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Post by kiwijim on Oct 8, 2016 2:52:11 GMT 10
Howdy All, Well we have just returned home, after two weeks touring through-out the Central Wheatbelt and the Coastal areas of W.A. In a Nut shell, It was a very disappointing trip, mainly due to the fact that we had left it too late to see the best of the Wildflowers, the Weather was against us as well, with freezing temps on our first night in the Van, Camping in York we awoke to a very cool temp of -2.4 deg !! we were very lucky to arrive in York at the Free 24hr camping site on the Avon river, early in the day and managed to hook into the free power points. The township of York is a very popular stopping place for many who are travelling through the district, this photo proves how lucky we were to be able to grab one of only four Power Points available..............  We spent the next few days getting horribly lost in the back country roads, as we headed North ( at times) I'll tell you something for nothing, " DON'T" rely on G.P.S. navigation in this part of the world, it just doesn't want to work around here !! I'll post some Pictures of the Wildflowers we did manage to fine, here shortly. K.J. |
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Post by Mustang on Oct 8, 2016 8:07:57 GMT 10
I feel for you covering that distance & not seeing the best.
We have friends who were about a month earlier than you & said the flowers were sensational.
Always next time?
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Post by kiwijim on Oct 8, 2016 10:00:57 GMT 10
I feel for you covering that distance & not seeing the best. We have friends who were about a month earlier than you & said the flowers were sensational. Always next time? G'day Mustang, "Yep" We were late by about a couple of Months actually, mores the pity, But as you say, there's always next year. Below are a few pictures of the flowers we did come across, these were taken way up at the most Northern part of our trip, this was around North Hampton, near the turn-off to Kalbarri,    K.J. |
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Post by bobt on Oct 22, 2016 20:44:21 GMT 10
Lets hope 2017 sees all the health issues resolved so you can continue doing what you do best.....
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Post by kiwijim on Oct 23, 2016 6:50:02 GMT 10
Lets hope 2017 sees all the health issues resolved so you can continue doing what you do best..... Howdy Bobt, 2017 has to be better than this year, We will be off on the road by the middle of June next year ( with a bit of luck ) I found a couple of other photos from this years trip............   This next photo was taken at a free 72 hr camp site called Cliff Head North, as you can see, we camped right on the Beach, But again we were disappointed with the Weather, windy , and cold, the sea was full of Seaweed so didn't even catch a fish.......  All I can say is, bring it on next year !!! K.J. |
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Post by bobt on Oct 23, 2016 21:56:21 GMT 10
Hey there Kiwi Fella
Nice Pics..
Now do go find all the good spots so you can tell us where we need to go when we get over there in 2018..
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Post by kiwijim on Oct 24, 2016 8:56:17 GMT 10
"Heck" Bobt, That''s a bit of a tall order, First off, what direction will you be coming to the West from, Clockwise or anti-clockwise  ? Let me know that, then I can work out where the best spots are to stop at, also the right time of the year is a big thing to consider. K.J. |
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Post by kiwijim on Dec 23, 2016 18:13:52 GMT 10
"Heck" Bobt, That''s a bit of a tall order, First off, what direction will you be coming to the West from, Clockwise or anti-clockwise ? Let me know that, then I can work out where the best spots are to stop at, also the right time of the year is a big thing to consider. K.J. BUMP : What's happened to Bobt, Still waiting to hear from you Bob. ? K.J. |
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Post by greedy53 on Dec 23, 2016 18:47:18 GMT 10
talking about cold we did the tassy tour and wrong time so was very cold but one day i spied a kerbside clean up and after a bit of digging i found a lpg heater a small one but that afternoon i used my spare gas bottle fitting and regulater it worked a treat.wife nearly fell in love again with me
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Post by bobt on Dec 27, 2016 15:12:23 GMT 10
Hey Kiwijim yoo hoo Over here  Been a little distracted (consumed beyond belief) with another issue, hence my lack of posting... Yep this years travel plans went out the window.. Next years were a revised version of this years (changed the dates) but that has now gone out the... too.. still hitting the road but nothing like was originally planned. Daughter is gunna drop another mid next year.. expectation from swmbo is that we will be at her place at the right time.. So to answer your question We will be coming from the east mate... when we come... bobt tip:- New is not always better  |
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