Friday, May 05, 2006 at 08:03
Yes, I have read quite a bit of Willems history, I also saw his shopping list of gear packed aboard and I pretty
well stay with my remark.
Ruth. If you draw a straight line between Middleton and
Windorah you would notice that it crosses some rather remote country. Until recently an old friend of ours prospected all through there for years, solo, his vehicle an early Daihatsu, he with a gammy leg from a mining accident so needs a crutch for walking support.
No 2 way radio, no gps, lived off the land, wet or drought and can he tell a story about tough, but always reckoned it was easy!
I have been on Kurran mining and prospecting and its a very interesting landscape. You do plenty of tyres, water is always a bit scarce, getting stuck in washaways is always on, plenty of fuel is required but allowing for that with todays vehicle and all its mod cons one can hardly call it tough.
cheers kesh
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