Queensland trip - October 2005
(3 vehicles from the club, covering 14000k's, and every state and territory in
Australia except for Tasmania, over 5 weeks. From 23 Sep to 30 Oct 2005.)
Skip's 4x4
Queensland trip - October 2005
(3 vehicles from the club,
covering 14000k's, and every state and territory in
Australia except for Tasmania, over 5 weeks. From 23 Sep to 30 Oct 2005.)
Participants:
Skip, Rainman, Chups.
Selection of 767 pics
from the original 1178 pics, split into respective weeks...
Week 2
Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5
Nice lookout.... but... A020003.JPG (69.5KB) |
Made the Surf's motor boil... A020004.JPG (116KB) |
Rainman removes rego plate and spotties to help cope with the cooling system on this hot day. A020005.JPG (106KB) |
Nice quite little picnic spot... A020006.JPG (96KB) |
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Cane toad. (Yes, we killed it). A020011.JPG (138KB) |
A tourist runs a genset to power his portable air conditioner! A020012.JPG (88.9KB) |
Fish and chips for lunch. A020015.JPG (122KB) |
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The Pacific ocean! We made it across Australia! Yippee! A030019.JPG (78.9KB) |
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2nd flat tyre - Rainman - in a shopping centre carpark! A030027.JPG (87.4KB) |
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Going into Bundaberg... A030031.JPG (87KB) |
to the bundy factory of course! A030033.JPG (89.4KB) |
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I am in heaven! A030035.JPG (163KB) |
Them bears know how to have a good time! A030036.JPG (106KB) |
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The bundy bear (a real one i think!) A030038.JPG (63.8KB) |
The bundy bar... A030040.JPG (98.8KB) |
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Very rare limited release bond 12 bundy. We bought a carton for $80. A030042.JPG (76.3KB) |
Cheers! A030043.JPG (89.9KB) |
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"Wicked" rentals. A040049.JPG (90.4KB) |
Rainbow beach... A040050.JPG (61KB) |
Manta ray - Fraser island barge. A040051.JPG (53.4KB) |
Rainman getting bogged! A040052.JPG (75.7KB) |
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On Fraser island... A040068.JPG (42.6KB) |
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Bush repairs... A050071.JPG (102KB) |
Rainman's shockie rubbers had perished on 1 shocky. A050072.JPG (85.3KB) |
We fabricated new rubbers from mud flap rubber. A050073.JPG (92.6KB) |
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Lake McKenzie. A050078.JPG (84.6KB) |
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Chups thinks he has a blown head gasket. He was right. A050099.JPG (76KB) |
Rainforrest walk at Central station. A060100.JPG (140KB) |
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Me and mine... again.A060117.JPG (109KB) |
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Tricky photography! A060122.JPG (37KB) |
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Eli creek at fraser island. A060126.JPG (50.3KB) |
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A vehicle gets bogged. Let more air out of the trailer... A060146.JPG (34.1KB) |
SS Maheno ship wreck. A060148.JPG (74.9KB) |
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Cappuccino time... A060167.JPG (127KB) |
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Lake Birrabeen, fraser island. A060182.JPG (82.3KB) |
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Plande take off from the beach here! A070006.JPG (57.3KB) |
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Time to leave Fraser island... A070011.JPG (37KB) |
Boarding the Manta Ray. A070012.JPG (67.1KB) |
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Rainman and then Chups tackling the soft sand... A070014.JPG (97.8KB) |
Working the vehicles very hard with all vehicle and trailer tyres down to 12psi... A070015.JPG (106KB) |
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Hmmm. Chinese for dinner in Nerrang. A070026.JPG (85.4KB) |
The gold coast being prepared for the Indy race. A080027.JPG (88KB) |
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The main beach. A single bloke's paradise! A080034.JPG (66.1KB) |
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A nice meal and drinks at the local surf club. A080039.JPG (94KB) |
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Chups looses some money... A080043.JPG (71.2KB) |
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My families dinner. A080046.JPG (101KB) |
Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5
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