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Title: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 06, 2017, 06:43:51 PM
Townsville to Renmark via Alice Springs
Currently in Tablelands NT.

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Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 06, 2017, 06:46:54 PM
Here is the link to a live active feed of his location. Dave said that the connection will drop in and out as he is with Optus.
http://glympse.com/OAXJ-5J32 (http://glympse.com/OAXJ-5J32)  zoom in for a closer look
Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 06, 2017, 07:03:06 PM
More than 1300 Km so far today. Unsure what time he left home.

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Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: ST2UP on April 06, 2017, 07:05:39 PM
Dave said he started just a little later than expected (10mins) and he needs to stop stopping for pics  :grin

 :beer
Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 06, 2017, 07:37:59 PM
Lost link at present... Optus do not have coverage in this area. Will post when I get next update.
Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 06, 2017, 08:22:04 PM
Just turned north at the threeways and heading for the Servo

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Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 06, 2017, 08:23:27 PM
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Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 06, 2017, 08:27:09 PM
Mebbee another photo stop?

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Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 06, 2017, 08:29:13 PM
Short stop, away again..

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Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 06, 2017, 08:34:14 PM
Now approaching Tennant Creek

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Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 06, 2017, 08:36:44 PM
Around about 1560 Km run so far...

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Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 06, 2017, 08:52:16 PM
"You put ya left foot in, you put ya left foot out, you do the hokey pokey...."  :grin

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Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 06, 2017, 08:59:26 PM
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Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 06, 2017, 09:01:51 PM
Moving along. On the way towards the Alice

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Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 06, 2017, 09:10:41 PM
Live link here

http://glympse.com/OAXJ-5J32 (http://glympse.com/OAXJ-5J32)

A touch over 500 Km to the Alice
Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 06, 2017, 09:22:38 PM
May be out of range of phone connection again... will pick up Dave again when its active.
Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Biggles on April 06, 2017, 09:41:43 PM
"You put ya left foot in, you put ya left foot out, you do the hokey pokey...."  :grin

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That's a lousy attempt at drawing a rooster!
Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 06, 2017, 09:44:16 PM
 :rofl  I can see a helmet there, Visor raised, with BP as the eye  :grin
Maybe that jiggle at the back of the hemet is a gopro?
Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 06, 2017, 09:47:32 PM
Out of phone range at the moment, no update for past 30 minutes.
Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 06, 2017, 10:05:49 PM
I can see a very good reason here for Optus to change their catchphrase from 'Yes!' to 'NO!'
Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 06, 2017, 10:21:17 PM
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Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 06, 2017, 10:48:01 PM
will check again later... need some zzzzs
Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 07, 2017, 12:13:20 AM
Dave has passed Barrow Creek, roughly halfway to The Alice from Tennant Creek

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Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 07, 2017, 01:20:21 AM
Last update was about 2 hours ago, so he should be within an hour or so from arriving at The Alice
Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 07, 2017, 02:28:22 AM
Now 3 hours since last reported location. Must be close to Alice Springs by my reckoning?
Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 07, 2017, 02:44:17 AM
Yep! ... about 5 km north of Alice at the moment.

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Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 07, 2017, 02:50:08 AM
My guess is a warm bed and a good rest before travelling onwards.
Well done, Dave. Around 2100 Km down for the day.
Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Brookester on April 07, 2017, 03:32:01 AM
Alice Springs
Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 07, 2017, 03:35:44 AM
SMS from Dave, said he will be camping somewhere in this area for a few hours.

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Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 07, 2017, 03:39:18 AM
Top of the mornin' to you, Brookester!  :thumb
Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 07, 2017, 07:54:07 AM
Renmark is a further 1625 km ahead, when he becomes mobile.
Am waiting for Glympse link to become active again.
Link has been inactive for past 5 hours while he slept, and Dave probably having breakfast now.
Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 07, 2017, 09:25:46 AM
No new link, yet.
Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 07, 2017, 10:18:30 AM
Must have forgotten to reset it?
Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 07, 2017, 04:02:57 PM
Dave is just pulling into Coober Pedy now.

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Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 07, 2017, 04:08:54 PM
Around 700 Km covered so far today, from Alice to Coober Pedy

Here's the new live link  http://glympse.com/O648-ZQY5 (http://glympse.com/O648-ZQY5)
Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 07, 2017, 04:17:08 PM
Looks like photo time at the Big Winch lookout.

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Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: spanner on April 07, 2017, 04:25:42 PM
NT is crap for phone signal

Slept at Polhill road side rest area .... v nice but woken by furious flies!

Am at Kulgera road house now and heading for Marla then next stop will be Coober pedy.

Kev ..... will send Glympse again as soon as signal strength is decent.

 :like





This did not send

I am now in Coober pedy

Hot!

Have lost the bolts to BOTH exhaust brackets. Seem sturdy enough for the lament but will need to attend to at Renmark.
Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 07, 2017, 04:38:29 PM
moving along... approx 530 Km to Port Augusta from Coober Pedy

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Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: spanner on April 07, 2017, 04:47:58 PM

Bolts not brackets
Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 07, 2017, 04:52:50 PM
Slipstream wobbled them loose?  :grin
Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 07, 2017, 04:56:16 PM
Out of phone range again, will pick up again further down the Hwy.

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Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 07, 2017, 05:07:40 PM
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Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 07, 2017, 06:51:06 PM
An intelligent guess would put Dave somewhere near Glendambo / Pimba at present, depending on whether he has stopped for a meal yet..
Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 07, 2017, 08:21:43 PM
Glimpse link has expired again, will post Daves location when he sends me an sms of new link when he has phone connection again.

Not very good advertising for Optus YES! Maybe!, is it?
Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Bodø Glimt on April 07, 2017, 08:28:07 PM
Not very good advertising for Optus YES! Maybe!, is it?

I used to carry an optus mobile wifi modem on my travels until I went to Broken Hill and bar Broken Hill itself was useless after I left Burra.  I invested in a Telstra one after that ran out of credit and have never had any issues since.
Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 07, 2017, 08:28:32 PM
Here's the new link

http://glympse.com/OAOQ-S4ZK (http://glympse.com/OAOQ-S4ZK)

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Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 07, 2017, 08:32:07 PM
Just a bit over 1000Km today so far.

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Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 07, 2017, 08:38:16 PM
Lets see now, it is about 180 Km to Port Augusta from Pimba, so he should be there in around an hour and three quarters, roughly.
Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 07, 2017, 08:41:51 PM
... and ... lost signal again.

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Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: alans1100 on April 07, 2017, 08:50:32 PM
Won't have anything until just out of Port Augusta and should be ok from there all the way to Renmark

Hold up at the bridge in the Port though depending on traffic - speed limit down to 25 k/h - the old bridge just east is no longer safe for foot traffic so pedestrians are using the main one - so state transport department reduced the limit - the fact that the bridge has a footpath each side of the lanes doesn't seem to matter.
Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 07, 2017, 08:56:53 PM
Yep, Alan
Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 07, 2017, 09:27:40 PM
Alan, I sent sms to Dave so he is aware of the speed restriction.
Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 07, 2017, 09:45:50 PM
Back in range again, he is about 25 k out of Pt Augusta.

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Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 07, 2017, 09:56:26 PM
about 1230 Km so far today.

Rest break at the servo. not for long, tho. Moved to another servo.

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Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 07, 2017, 10:02:12 PM
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Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 07, 2017, 10:18:13 PM
I think he has now finished doodling, 'Mr Squiggle style' with his blue crayon, and now back to the job in hand. :grin

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Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 07, 2017, 10:21:46 PM
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Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 07, 2017, 10:26:03 PM
Moving right along.. about 400 Km to Renmark

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Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 07, 2017, 10:34:02 PM
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Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 07, 2017, 10:43:09 PM
Live link  http://glympse.com/OAOQ-S4ZK (http://glympse.com/OAOQ-S4ZK)


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Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 07, 2017, 10:53:08 PM
Just a quick blast from the past... Many years ago when I owned a couple of taxis at Whyalla, there was one stormy night at Mambray creek that Dave just passed, that my cab was hit by lightning. One helluva BANG! the radio antenna on the roof was just a charred stub, and all wiring in the car was burned out. I rolled to a stop on the side of the road and had to wait for another car to stop, to relay a message to the cab company to send a tow truck. This was WAY before mobile phones. I was stuck there for almost 7 hours.
Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 07, 2017, 10:55:16 PM
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Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 07, 2017, 11:05:48 PM
Am going to take a short break... back soon  :thumb
Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 08, 2017, 12:00:05 AM
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Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 08, 2017, 12:08:55 AM
Ah! .. he is aware of the shortcut to Balaklava!

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Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 08, 2017, 12:16:16 AM
There are some Loooong straights ahead between Eudunda and Morgan, and I love that stretch of road, even tho I usually get a bit ... umm ... 'enthusiastic' riding it... :grin
Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 08, 2017, 12:24:06 AM
Only about 250 Km to Renmark

(Huh!... ONLY I say, after Dave has already ridden 1450 Km already today/night!)
Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 08, 2017, 12:27:03 AM
Hmmm?... he surprised me, is not taking the route that I would have?

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Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 08, 2017, 12:40:19 AM
I am confused as to the route Dave has taken, it will add another 50+ Km to the trip?

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Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 08, 2017, 12:54:29 AM
My best guess is that Dave is going to run on the Sturt Hwy ... Gawler, Nuri, Blanchetown, Waikerie, etc. which means he still has 220Km to Renmark.

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Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 08, 2017, 01:03:50 AM
Fuel stop in Gawler at present. (Willaston BP)

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Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 08, 2017, 01:12:13 AM
More artwork with his blue crayon  :grin

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Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: spanner on April 08, 2017, 01:15:08 AM
Home stretch

Traveling well .... feeling a little cold .... being a QLDER! 
Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 08, 2017, 01:19:04 AM
Pretty close now, mate... will stay with you till you park it this morning.
Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 08, 2017, 01:22:38 AM
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Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 08, 2017, 01:39:46 AM
Approx 170 Km to Renmark, and a well earned rest

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Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 08, 2017, 02:33:09 AM
Not far to go now. Time-out for a wee walk, Dave?

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Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 08, 2017, 02:43:28 AM
Less than an hour to reach destination. Only 75 Km
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Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 08, 2017, 03:02:35 AM
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Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 08, 2017, 03:17:52 AM
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Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 08, 2017, 03:26:13 AM
Just a few minutes now... 4? 5?

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Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Kev Murphy on April 08, 2017, 03:42:58 AM
Arrived safe, just getting paperwork signed. Just spoke with Dave on the phone.
Been a pleasure to 'ride' with you mate! Sleep well.

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Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Wild Rose on April 08, 2017, 06:36:24 AM
Well done Spanner  :hatwave
And to you Kev for keeping us up to date of where he is  :like
Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Jdbiker on April 08, 2017, 09:36:24 AM
Well done Spanner  :hatwave
And to you Kev for keeping us up to date of where he is  :like

Same same :thumbs
Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Gadget on April 08, 2017, 10:41:36 AM
Great work Spanner!  Total distance and time? OA?

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Title: Re: Spanner is on another Adventure.
Post by: Shiney on April 10, 2017, 09:11:30 PM
Awesome work Spanner :clap :clap :clap
And thanks for keeping us updated Kev :hatwave