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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: johnnyYTED on May 21, 2021, 09:40:41 AM
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G’Day STowners, I’m sure a lot of you haven’t seen much from me lately so I thought I’d let you all know I’m still alive and kicking.
I am off on a new adventure in a weeks time in the KimbUs Mercedes Sprinter motorhome this time being able to tow the trailer, the hive, with BEEstY 🐝 Can Am 🕷 inside. Last year’s Covid trip during lockdown in Qld didn’t have my bike so was difficult to stop and smell the roses as they say but this trip I will be taking time viewing local spot, of beauty in nature. Game parks are not my thing.
I am driving up through western Qld to be in Darwin for Wendy’s daughter Danae 21st birthday then after a week or 2 in the NT I’ll head west to places I’ve never been. Darwin to Perth. I’ll hopefully take 6 weeks to get to Perth where I’ll continue south around the coast to fill in the gaps from Mandurah to Ravensthorpe. On my way to the National Rally in Perth I’ll headed north from Ravensthorpe so I didn’t see Albany or Margaret River.
I’ll then slowly make my way from Norseman then back east, stopping along the G Aust Bight often just
l👀king out to sea and admiring the sandstone cliffs. I don’t think I’ll go swimming though, maybe a little dip knee deep to keep my boys dry and hand hanging. I’ll stop in Kimba SA then head back towards the oceans visiting places like Coffin Bay, Port Lincoln, P A down through the Adelaide Hills onto Mt Gambia and be that damn tourist on the Great Ocean Rd that actuallystops on the pullout bays to let any traffic past. I may venture north then avoiding Melbourne CBD and head inland back home.
I plan on 8 to 12 weeks on the road so if I’m going near your place of abode and would like to see me let me know. I will have SWconnect and Bubbler spot running and I’ll post up a link on the forum and here.
Here’s a photo of the rig I’m driving so look out for me on the road.
Sorry Brisbane I won’t be going through this time.
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Have a safe trip Johnny. :thumbsup :thumbsup
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Hope you have a safe trip and I look forward to hearing about it. As you know, there are many of us in the Adelaide area.
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Safe travels! :thumbs
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Safe travels Johnny. I probably don't need to say keep your eyes on the Forum, but keep an eye on the calendar and if the stars align, we might see you at one of these VIC RTE's:
* August - Smeaton
* September - Gellibrand
Sounds like you will miss the SA RTE in October - Naracoorte.
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Have a great trip Johnny :like
Maybe you could do some surfing at Wave Rock :grin
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Have a great trip and safe travels :hatwave , and as Michael said keep an eye on VIC RTE dates when you are down this way :like
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Have a great trip johnny and hopefully we'll see you in sunny Qld on the way through.
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That’s a mighty looking rig Johnny. I’m interested to know the fuel consumption.
Have a great trip. Keep safe and I hope you see some great sights along the way.
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Have a great trip mate, it sounds like it will be an awesome adventure :runyay
I'm looking forward to reading all about it :thumbsup
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I look fwd to seeing you again Johnny, If you are not actually coming through here, I can ride to catch up with you when you are nearby. Safe travels, mate. :thumb
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My phone doesn’t like the site tonight here about 80ks south of Bourke on the Mitchell Highway. I drove from Windsor Downs to Lithgow via Bells Line of Road then out through Mudgee and Dubbo. The roads are bumpy and the long straights are here. I have to remember to check fuel.
I’ll keep posting this trip here and hopefully the photos will load. I have the diesel heater blowing hot air warming up my room.
Edit it worked. Yearh. 🚐🐝🕷🏍👀🇦🇺😎
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Keep posting Johnny. I’m sure we will be able to show you some WA hospitality!
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Keep posting Johnny. I’m sure we will be able to show you some WA hospitality!
Ditto, enjoy the trip.
Johnny where do you think you will be at Border Run time?
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Keep posting Johnny. I’m sure we will be able to show you some WA hospitality!
Ditto, enjoy the trip.
Johnny where do you think you will be at Border Run time?
Doing Norseman to BR I think Glen.
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Keep posting Johnny. I’m sure we will be able to show you some WA hospitality!
Ditto, enjoy the trip.
Johnny where do you think you will be at Border Run time?
Doing Norseman to BR I think Glen.
:thumbsup
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Hi STowners. An update on my trip so far. Last night I stayed just north of Longreach at a freecamp and after cooking steak on the campfire and a little relaxing I slept well. I was up before the sun and ready to leave after a bowl of cereal hit the road to Cloncurry.
I’m here with Brooke and Wendy for a roast dinner and catchup.
Tomorrow I ll see about brake shoes for the Merc Sprinter and maybe 4 new tyres while in Mt Isa before heading further west into the NT and trying to get between Barkly Homestead and Three-ways before dark. Then 2 more days til I’ll arrive in Darwin.
More to come
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I can see by the photos and text that you are not enjoying this trip at all, you look after yourself on the trip , give my best to Wendy and I will keep track of your journey and if possible hope to meet up with some where along the way , I am hoping to be on the boat on Sunday 6th June I just hope the NSW do not close their border in the mean time otherwise I will have postpone my trip to Queensland.
So all the best Johnny , keep well and stay safe my friend.
Regards
Phil.S
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No further news of travel yet Johnny? Must be in Darwin by now? Keep us informed, mate.
(I haven't even been further than the mailbox for a week, with this damn lockdown, even tho nearest active zone is 300km away)
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(I haven't even been further than the mailbox for a week, with this damn lockdown, even tho nearest active zone is 300km away)
It's after midnight so now you can wander as far as you like within the State as long as you don't enter Melbourne, Kev... :thumb
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Already done that, got home a couple of minutes ago. :thumbsup
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Well slack as I may be with remembering to do a daily rundown of my trip. Sorry to you my avid followers
Well I’m arrived on Wednesday arvo and went straight to Berrimah Brake and Clutch to book the KimbUs in for new brakes and rotors after the brake wear warning ⚠️ light came on the dash way back before I arrived at Wendy’s and Brookester’s. The first booking I could get is Tuesday so I added a night to my booking. I set up camp and got BEEstY out from his dusty hive.
Yesterday I went to the car wash and gave BEEstY a high pressure wash with lots of bubbles to blast of the outback Qld desert I moved to the NT. I also did a little shop to ride me over a few days. Something I need to do before I leave next week is make sure I stock up with enough food for a week or so. That way I ensure I have food so freecamping my way across to the west to the next major town and restock facilities.
Where I’m staying is under the flight path for the RAAF and there has been a constant fly over my fighter jets. :chocolate-box-smiley-emoticon
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All I can say is that the RAAF must know of your importance and are keeping you safe , not many people can say they have the RAAF watching their back .
All the best Johnny
Phil.S
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From Johnny regarding his current connection issues :
Hi everybody I’ve been having laptop hassles so I have posted a link to my Facebook page so people can see my trip photos and posts as I cant seem to post on the forum atm.
Lockdown are a hassle for people travelling and WA immediately cancelled my G2GWA border entry permit so at the moment and into the foreseeable future I’ll be staying in SA and playing tourist in places I’ve only traversed on motorcycles.
www.facebook.com/johnny.whitehead (http://www.facebook.com/johnny.whitehead)