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  1. 25th February 2013, 03:18 PM #31
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    Ern, thanks for the info re computer fan. The fridge has been running on DC while traveling and AC at the caravan park. It was only on gas for the stopover on the way up. I might try some wet tea towels on the heat exchanger and see if that makes a difference.
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    Default Day 3

    I spent a few hours doing the Breakaways drive today, this place is beautiful it rivals Uluru, The Olgas and The Bungle Bungles I'd never heard of it till I picked up a brochure at the caravan park where I'm staying. I could spend a month photographing the sunrise/sunsets here. But maybe in July/August when it's cooler .


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    I've met some really nice people at the caravan park and we've swapped stories about road conditions etc. One couple just got in from Wilpena Pound via the Ood. Tk, which is the way I'll be going. They said the road is really good as long as you don't drive too fast and drop your tyre pressure. The guy has a gizmo from ARB that does the job and he's going to do my tyres to 28psi.


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    GJ, while you're there, see if you can turn up a book called "The Man Underground" written by Kenneth Cook. It's about CP in the 60s, and the scene describing "Ivan" is hysterically funny.
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    Breakaways is the 'coast' of the ancient inland sea. The white stuff is dead marine micro-organisms.

    BTW The Pink Roadhouse at Ood. recommends deflating tyres by c. 30%.
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    Default Day 4 & 5

    No phone reception yesterday so no postings till I arrived at Wilpena pound this afternoon. It's been raining steadily since I got here, so now the dust accumulated along the Ood Tk is now red mud on the floor of the camper. Last night I stopped over at Coward springs and noticed the dust in the camper then, before I left in the morning I covered the vent holes in the door with duct tape. There was still dust in the camper tonight, but not as much. however, the back of the wagon is full of red dust because the back window shattered. Really weird as it happened as I was stopped on the side of the road taking some photos. The only thing I can think of is that maybe a stone bounced off the camper from the rear tyres and chipped the window and the stresses just built up. The only other thing to happen is the hose from the water tank to the hand pump got damaged somewhere between the Oodnadatta turnoff and William Creekk

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    Quote Originally Posted by springwater View Post
    $1 each for 200 old bones or more, no chicken.
    How about Emu, it tastes like chicken ?
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    Weird about the rear window, especially whilst stopped You said it was raining, could it have been cold rain on hot glass?

    My travel was lacking photos, but yours is now just making me feel really bad . Don't stop though, yours are great , wish I had a camera like yours.
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    Quote Originally Posted by dai sensei View Post

    My travel was lacking photos, but yours is now just making me feel really bad . Don't stop though, yours are great , wish I had a camera like yours.
    Nah, too bloody heavy.
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    Good pics. Ain't William Ck a hole. And the bore spa's trick.

    Sounds like you stopped at the Prairie Hotel in Parachilna for the road kill platter.

    Doing a front or rear window is par for the course out there. We velcro a Corflute protector to our rear window to protect it from stones bouncing off the camper trailer's stone guard.
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    Quote Originally Posted by rsser View Post
    Good pics. Ain't William Ck a hole. And the bore spa's trick.

    Sounds like you stopped at the Prairie Hotel in Parachilna for the road kill platter.

    Doing a front or rear window is par for the course out there. We velcro a Corflute protector to our rear window to protect it from stones bouncing off the camper trailer's stone guard.
    Had lunch at Wm. Creek, ate it in 2 minutes flat before the flies carried it off.
    The spa was fantastic.
    Stopped at Leigh Ck. for fuel and headed straight to the Pound, was a bit tired and not in the best of moods after the back window blowout .
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    Default Day 6

    Had a really good nights sleep last night, the temp. was down around 15 Deg. I even kept the t-shirt on and slept under the covers for a change. The fridge is back to normal operating temperature as am I .

    Some photos of the rear window damage and my trip to Sacred Canyon and Stokes Hill lookout.


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    Default Day 7

    Did a short walk to the Hills Homestead and on to Wangara lookout. Off to Deadman hut and Red Hill Lookout this arvo.


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    Good shots John. When are the aerial ones coming?
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