Nats diary 2026

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First stop @2.2km down - in the wrong direction Image- breakfast with our daughter in Kalamunda Image
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Please tell me there was no Pilates before breakfast :shock: .

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No Harv there was bacon eggs sourdough bread and coffee the way things ought to be ImageImage

Oil pressure issue continues to concern me - at idle the oil light is on pretty much every time but once going its fine apparently- Image

Back in Kalgoorlie tonight- took the ute back to where I got it from 21 years ago
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Bastards moved the letterbox.


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A few pics of Kal courtesy of the Mrs
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Been there once during a 44 hour train trip sit up class. Must have been 1985 or so. I remember the train stopping long enough for us to go down to Hay Street and taunt the ladies of the red lit verandahs.


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I went through there after the WA nats, had lunch at the exchange, nice old pub.

Took some photos of the entertainment area, apparently quite tame these days !

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Very tame compared to what it used to be Greg, we left Kal this morning at 7:30, got into Mundrabilla at 5 local time (Central Western time)
Did 853 or so km on 91 litres of juice so 10.68 or so per 100km
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Chewing up them miles bro how’s the fuel price at mundrabilla?


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$2.48 per litre at Mundrabilla, slightly cheaper than Cocklebiddy which was $2.51

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Mundrabilla - the station owners run the roadhouse, station grown beef and a chef makes for sensational meals- the forecourt was packed with trucks
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Off to Kimba tomorrow all going well 👍


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Nice pics there. Hope the oil pressure is behaving 😊
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