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Bizarre - October 11th, 2003 at 05:48 PM

Hmmm.... anyone miss me???

The family and Daisy has been away.
We have been
Turon Gates (Sofala) - Wellington - Dubbo - Nyngan - Parkes
1700 kms in all

BLOODY WET AND COLD!!!!
We camped the first nights in the bush at Turon Gates. Up the road from Lithgow. Hail. Bloody hail in October!!!
Anyway it was fun. But wet.
From there we went via Kandoss and Mudgee way to Wellington. Well it was fine there BUT COLD!!! Had to get the fire going by 4.30 or my nuts disappeared! Had a look at the caves and some phosphate mine. From there off to Dubbo. At least it was warmer BUT WET.
PISSED DOWN.
Then off to Nyngan. The outback. Emus - bloody emus. Every where!
Then due south through the centre of NSW to Parkes.
Tottenham - Trundle - Albert - Bogan Gates.

Yep - not much out there.

Had a look at the big Dish thingy but by then it was too bloody cold. So we headed off home.

Daisy was great!
Lots of room and no probs ( except a push rod tube that sprung a leak the day we left! )
Average of just under 8km/L or 13ishL/100kms

Anyway here are a couple of pics

Bizarre - October 11th, 2003 at 05:49 PM

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Bizarre - October 11th, 2003 at 05:51 PM

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modulus - October 11th, 2003 at 06:05 PM

I know Parkes from the film "the dish" but is there really a place called "Bogan Gates"...

Is it full of ... bogans ...?

vw54 - October 11th, 2003 at 06:09 PM

yep i MISSEd yar well sort off had no one to abuse...

Bizarre - October 11th, 2003 at 06:17 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by modulus
I know Parkes from the film "the dish" but is there really a place called "Bogan Gates"...

Is it full of ... bogans ...?


Yep - its where Breaker Morant lived :P

Even a Bogan River. That is where we camped @ Nygan :thumb

And yes...... they are a little strange

vw54 - October 11th, 2003 at 06:22 PM

I spent a bit of time around Kandos n Rylstone about 24 years ago.... used to be there every 2nd weekend

KruizinKombi - October 11th, 2003 at 06:43 PM

Welcome back blue. :thumb That's pretty good mileage, I've been getting 14l/100kms.

'Bogan' isn't too bad.... it could have been 'Grogan'!! :D

lugnuts - October 11th, 2003 at 09:02 PM

Im getting cold shivers just lookin at the photos.:o

KOM123 - October 12th, 2003 at 03:08 AM

Good pics there :) I envy everyone who goes on long VW trips!!

Peter Leonard - October 12th, 2003 at 05:53 PM

we all missed you blue :D
welcome back welcome back..
:thumb

kombikim - October 12th, 2003 at 11:36 PM

we DID miss you, shame about it being so cold , you don't need nuts anymore anyway, glad you had a safe reliable trip

lugnuts - October 13th, 2003 at 04:26 AM

:D!

squizy - October 13th, 2003 at 09:42 AM

Barry,

Welcome back. I had a week up at Port Macquarie myself.....so sorry to say had a coupld of days on the beach with the kids.

You'll also be upset to know that I know of a 23 window hidden in a shed at Tottenham - a future project of a friends.
:D

Squiz.....