hi Ben
no the barra farm building is still there but not operating, they lost all thier stock in a huge storm
still some barra in the lake but all males and will die out soon
fishing is rubbish all catfish, although they call it silver cobbler which is french for tasteless catfish
Lake Argyle
about 70K east of Kununurra
55km long & 40Km wide holds enough water to fill Sydney Harbour 21 times
and after swimming found out at last estimate was home to over 35000 mature crocodiles
SORRY ALAN - BTW hows the weather in Melbourne ??? :victory:
next stop the Northern...
Sorry for the late response Ben but weve been out at Lake Argyle sucking up the serenity.
Its an after market return to centre steering damper as has already been said
its been great at taking the wobbles out of the steering wheel and reduces the whip round effect on rough ground
ATW fit them on...
The color is toyota sandy beige, easy to maintain. and does'nt show scratches and dirt easily.
Now I may be getting old and my memory may be faltering
but I recall a post some time ago under the heading "rebuild"
dont say nufin bout "desert storm" :victory:
BTW youll have to post some more...
Wyndham
supposedly the northern most town in WA
This is where the Ord, Pentacost, King, Durak & Forrest rivers all come together and flow into the Cambridge Gulf.
Pics taken from the "5 rivers" lookout the highest point in town, unfortunatley the lands dept are burning off which ruined...
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just in case anyone is interested
there's a sale on LED light bars at Bright Lights
Kununurra
the last town before we leave WA and thanks to the Ord river its got grass and water
this may not sound like a big deal but after months of desert and red dust grass and water is pretty special
this is the Ivanhoe Crossing of the lower Ord River
its the mandatory river crossing shot...
The Bungle Bungles
What an AWESOME place and on the must do list for anyone in this end of the world
The road out is 58 (only 58) kilometers of corrugated crap and takes a good 2 and a bit hours to traverse
but once your there you forget about the trip - until its time to leave that is
lashed...
http://www.brightlightautoparts.com/NEW_LED_WORK_LAMPS.html
OOPS
im bad
link attached model BL0118
Ive also got the BL111 on my bike to ward off evil blind car drivers
impressed with both
The latest edition is a set of LED work lights mounted in front to act as "daytime running lights"
they come in handy for those long straight streches of desert road when oncoming traffic just doesnt seem to see you
being 3.5 meters high and 2.1 wide im not sure how thats possible but it happens...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoG2Inl5PEg
I know where your coming from Andrew
been checking out the Tatra 10 x 10 vids on Youtube
its a whole lotta truck with a ton of capability
Hey Vince
good call re the tandem, if there's one thing experience has taught me - the more space youve got in a trailer, the more junk you'll pack into it
whatever you end up with youve gotta stick with the camo
WRT hubs for the trailer you might be able to rig the hubs off the disk front end...
Fitroy Crossing the home to Geiki Gorge and Tunnel Creek and the site for what was nearly catastrophie for my long suffering V strom
Geiki Gorge channels the mighty Fitzroy River for a few hundred kilometers and is a great place to visit, its home to all kinds of beasties including freshwater...
The Horizontal Falls off Derby in the Buccaneer Archipeligo is a spectacular part of the world with an awesome tidal effect caused by the massive tides forcing thier way through narrow channels in rock.
You fly out by seaplane then spend the day in a blow up boat powered by multiple massive...
NO Alan
Thats "Desert Tan" a robust and masculine color for any canter or motorbike (V Strom) for the adventurous man of the 21st century :bike_rider:
Beige is not a color - its a stage of life
and if you need an expert opinion ask Billy Connelly
Derby - only 200k up the road from broome so an easy drive
sending the dragon and camera off to the horizontal falls tomorrow and will post pics if she manages to take any good ones
cant go myself cause little planes arent built for fat bastards - plus it costs $650 each and id rather save that...
hey vince
you got that trailer painted camo yet?
WRT lowering GVM your local mitsi truck dealer should be able to help you, they offer it as an option on new trucks and have the contacts for the paperwork and inspections required
you might also want to check out registering it as a motorhome -...
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