Mt Augustus trip, 6th to 16th July 2003
Skip's 4x4
Mt Augustus trip, 6th to 16th July 2003
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| Vehicle | Driver | Passenger(s) |
| White Toyota Hilux dual cab turbo diesel | Skip (Trips Leader) | Sarah, Nicole |
| Blue Mitsubishi Pajero v6 | Dino | Ido |
| Blue Nissan Patrol Turbo Diesel | TC | Brittany, Georgia |
| Blue Toyota Hilux Surf Turbo Diesel | Chris | Christine, Lewis, Sarah |
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Day 1: |
Saturday 6th: |
Heading north towards Murchison... |
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Skip's truck. 0002.jpg (98.9KB) |
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Sunset. 0009.jpg (72.3KB) |
Our roadside campsite. 0010.jpg (63.9KB) |
Nice campfire. 0011.jpg (83.5KB) |
Skip's prepares roast beef in his camp oven. 0012.jpg (67.6KB) |
Onto the coals it goes. 0013.jpg (86.5KB) |
Yum! 0014.jpg (85.3KB) |
Relaxing. 0015.jpg (68.4KB) |
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Day 2, |
Sunday 7th... |
Heading North towards Mt Augustus |
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TC cooking up bacon & eggs. 0017.jpg (67.2KB) |
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A nice little billabong, just right for morning tea. 0023.jpg (69.5KB) |
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Checking our progress on the map. 0025.jpg (74.4KB) |
Chris's truck in full flight. 0026.jpg (46.2KB) |
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Another billabong. 0029.jpg (136KB) |
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Mt Augustus campsite. 0031.jpg (103KB) |
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| Day 3: | Monday 8th... | Exploring Mt Augustus... | ||
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| Day 4 | Tuesday 9th... | Heading North towards Karijini... | ||
Mt Augustus at sunrise glows a nice shade of red. 0054.jpg (36KB) |
A closeup of Mt Augustus. 0055.jpg (48.1KB) |
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Skip's truck in the remote Ashburton region. 0056.jpg (82.9KB) |
Chris in full flight. 0057.jpg (117KB) |
Very barren country in places out there. 0058.jpg (35.9KB) |
Dino get's a flat tyre. 0059.jpg (90.5KB) |
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Chris topping up his fuel. 0061.jpg (79KB) |
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Dinner at Karijini. 0063.jpg (57.8KB) |
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| Day 5 | Wednesday 10th... | Exploring Karijini... | ||
Our campsite in the Group area at Savanah's campground. 0065.jpg (104KB) |
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TC's has some bit's a missin' from his Nissan... 0067.jpg (88.5KB) |
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Group shot attempt 1 - Lewis moves. 0072.jpg (98KB) |
Attempt 2 - no Skip. 0073.jpg (104KB) |
Attempt 3 - Perfect! 0074.jpg (97.2KB) |
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Weane gauge. 0076.jpg (107KB) |
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| Day 6: | Thursday 11th | Exploring Whittenoom (day trip from Karijini)... | Note that the government has issued a Wittenoom travel warning. | |
Entering Wittenoom. Wittenoom travel warning 0104.jpg (79.2KB) |
The old power station, now shutdown. Wittenoom travel warning 0105.jpg (104KB) |
Driving into Wittenoom gauge. Wittenoom travel warning 0106.jpg (64.7KB) |
Bright red flowers - Sturt desert peas. Wittenoom travel warning 0107.jpg (131KB) |
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Entering Yampire gauge. Wittenoom travel warning 0111.jpg (158KB) |
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A huge old diesel engine, left over from mining operations.Wittenoom travel warning 0118.jpg (114KB) |
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We crossed multiple rivers, including this one!Wittenoom travel warning 0120.jpg (104KB) |
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| Day 7: | Friday 12th | Exploring Karijini (Skip & Chris), whiles TC & Dino head for Exmouth... | ||
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Circular pool in Dales gauge. 0129.jpg (78.5KB) |
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Fitzgerald falls. 0131.jpg (147KB) |
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Lots of fish swimming around. 0135.jpg (60.2KB) |
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Walking through the gauge towards circular pool. 0138.jpg (87.9KB) |
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Doing bombies off the ledge! 0144.jpg (134KB) |
Hmmm. Nice scenery! 0145.jpg (136KB) |
Chris standing under a warm waterfall. I estimate the water to be about 25 degrees. 0146.jpg (109KB) |
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| Day 8: | Saturday 13th... | Skip & Chris head West towards Exmouth. TC & Dino are already in Exmouth and go exploring.... | ||
Hows this for a long train! 0157.jpg (73.7KB) |
We counted the carriages. 229 of them! 0158.jpg (83.3KB) |
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The gauges just before exmouth. 0159.jpg (112KB) |
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Tonka on top of the range. 0161.jpg (66.1KB) |
Nice view of the coast looking south east. 0162.jpg (75.3KB) |
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A few drinks in the caravan park. 0165.jpg (77.7KB) |
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| Day 9: | Sunday 14th... | Heading south along the coast towards Ningaloo station... | ||
Jetty at Exmouth. 0166.jpg (63.5KB) |
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A huge lizard. 0169.jpg (181KB) |
Isn't he lovely! He is about 1.5 metres long! 0170.jpg (169KB) |
Hows this for a big cray! 0171.jpg (76.9KB) |
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Wreck of a submarine. 0173.jpg (63.9KB) |
View from the lighthouse at Exmounth. 0174.jpg (70.9KB) |
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Old world war 2 radar installation. 0177.jpg (65.2KB) |
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There's the coast road that we will be following down through the Cape range national park. 0179.jpg (71.5KB) |
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One of the many pristine beaches in this area. 0182.jpg (50.2KB) |
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A few nibbles at our camp in a beautiful bay in Ningaloo station. 10001.jpg (91.5KB) |
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| Day 10: | Monday 15th... | Relaxing on the beach in Ningaloo Station... | ||
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TC's shade house... 10009.jpg (101KB) |
Hows this for magic water... 10010.jpg (47.3KB) |
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The people next door donated 2 large travalie fish to us, which we fillited and fried up for dinner. 10015.jpg (84.3KB) |
Another group just up the beach from us built this great sand castle. 10016.jpg (120KB) |
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| Day 11: | Tuesday 16th... | Heading South through Coral bay to Shark bay... | ||
Lighthouse ruins in Ningaloo station. 10029.jpg (125KB) |
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Ningaloo homestead. 10032.jpg (66.2KB) |
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Oops! A little damage on the way back. 10037.jpg (74.8KB) |
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Nanga bay caravan park in Shark Bay. 10039.jpg (82.1KB) |
Catching up with Pommy Pete, Froggy and Rocck's families at Nanga. 10040.jpg (64.8KB) |
| Day 12: | Wednesday 17th | Heading South towards home... | ||
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