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#113
15 Jun 24 — 14 Jul 24
The two garages are now built, the lounge room floor had been sheeted, and we're building the kitchen. .
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#112
10 May 24 — 14 Jun 24
The two garages/sheds get built and I am finally in a position to clad the lounge room floor. .
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#111
26 Feb 24 — 04 May 24
The new house arrives, we are still travelling a lot to support a family member, and some more of the building gets done. .
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#110
31 Jan 24 — 22 Feb 24
I build a 'folly'. A family member is real sick so we spend time in Maryborough, and 4 new water tanks.
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#109
02 Jan 24 — 23 Jan 24
The driveway looks more like a highway now, and a friend is moving to Wallaby Ridge.
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#108
05 Nov 23 — 29 Dec 23
Yet more tree felling and earthworks, and the Cruiser gets into a spot of bother.
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#107
16 Oct 23 — 03 Nov 23
Tree felling and earthworks, it's all happening here at Wallaby Ridge.
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#106
11 Sep 23 — 04 Oct 23
Still looking at properties for our friends. I sell the quad, and there are some trees that really have to go.
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#105
23 Aug 23 — 03 Sep 23
Mostly just taking photos in the district. We'll get back to construction stuff soon.
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#104
16 Aug 23 — 22 Aug 23
We go looking for property to set up for a community.
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#103
06 Aug 23 — 05 Aug 23
Some traveling out to Eidsvold, and why it's important for me to keep the Landcruiser.
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#102
07 Jul 23 — 05 Aug 23
Not much building going on in this issue, but I do have some fun with a new camera.
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#101
26 May 23 — 02 July 23
The deck is coming along nicely, and a couple of outings with the camera.
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#100
08 Apr 23 — 28 Mar 23
More building, and I buy a telescope then sell it a couple of weeks later.
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#099
02 Jan 23 — 23 May 23
I start building the Great Hall of the People. (Slight overlap with issue
#98)
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#098
24 Nov 22 — 17 Jan 23
I have a new partner.
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#097
09 Sep 22 — 16 Nov 22
Life goes on.
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#096
09 Aug 22 — 08 Sep 22
Buying a lot of tools, some retail therapy is required to take my mind
off things.
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#095
18 Jun 22 — 11 Aug 22
Still trying to keep myself busy by building a workshop extension and buying stuff.
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#094
13 May 22 — 15 Jun 22
Life goes on, I'm building, cooking, and gardening to keep myself busy.
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#93
27 Apr 22 — 10 May 22
My wife of 42 years dies.
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#92
18 Feb 22 — 25 Apr 22
Wicking beds, batteries, floods, and the new Zen garden.
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#91
02 Jan 22 — 07 Feb 22
A lot of photography, paving, gardening and moving big rocks.
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#90
30 Nov 21 — 29 Dec 21
After two years Covid finally has a small effect on me, but mostly I spend
a lot of time driving around taking photos.
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#89
12 Aug 21 — 21 Nov 21
A lot more solar added, snakes evicted, lantana cleared, and I use the camper for the first time.
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#88
22 Mar 21— 03 Aug 21
Growing pumpkins, I score 80 sheets of corro and get back into some electronics
and photography, then get a new chainsaw.
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#87
04 Jan 21 — 07 Mar 21
I finally start on the Cruiser's camper fitout.
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#86
04 Dec 20 — 23 Dec 20
More track making, I start adding more solar panels, and the house nearly gets hit by lightning.
Also embedded videos return.
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#85
13 Sep 20 — 28 Nov 20
I get back into track making and for a while we think we might have
a buyer for the truck. That seems to have fallen through but at least
it causes me to tidy the old girl up and fix a few things. Also I make
a start on a major upgrade to our solar system.
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#84
14 Aug 20 — 06 Sep 20
I spend a lot of time in and on the workshop, plus hone my tree-felling skills.
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#83
07 Jul 20 — 13 Aug 20
Making, making, building and more making. I guess that's what I do these days
but I know at least one person my age that seems to have given up "doing stuff". I hope I
never get to that point.
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#82
04 May 20 — 08 Jul 20
Man am I getting stuff tidied up around here, with many projects aimed at
getting junk off the floor and out of the yard and onto proper storage shelves. Plus I make
a start on an animal-proof enclosure for a future garden.
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#81
20 Apr 20 — 03 May 20
Here we are in COVID lockdown. Waddever, all the same to us, I just
keep building stuff.
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#80
02 Jan 20 — 10 Apr 20
Just working on getting the workshop up to scratch, and generally getting
ourselves better prepared for things.
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#79
07 Oct 19 — 28 Dec 19
I get a bit more into some photography, make new sideboards for the
trailer and add a few external taps around the house.
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#78
29 Aug 19 — 06 Oct 19
Working on and in the workshop and I think I can feel a life
re-invention coming on. Plus I've given up looking for a job, there's
really no point. |
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#77
24 May 19 — 24 Aug 19
The house is finished (again), well at least it's at lockup
stage. I also briefly return to the working world. |
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#76
13 Jan 19 — 12 May 19
The house is finished, at last. |
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#75
22 Sep 18 — 31 Dec 18
More building but at least the house is almost finished. |
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#74
30 Sep 17— 18 Aug 18
STILL building the house, yes I know, but we keep thinking of
other things to add. The workshop is coming along well also. |
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#73
19 Jun 17— 20 Sep 17
Still building the house, well I pretty much though I'd finished
but have decided to extend a bit and add more roof, what can I say,
that's what I do. |
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#72
28 Dec 15 — 13 Jun 17
Still building the house, although that's pretty much finished
and I am spending a lot of time on the workshop now. Plus we are
getting rignt into clearing the scrub from our land. |
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#71
07 Dec 14 — 07 Dec 15
Building the shipping container house. |
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#70
21 Nov 13 — 17 Nov 14
Not a lot happening until recently, but things are on the move,
not literally as we aren't going anywhere for some time, but we
are starting to get things done around the place, like starting
to build a house from shipping containers |
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#69
24 Dec 12 — 13 Nov 13
We leave the block for a while to look after some friend's property
while they are away. While there we spend much more than we should
on new toys. Then back to the block where we sit and basically do
nothing except spend more money :( |
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#68
04 Jul 12 — 23 Dec 12
We are now parked on our land and it's good to be back, but
we sure have our work cut out for us as the grass and lantana (a
really obnoxious weed) has gone berserk in our absence. |
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#67
14 Dec 11 — 03 Jul 12
Finally back east, plenty of places to go, things to see and
and people to do...or was it the other way around? We finally get
back to our land in central QLD. |
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#66
28 Sep 11 — 13 Dec 11
We head back down through the goldfields and across the Nullarbor. |
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#65
28 Jun 11 — 27 Sep 11
Some lazy time on the Pilbara coast, well near
the Pilbara coast at least. |
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#64
31 May 11 — 13 Jun 11
Two weeks with some photo mates, much of which is spent walking
in the Karijini NP. Then we're done with the central Pilbara for
the time being so it's back over towards the coast. |
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#63
28 Dec 10— 30 May 11
Heading up the Great Northern Highway to the Pilbara. Then we
spend a month in and near the fantastic Karijini National Park. |
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#62
03 Oct 10 — 27 Dec10
Moving pretty fast (for us) we get all the way down the coast
and into Perth. |
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#61
23 Aug 10 — 02 Oct 10
We finally get back into WA and start moving down the coast. |
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#60
01 Jul 10 — 22 Aug 10
More birds but just for a change this time we're sitting next
to a river, well you do have to have a little variety in life eh? |
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#59
08 Jun 10 — 30 Jun 10
More birds and more billabongs as we head west towards Western
Australia. |
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#58
22 Apr 10 — 07 Jun 10
Still heading north but we spend more time sitting by a couple
of billabongs at Winton and Camooweal. |
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#57
17 Mar 10 — 21 Apr 10
We drive north, spending several weeks just hanging around rivers
and dodging floods. |
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#56
31 Jan 10 — 16 Mar 10
Camping at Blowering Reservoir then with friends at Tocumwal
on the Murray. |
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#55
11 Nov 09 — 31 Jan 10
We hang out in one of the nicest spots around, the Yaouk (pron.
yi-ack) valley. |
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#54
14 Oct 09 — 09 Nov 09
A ten-day walk in the Budawang wilderness, followed by spending
some time in our old home town, Canberra. |
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#53
04 Sep 09 — 13 Oct 09
We finally hit the road and drive south to Canberra, visiting
many friends along the way until we reach a spot just outside the
Budawang Ranges where we prepare for the walk. I also finally get
back into some real photography. |
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#52
08 May 09 — 03 Sep 09
Still on our land in the bush near Gin Gin and have many friends
drop in to stay. We start converting the Jimny for camping and generally
getting ready to hit the road for real. |
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#51
11 Feb 09 — 17 Apr 09
We spend time relaxing on our land in the bush near Gin Gin. |
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#50
08 Nov 08 — 29 Jan 2009
Finally back on the road. After a brief visit to Brisbane we
head back north for some R&R on our land. |
Apr 07 — 7 Nov 08
Chronicles suspended for 18 months
while I build Wothahellizat Mk2
Wothahellizat
Mk2 construction diaries
And if you haven't been there before
here's the story about building Wothahellizat Mk1
Wothahellizat
Mk1 construction diaries |
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#49
28 Aug 06 — 31 Mar 07
We swap our phone to NextG and decide to build a new motorhome. |
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#48
28 Jul 06 — 11 Aug 06
We continue sauntering in the general direction of home, but
it's too cold so we make a run for the coast and finally get home
after three months Living in the Cruiser. |
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#47
23 Jul 06 — 27 Jul 06
Seventh and final part of our 4x4 trip in which we cross the
Simpson Desert. |
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#46
11 Jul 06 — 22 Jul 06
Sixth part of our 4x4 trip. Featuring the Gunbarrel Highway
and crossing through the centre back into Northern Territory and
up to Chambers Pillar. |
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#45
22 Jun 06 — 10 Jul 06
Fifth part of our 4x4 trip. The Pilbara including the fantastic
Karijini national park. |
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#44
13 Jun 06 — 21 Jun 06
Fourth part of our 4x4 trip, where we continue along the Gibb
River road and explore the many gorges this part of the Kimberley
has on offer. |
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#43
03 Jun 06 — 12 Jun 06
Third part of our 4x4 trip, Mitchell Falls and Port Warrender,
one of the remotest parts of the Kimberley. |
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#42
23 May 06 — 02 Jun 06
Second part of our 4x4 trip, featuring the Bungle Bungles and
into the Kimberley. |
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#41
03 May 06 — 22 May 06
First part of our three-month 4x4 trip in to some very remote
places. |
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#40
31 Jan 06 — 02 May 06
Preparing the Cruiser for our Kimberley trip. Visiting friends
in the Brisbane area. In front of the TV cameras again. |
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#39
19 Dec 05 — 30 Jan 06
We just sit on the block at Gin Gin, smelling the roses and
enjoying not having to do anything. |
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#38
28 Oct 05 — 18 Dec 05
We are dragged, kicking and screaming, back into the world of
bureaucracy, forms, and red tape. |
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#37
20 Oct 05 — 27 Oct 05
My Dad dies. |
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#36
20 Apr 05 — 17 Oct 05
We work at the gold mine, I also get another job installing
a huge irrigation system. |
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#35
04 Apr 05 — 15 Apr 05
In which we drive north, heading to our job on the Tyrconnell
gold mine. |
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#34
06 Dec 04 — 04 Apr 05
We stay in Bundaberg for a while then spend three months with
friends on the Gold Coast. We buy a 4x4 and do a lot of work on
it. The truck gets new shoes. |
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#33
20 Aug 04 — 13 Oct 04
The third diary covering our time in the West MacDonnell ranges,
then over into Queensland. |
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#32
10 Aug 04 — 20 Aug 04
The second diary covering our time in the West MacDonnell ranges,
near Alice Springs. |
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#31
15 Jul 04 — 09 Aug 04
The first diary covering our time in the West MacDonnell ranges,
near Alice Springs. |
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#30
08 Jul 04 — 14 Jul 04
Watarrka (or Kings Canyon as it's better known) is also a great
place. You could spend some time here, which of course is what we
did. |
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#29
13 Jun 04 — 07 Jul 04
Uluru and Kata Tjuta, Australia's outback heart
is a fantastic place to visit. |
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#28
24 May 94 — 12 Jun 04
It's raining and all dirt roads are closed, so we make our way
up the Stuart Hwy to the Northern Territory. |
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#27
28 Apr 04 — 23 May 04
Back on the mainland. We spend some time, and not a little money,
in Melbourne, then make our way to the Flinders ranges. |
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#26
14 Mar 04 — 27 Apr 04
The north east of of Tassie is called the "break o day"
region. It's an area of remote beaches and forests, we stick to
the beaches, then return to the mainland. |
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#25
15 Feb 04 — 13 Mar 04
We head up into the mountains, but it's too cold for our thin
blood, so we return to Friendly Beaches and the east coast. |
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#24
03 Jan 04 — 14 Feb 04
We leave Hobart and spend time in the midlands and the west
coast. |
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#23
15 Nov 03 — 31 Dec 03
We spend a lot of time in Hobart while I work on the Tarkine
photos. Then it's up to Freycinet, and down to the Tasman Peninsula. |
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#22
25 Oct 03 — 09 Nov 03
Two weeks in the Tarkine Wilderness. |
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#21
27 Sep 03 — 24 Oct 03
We finally catch the ferry to Tasmania. |
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#20
30 Aug 03 — 24 Sep 03
Down the crowded east coast we drive. Most of our time is spent
visiting friends, and freezing our tails off. |
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#19
14 May 03 — 26 Aug 03
Quick drive back to Bundaberg to stay with my Dad. We stay in
Queensland working on the truck and hiding from the cold. |
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#18
17 Apr 03 — 13 May 03
Esperance, Cape le Grand, then across the Nullarbor to the Eyre
Peninsular. |
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#17
15 Feb 03 — 16 Apr 03
We camp in the tall timber territory around Pemberton, then, for
a change, in an abandoned industrial area of Albany. |
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#16
01 Feb 03 — 14 Feb 03
The south west of WA, surely one of the great areas of Australia.
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#15
13 Dec 02 — 31 Jan 03
We stay in Fremantle/Perth. |
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#14
28 Oct 02 — 11 Dec 02
The Blowholes at Carnarvon, fixing the truck at Geraldton. We
reach Perth. |
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#13
23 Sep 02 — 27 Oct 02
WA north coast, Broome, Pt Hedland, Exmouth, Ningaloo. |
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#12
09 Sep 02 — 22 Sep 02
Bungle Bungles (Purnululu NP), Broome. |
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#11
24 Aug 02 — 09 Sep 02
Leave Darwin, Keep River NP, Kununurra, Wyndham. |
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#10
24 Jun 02 — 23 Aug 02
Darwin, Litchfield National Park. |
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#9
03 Jun 02 — 21 Jun 02
Longreach, Kynuna, Mt Isa, Camooweal, Mataranka. |
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#8
05 May 02 — 02 Jun 02
Emerald, Sapphire, Rubyvale, Alpha, Barcaldine, CMCA rally. |
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#7
14 Apr 02 — 04 May 02
Cania and Carnarvon Gorges, Biloela, gearbox brakes, Baralaba. |
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#6
11 Mar 02 — 03 Apr 02
Leave Caboulture, Cooroy, Noosa NP, Tin Can Bay, Bundaberg, Mt
Walsh NP. |
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#5
06 Nov 01 — 10 Mar 02
Bundaberg, fixing truck in Caboulture. |
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#4
25 Oct 01 — 04 Nov 01
Brisbane, boating on Morton Bay. |
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#3
10 Sep 01 — 24 Oct 01
CMCA Canberra rally, we leave the workshop and finally hit the
road, along the Murray, up through central NSW. |
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#2
25 Jun 01
Interior nearly done. Meet Caravan & Motorhome Mag at Lake George. |
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#1
10 Jun 01
Short trial runs. Nearly ready to go.
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Jul 97— Apr 01
This blog really started with the
documentation of the Wothahellizat Mk1 construction.
Wothahellizat
Mk1 construction diaries |