So what did YOU do today ?????
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Member - Joe n Mel n kids (FNQ
Hope i am not off-topic but will share my days little venture out n about ....
We drove to Hells
Gate to catch up with Bill & Lee, have not caught up since before the wet so was good to see them again, Bill is recovering from "treatment" so has not been
well at all.. Bill gave us a mud map to see some
rock paintings and an old burial site, we took the kids up there and looked at
the rock paintings but left the site alone, will need "permission" for that one.... we then drove over into the NT to Red Bank
mine site to see Mathersons
Cave, it is closed from tourists as it is not "structurally" safe at the moment, we met up with one of the guys and are going back out there in a few weeks for lunch, some business, and we get to see
the caves, kids will love that trip, we called back in at Hells
Gate for a cuppa n smoke on the way back and
home by 7-30 ...
Really nice day, kids tired and in bed... love our back yard
J&M&Kids
Reply By: Member - Desert Storm (QLD) - Monday, Jun 13, 2011 at 00:23
Monday, Jun 13, 2011 at 00:23
JMK,
Half ya luck! My turn will come soon.....one day :-(
Have you heard any more about the Calvert?
John
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Follow Up By: Member - Joe n Mel n kids (FNQ - Monday, Jun 13, 2011 at 18:02
Monday, Jun 13, 2011 at 18:02
no not really, only the report from "kanga1" is the most reliable (see his post)..
We were hoping to get as far as the Calvert so i could actually see first hand how it is but ran out of time, really havin to much fun with the kids and gassbaggin with Bill n Lee ......
If i get any up to date info i will send it to you pm'd..
Cheers Joe
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Reply By: Member - Bruce C (NSW) - Monday, Jun 13, 2011 at 08:52
Monday, Jun 13, 2011 at 08:52
Hi Joe, As you were exploring Oz I would suggest you are spot on topic.
Sounds like a great day was had by all.
I remember as a kid that when you got
home, after a day out, tired and were looking to getting to bed it had been a really good day. I especially liked falling asleep in the car on the way
home.
Good one, Bruce.
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Reply By: Member - Kevin S (QLD) - Monday, Jun 13, 2011 at 09:15
Monday, Jun 13, 2011 at 09:15
About 300 Km round trip? Even at your fuel prices your day was way cheaper than taking the kids to Dreamworld for the day. Road conditions must be OK to allow you to do that trip as
well as socialise. I grew up in the country and
well remember day trips like yours. Your kids will grow up with great memories of their childhood.
Kevin
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Follow Up By: Member - Joe n Mel n kids (FNQ - Monday, Jun 13, 2011 at 18:09
Monday, Jun 13, 2011 at 18:09
dunno about that, my old 1HZ love to slurp fuel, hence i am heading down the pathway of a 1HDT ................
But YES i would rather take the kids to the rocks and bush than "Dreamworld" any day, bet they dont agree on that one eh ...
Road was really good, the section from
Doomadgee about 30klms west is bad, sandy base so get chopped up with the cattle trucks, then on up to Red Bank was excellent with crews working on it in
places, some crossings still flowing, gotta watch them, i hit one at about 60, missed the sign, scared the peeds out of me, glad there were no big rocks in it eh ...... and get this i did it on the way back, dont learn do i hahahha
Cheers
Joe
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Reply By: wendys - Monday, Jun 13, 2011 at 16:17
Monday, Jun 13, 2011 at 16:17
Hi Joe and Mel,
if you can manage to establish a contact with the
Wollogorang people see if you can get their ok to try to get out to their coast. When we were at Doom,
Wollogorang still ran a
camp area between
Tully and Massacre Inlets and we had a brilliant weekend down there. I should think the track is not so
well maintained these days, but there did seem to be a muster area out there, so may be a chance.
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Follow Up By: Member - Joe n Mel n kids (FNQ - Monday, Jun 13, 2011 at 18:11
Monday, Jun 13, 2011 at 18:11
Hi, did not stop there, they are mustering atm so very busy, still very wet out on the remote tracks so i hear ........
I know some did it last year ....
I will get the contacts and forward them to you, when do you plan for the trip.
Cheers
Joe
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Follow Up By: wendys - Tuesday, Jun 14, 2011 at 16:33
Tuesday, Jun 14, 2011 at 16:33
We have already done that trip, when we were living at
Doomadgee. I was suggesting that you guys try and do it, in case you did not already know about it.
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Reply By: ChrisVal7 - Tuesday, Jun 14, 2011 at 15:44
Tuesday, Jun 14, 2011 at 15:44
Sounds like the sort of day the kids will remember a lifetime... One day they may say "remember when we all used to do these great trips in the bush!"
Keep us the useful road reports. If you hear anything re the Calvert I would value that information. I would REALLY value it!
Chris
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Follow Up By: Member - Joe n Mel n kids (FNQ - Tuesday, Jun 14, 2011 at 23:05
Tuesday, Jun 14, 2011 at 23:05
I am asking all i see but nothing that i can "confirm", i had hoped to make it that day but never got that far eh...
I will post it as soon as i get something
Cheers
Joe
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Reply By: Member - Joe n Mel n kids (FNQ - Tuesday, Jun 14, 2011 at 23:07
Tuesday, Jun 14, 2011 at 23:07
Just to rub it in :-)
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Follow Up By: Member - Desert Storm (QLD) - Wednesday, Jun 15, 2011 at 00:16
Wednesday, Jun 15, 2011 at 00:16
JMK,
what river is that?
John
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Follow Up By: Doomadgee Roadhouse - Wednesday, Jun 15, 2011 at 16:20
Wednesday, Jun 15, 2011 at 16:20
hey
John, a couple i spoke to today came accross the Calvert and it is fine, they had a camper on and had no probs at all they went through the middle also and that is "supposed" to be the deepest, it was about 600mm deep, they also heard at hells
gate it was getting cleaned up today, a lot of 4wds n vans came through today so i would say it is all fine ....
Cant remember what creek, this side of the
mine..... will look on map
j
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Follow Up By: Member - Desert Storm (QLD) - Thursday, Jun 16, 2011 at 03:56
Thursday, Jun 16, 2011 at 03:56
JMK,
thats excelent news!! I have just taken 6 months off work and will be heading your way. unfortunately i wont be on the road for 6 months though. Got to get my son back to school...much to his disgust!! See you around the 26th thereabouts...
John
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