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Eureka

WE MADE IT!!!

Byron Bay to Steep Point! From Australia’s most easterly point to the most westerly. We did it! And boy oh boy, was it tough! This is without a doubt the hardest thing Keith & I have ever done. The road to the pay station leading to Steep point, around 200kms, is a deeply corrugated unsealed […]

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14-4#Shark Bay

We’ve made it!

We have reached Shark Bay, the official end of our East to West trip. Tonight we’re staying at Hamelin Outback Station Stay on the invitation of Jackie Mahood, who used to live in Beechworth. Thank you very much for your hospitality, Jackie! Tomorrow we will attempt to get to Steep Point, the most westerly point […]

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13-4#7

Another little hiccup

When we woke up this morning we found that our old girl looked quite lopsided. Looks like the front spring or at least one of the leaves has broken. So we had to shift most of the weight over to the other side to even it out. Seems okay for the time being… fingers crossed! […]

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We need a shower...badly!

Back to ‘civilization’

Hallelujah! After days of being rattled, jolted and shaken, in danger of running out of fuel, nearly getting washed of the road in a storm, and having another flat tyre, we’ve finally made it to Laverton, then Leonora and now Leinster where we got the car serviced. They had to tighten every single bolt in […]

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