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Day 11 Mystery Box Rally Stage 5 - Silverton to Mildura 24 October 2018

Member: Peter Beard (WA) 

A big night at the Silverton Hotel with Mystery Boxers dressed in all sorts of outlandish costumes. Dinner was excellent, beer was cold (even had Coopers Pale!...

Created: 25 Oct 2018 06:00 Views: 4169

Day 10 Mystery Box Rally Stage 4 - Arkaroola to Silverton 23 October 2018

Member: Peter Beard (WA) 

A cool breeze took the heat sting out of the air at around 2am. There were still pockets of laughter and drinking around the campsite, some hardy souls partying on into the hot night....

Created: 24 Oct 2018 04:00 Views: 3811

Day 9 Mystery Box Rally Stage 3 - Innamincka to Arkaroola 22 October 2018

Member: Peter Beard (WA) 

Hot, covered in dust, no shower and Ali is feeling fantastic. A day with clear skies and blistering sun - 38C in Innamincka and just as hot further south in Arkaroola....

Created: 23 Oct 2018 05:00 Views: 3592

Day 8 Mystery Box Rally Stage 2 - Milparinka to Innamincka 21 October 2018

Member: Peter Beard (WA) 

Clear skies and a beautiful sunrise greeted a camp load of bleary eyed, hungover, happy Mystery Boxers on the dusty ground surrounding the Milparinka pub and historic homestead....

Created: 22 Oct 2018 05:00 Views: 3646

Day 7 Mystery Box Rally Stage 1 - Mildura to Milparinka 20 October 2018

Member: Peter Beard (WA) 

Thunder and lightning - what a way to start the rally! Pete and Ali were up early and had Henry locked and loaded by 07:45. Just a short drive looking for sandwiches for lunch then down to the ...

Created: 21 Oct 2018 22:00 Views: 4278

Day 6 - Mystery Box Rally - Mildura - 19 October 2018

Member: Peter Beard (WA) 

A hot and steamy day in Mildura. The sleep in was excellent but eventually Ali, then Pete, got up and wandered downstairs. First job: tea,...

Created: 20 Oct 2018 05:00 Views: 3420

Day 5 Mystery Box Rally – Getting There - Burra to Mildura 18 October 2018

Member: Peter Beard (WA) 

Sunshine and a light breeze greeted Pete and Ali in the lovely little town of Burra with its stately old buildings, a lovely little creek meandering behind the hotel, a plethora of churches,...

Created: 19 Oct 2018 09:00 Views: 3770

Day 4 Mystery Box Rally – Getting There - Streaky Bay to Burra 17 October 2018

Member: Peter Beard (WA) 

Blue skies greeted Pete as he took Henry to have his toe-in seen to at 08:30. While poking around at Eucla trying to find the source of the mysterious intermittent steering pull to the left he ...

Created: 18 Oct 2018 05:00 Views: 3029

Day 3 Mystery Box Rally – Getting There - Eucla to Streaky Bay 16 October 2018

Member: Peter Beard (WA) 

Blue sky in the west but unrelieved grey in the east greeted Pete and Ali in Eucla. An early start today given the time shift between WA and SA - two and a half hours takes a big chunk out of the ...

Created: 17 Oct 2018 05:00 Views: 3307

Day 2 Mystery Box Rally - Getting There - Norseman to Eucla 15 October 2018

Member: Peter Beard (WA) 

Sunshine, light scudding clouds and a light breeze greeted us in Norseman this morning after an atrocious night’s sleep for both Ali and Pete thanks to Ali’s cold (for her) and her snoring (for ...

Created: 16 Oct 2018 05:00 Views: 3346

Day 1 Mystery Box Rally - Getting There - Home to Norseman 14 October 2018

Member: Peter Beard (WA) 

Grey skies and wild weather sent Pete and Ali way on their way heading east out of Perth on their latest adventure - across the Nullarbor to Mildura in their fabulous Shitbox Rally car,...

Created: 15 Oct 2018 05:00 Views: 4041

Bringing Henry Home - Carnarvon to Geraldton to Home

Member: Peter Beard (WA) 

Heading south the air has suddenly become much cooler. Henry is happy - cooler days means cool air on his radiator and no need for air conditioning for Pete and Ali....

Created: 24 Jun 2017 10:00 Views: 5646

Bringing Henry Home - Karrratha to Carnarvon

Member: Peter Beard (WA) 

Today was a day of wrestling Henry the 600 or so kilometres from Karratha to Carnarvon. It is amazing how much difference a bit of power steering makes....

Created: 23 Jun 2017 10:00 Views: 4778

Bringing Henry Home - Port Hedland to Karratha

Member: Peter Beard (WA) 

A short trip today from the impressive town of Port Hedland to the pretty town of Karratha. Everything in Port Hedland is huge. The roads, the trains, the road trains, the port, the stockpiles,...

Created: 22 Jun 2017 10:00 Views: 5327

Bringing Henry Home - Broome to Port Hedland

Member: Peter Beard (WA) 

A much appreciated rest day in Broome yesterday - Henry did not move from the car park, Pete and Ali opting for public transport and walking to get around the lovely town. Henry did, however,...

Created: 21 Jun 2017 10:00 Views: 5128

Bringing Henry Home - Fitzroy Crossing to Broome

Member: Peter Beard (WA) 

Only a relatively short trip today - 400 km from Fitzroy Crossing to Broome – hence a short report. The terrain after the mighty Fitzroy River returns to mainly flat plains sparsely dotted with ...

Created: 20 Jun 2017 02:00 Views: 4335

Bringing Henry Home - Kununurra to Fitzroy Crossing

Member: Peter Beard (WA) 

Another delightful drive today through the beautiful Kimberley landscape. The road from Kununurra to Fitzroy Crossing is new to Pete and Ali - every other time they have been up here they have ...

Created: 18 Jun 2017 18:00 Views: 5059

Bringing Henry Home - Katherine to Kununurra

Member: Peter Beard (WA) 

The drive from Katherine to Kununurra is a delight, the Victoria Highway runs through spectacular country. The first section from Katherine to Victoria River is covered in low bush and beautiful ...

Created: 17 Jun 2017 10:00 Views: 4691

Bringing Henry Home - Darwin to Katherine

Member: Peter Beard (WA) 

16 June 2017 Leaving the tropical paradise of Darwin - this week a city gripped in the racing fuelled excitement of a V8 Supercar round - Pete and Ali filled up Henry (with fuel) and the Engel ...

Created: 16 Jun 2017 22:40 Views: 5075

Bringing Henry Home - Daly Waters to Darwin

Member: Peter Beard (WA) 

Wednesday 14 June 2017 The wind died down around sunset at Daly Waters, by 8pm the temperature had plummeted and the bloke with the guitar presenting "an authentic outback experience" for ...

Created: 14 Jun 2017 10:00 Views: 4578

Bringing Henry Home - Tennant Creek to Daly Waters

Member: Peter Beard (WA) 

Tuesday 13 June 2017 The easterly wind hit Tenant Creek about four in the morning, howling around the Bluestone Motel and dropping the temperature significantly....

Created: 13 Jun 2017 10:00 Views: 4740

Bringing Henry Home - Cloncurry to Tennant Creek

Member: Peter Beard (WA) 

Monday 12 June 2017 Another early morning and another long day of driving but Henry is now happily parked at the Bluestone Motel Tennant Creek and Pete and Ali are firmly ensconced at the ...

Created: 12 Jun 2017 10:00 Views: 6512

Bringing Henry Home - Townsville to Cloncurry

Member: Peter Beard (WA) 

Sunday 11 June 2017 An early start for Pete, Ali and Henry in Townsville. Pete coaxed Henry into life around 7:15. After a few splutters and coughs and finally a big spit (if you've ever ...

Created: 11 Jun 2017 22:14 Views: 4843

Bringing Henry Home - Cairns to Townsville

Member: Peter Beard (WA) 

Saturday 10 June 2017 Henry is a 1985 XF Ford Falcon, and he is a shitbox. That’s not a pejorative term. Henry bears the tag with pride – it’s even written all over him....

Created: 10 Jun 2017 10:00 Views: 4865

S***tbox 2016 – Narrabri to Maleny to Rockhampton

Member: Peter Beard (WA) 

Rockhampton for the Beardies tonight, staying at the old Criterion Hotel on the banks of the Fitzroy River. The Criterion is an iconic Australian pub built in 1889 and famous people to have ...

Created: 04 May 2016 00:28 Views: 5474

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