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wildbill
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Re: Big 9000 mile Road Trip - Australia
Reply #105 on:
August 01, 2015, 05:48:55 am
road trains nt - up to 150 feet in length. by the time you get past these your normally on the 100 mph mark or I am....lol
that pass takes about 4 to 6 seconds and its over....just like the old days....lol
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wildbill
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Re: Big 9000 mile Road Trip - Australia
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August 06, 2015, 02:24:47 am
daly waters n.t.- historic pub est 1930's
early explorer's axe blazed tree
wedge tail eagle with road kill -kangaroo
bitter springs nt thermal pool
old telegraph station =tenant creek nt
Wycliffe wells ufo capital of aust
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wildbill
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August 07, 2015, 10:57:46 am
boab trees nt
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Reply #108 on:
August 07, 2015, 11:00:34 am
latest - decorated termite nests
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wildbill
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Re: Big 9000 mile Road Trip - Australia
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August 10, 2015, 06:45:34 am
three ways roadhouse nt last night in a cabin in the top end of aust
also last day to run the car at the legal 130 kph or 80 mph speed limit. but with all the dead roos,cattle, buffalo,birds dead along the road -you still have to be very careful and alert
nt/qld border legal speed 110kph or 70 mph. bad state for radar and speed cameras
area famous for the pub scene in crocodile Dundee
looking around outside that pub - wheres the creek....lol
further up the road I tried a go at fishing - no luck
even my mate wasn't impressed. you can see him in the above photo
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wildbill
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Re: Big 9000 mile Road Trip - Australia
Reply #110 on:
August 14, 2015, 03:58:34 am
longreach qld
home of quantas airways
pulled up under this street sign
but not what I was looking for
this was the bustard I was looking for - plains turkey or bustard bird very good eating but now protected by law
last of the mass termite nests
very last decorated termite nest
lots of road kill on this section of road mainly all roos......probably several thousand dead along the road in various stages of decay. most are bowled over at night by those huge road trains on previous threads. in some areas 10 or15 knocked over in one hit.
worst art of all no-one moves them off the road so they are a bit of a danger when driving a long slung sports car.
old school tractors
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Re: Big 9000 mile Road Trip - Australia
Reply #111 on:
August 14, 2015, 07:06:48 pm
Thanks for all the pictures.
I've been following along.
Wish I was there.
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wildbill
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Re: Big 9000 mile Road Trip - Australia
Reply #112 on:
August 15, 2015, 06:20:03 am
wild flowers qld
wild goats Cunnamulla qld
galahs
qld/nsw border
north bourke nsw and paddle boat
warren nsw dirt track to mcquarie river
set up here for a couple of hours
caught this yellowbelly which is a very good eating fish
arrived home 4 hours and 7000 miles later to this.....SNOW and end of trip!
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Re: Big 9000 mile Road Trip - Australia
Reply #113 on:
August 16, 2015, 01:34:45 pm
Quite a trip!
Obvious you had a great time, and thanks for sharing all the pics. Some beautiful country for sure!
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2bikebill
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Re: Big 9000 mile Road Trip - Australia
Reply #114 on:
August 17, 2015, 03:38:15 pm
Plus One! What a great trip, and thanks for some great images.
But now I've got itchy feet, you thoughtless bugger..
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idk
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Re: Big 9000 mile Road Trip - Australia
Reply #115 on:
August 17, 2015, 05:26:19 pm
Thanks for the pics and sharing the trip. Great photos, and a great tour of OZ.
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Re: Big 9000 mile Road Trip - Australia
Reply #116 on:
August 17, 2015, 06:11:54 pm
Yes, thanks for the pictures.
Glad to see you made it home safe and sound.
Speaking of home, now you might be able to find some time to share some more of the great photos you took? Please?
Jim
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Re: Big 9000 mile Road Trip - Australia
Reply #117 on:
August 18, 2015, 12:36:00 am
Hi, Graham, Looks like a great trip!I guess if you had to drive a cage the Miata is the way to go. Thanks for the coverage!
Bare
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wildbill
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Re: Big 9000 mile Road Trip - Australia
Reply #118 on:
August 18, 2015, 02:19:53 am
good to hear you enjoyed the photo sessions. in all I took around 2500 photos and close on 300 small video clips.
I might load one or two clips in the next few days and see what you think.
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Re: Big 9000 mile Road Trip - Australia
Reply #119 on:
August 18, 2015, 04:08:26 am
Thanks for sharing your adventure Bill! So many great pictures! All that roo-road-kill at the end was crazy. I'm sure they do some serious damage to an average car as well.
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