the Warburton Roadhouse to open at 9am for refuelling and resupply.



While waiting for the Roadhouse to open, I tried to find a freshwater tap. I bumped into he local Copper who said they don’t even brush their teeth with the town water. He gifted me 15 litres of bottled water. What a good guy!



It’s a harsh environment out here.



Hanns’s Table Top Hill, Connie Sue Highway.

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Point Lilian Camp site - Connie Sue Highway.



Roo tails (2) cooking in a bed of coals…yummy!



Aboriginal rock art - Point Lilian.



Neale Junction. Anne Beadell Highway running east to west and Connie Sue Highway running north to south. We’re heading south.


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Neale Breakaways - Connie Sue Highway.



Neale Breakaways - Connie Sue Highway.



Can you see the goat in the rocks???

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Day 10 update cont…


This way to Rawlinna, an abandoned Siding on the Trans Australian Railway.



Another day, another puncture. Tough conditions on tyres!

Watch this space.

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Trip complete.
Returned to Perth on Wed 13 Jul. No real serious issues...a few punctures and very cold nights. Glorious weather during the days and some interesting roads and tracks.
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Mothballed Lime Mine at Rawlinna....wouldn't take much to re activate it I guess if it was needed.


Tables and chairs laid out at Rawlinna. The Indian Pacific stops here for passengers to enjoy a Dinner in the middle of BF Nowhere. It must be all part of the Outback experience they promise in the brochures.
An extract from the brochure...
"2 nights aboard the Indian Pacific, Adelaide to Perth
including all meals and beverages and Off Train
Experiences in remote Cook and Rawlinna".

See you on the other side!

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Hello Slackers,

A vid of a recent 4WD trip that I did with a group from the Wanneroo Wanderers 4 Wheel Drive Club.



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Hello Slackers,

The Finalé.

Enjoy!



See you on the other side.