Nats diary 2022

[Blacky]

So we pointed her north and sent it ….


Made it to Port Augusta at about 8pm and treated ourselves to a beer or 6




Loved the kid’s menu at the Flinders Rest about an hour south of Port Agutta



Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[Errol62]

Warnertown, hmm. How are the bed bugs these days?

Well done mate finding the parts can be the hardest bit.


FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie

[Blacky]

We just stopped for a beer mate , great little pub

Rest of the stash from Dudleys -




Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[Blacky]

Had an easy day today, did a 400kmish run from Port Augusta to Streaky Bay after staying in a nice quiet caravan park last night about 5 minutes out of the ‘Gutta, had a few fairly substantial rain squalls and some roadworks to deal with - SA is the roadworks capital of Australia




Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[Blacky]

We made it to Kimba, halfway across Australia geographically - we were in a rush so didn’t bother stopping at the sign , got a pic of the big galah on the way past though and had to go to the silos but they have been buggered up now, you used to be able to park right in front of them but not any more….




Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[Blacky]

A quick splash of fuel and we were back into it - off to Streaky Bay. We had to stop because Mrs Blacky wanted a photo for her upcoming 50th -


Accommodation was a bit hard to take but we will manage










Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[Blacky]

We had to sample the local fare and booze , had a Southwark stout that wasn’t too bad …. Who knew they made drinkable beer ?? Firekraka’s birthday as well so we had to have a beer or 3 with the old bastard




Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[Errol62]

If it’s where I think it is we used to stay there with mum and dad.

The Coopers Stout is bitterer more betterer, although not as strong.


FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie

[Blacky]

Left Foggy Streaky Bay , straight through Ceduna and now at Penong. Niel has lost a wiper and just blown a tyre


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[Errol62]

F

Sent from my SM-G781B using Tapatalk

[Blacky]

Neil had to backtrack to Ceduna for tyres , we continued onward . Heading to Nullarbor the ute temperature started to climb




Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[Blacky]

We pulled up for a break and to let her cool off before heading off again and just as were were leaving Gaz and Sue came back in as the Mazda he was driving was pumping coolant out ….. we struggled to get the bonnet open on it as the release cable was buggered but got it open and sorted and they were back on their way.




Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[Blacky]

Made it to Border Village sitting on 100 to keep the temp in check and while we were there got word from Neil he was 20 minutes behind us- apparently he had caught a tailwind
We then drove in to Madura pass where we were staying for the night , a touch under 800 km for us , a touch over 900 for Neil


Been a while since I’ve seen one of these



Stoney had the Chlamydia room , we had the Tetanus suite, Neil was in the the Syphylus wing and Gaz and Sue scored the Bubonic room- this place is FILTHY…….- later on we all found every one of us went to bed fully dressed……
Got up , showered and got going again




Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[Blacky]

Next stop Cocklebiddy



Then on to Caiguna for the obligatory shot at the 90 mile straight


Ute ran sweet but pumps all its water out and then gets hot so regular top ups are the go , we got to Norseman and split up , Neil went to Kalgoorlie and we headed south towards Esperance




Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[Blacky]

Stopped for a quick froffy at the Gibson Soak hotel , tried a pub further up the road but it was closed, had some nice treasure behind it though …..


H

Here you can see an eklummox knuckledraggius in its natural habitat and below is an fbowner championnii teasing said eklummox




Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk