Wedge Island Weekend trip, 15th & 16th Feb 2003
Skip's 4x4
Wedge Island Weekend trip, 15th & 16th Feb 2003
| Participants: | ||
| Vehicle | Driver | Passenger |
| Blue Nissan Patrol turbo diesel | TC (Trips Leader) | Dino |
| White Toyota Hilux turbo diesel | Skip | Sarah |
| Red Toyota 4-Runner "Little Red Tractor" |
Paul | |
| White Toyota 80 series cruiser | Dean | Amanda |
 A nice shot of the "Little red tractor", which was involved in the "incident" later on. 0279.JPG (60.7KB) |
 A nice shot of Wedge Island. 0280.JPG (40.7KB) |
 My Tonka. 0281.JPG (58.4KB) |
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 TC showing us how to bog a Nissan! 0283.JPG (65.9KB) |
 Nice one! 0284.JPG (49.8KB) |
 How soft is this sand? 0285.JPG (58.4KB) |
 Dean getting ready to recover him. 0286.JPG (51.5KB) |
 Paul's little red tractor. 0287.JPG (52.3KB) |
 Our campsite, just 30 meters from the beach! 0288.JPG (108KB) |
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 Paul tries some fishing. 0291.JPG (75.2KB) |
 We go swimming... 0292.JPG (52KB) |
 Nice hair do Paul! 0293.JPG (45.5KB) |
 Sunset over Wedge. 0294.JPG (63.9KB) |
 The mob. 0295.JPG (68.5KB) |
 The party starts, minus Antoinette, who we were having the party for! Antoinette was crook - get well soon! 0296.JPG (90.5KB) |
 Sarah & TC take a shooter. 0297.JPG (97.6KB) |
 TC getting into it a bit... Ok, a lot. No more photos were taken after this, as we Partied till 3AM. Seriously - we are not normally a bunch of drunks! 0298.JPG (92.9KB) |
 The morning after... 0299.JPG (113KB) |
 TC's breaky. 0300.JPG (98.2KB) |
 The mob. 0301.JPG (111KB) |
 On the way back, we had another swim at Wedge Island. 0302.JPG (68.7KB) |
 Hey Paul! 0303.JPG (42KB) |
 Sarah & Dino. 0304.JPG (61.3KB) |
 Another nice shot of the island. 0305.JPG (58.9KB) |
 Back at Lancelin, we went for a play on the dunes - there were several dirt bikes playing too. 0306.JPG (32.4KB) |
 TC's Nissan. 0307.JPG (39.3KB) |
 Dean's Cruiser. 0308.JPG (46KB) |
 Paul tackles a huge hill. 0309.JPG (23.6KB) |
 Tonka. 0310.JPG (55.4KB) |
 Paul tries another hill but fails... 0311.JPG (43.7KB) |
 But a 2nd attempt sees him over. 0312.JPG (40.4KB) |
 But then disaster struck. Paul flipped the little red tractor whilst negotiating a difficult exit from a bowl. Paul was unhurt, and managed to first radio us for help, before climbing out through the driver's window. 0313.JPG (68.6KB) |
 About 2 minutes after rollover, TC is gearing up to put it back on it's wheels pronto, as it is leaking transmission fluid, brake fluid, petrol etc. We needed to get it upright as quickly as possible. Note the broken flag pole, but the spottie was un-touched! 0314.JPG (78.5KB) |
 About a minute or 2 later... A Gentle pull with the snatch rope was all it needed to nearly right it. We then attached it to the front to complete the manoeuvre. 0315.JPG (64.7KB) |
 Paul remained extremely calm throughout the entire procedure, even smiling for the camera here. Paul, the way you conducted yourself in this stressful situation is highly commended. Paul, if ever I am in trouble, I hope you are there to take control of the situation is such a professional manner. You are a champion. 0316.JPG (74.8KB) |
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At the servo, Paul turned the key, and it started first pop, no smoke, no fuss. I jumped in the passenger seat and popped the roof back out with my feet. We helped Paul remove at least a wheelbarrow full of sand out of the car. Oil and water levels were checked all ok. The car drove like new! Did we here Paul say "my Hilux is un-breakable?" <grin> Paul seemed more upset that he broke his fishing rod that was on the roof! I am sure with a bit of Panel work, we will see the Little Red tractor return to it's former glory, very soon. |
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This page was last updated on 16th Feb 2003
