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Righto, time for another update - been doing some miles the last couple of days - left Coffin Bay on Sunday morning, first stop was south of Elliston - a little sign said there was a lookout so we went up and found this




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Elliston was a surprise, wasn’t expecting much to be honest but it is a great little spot.







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We had been to Port Kenny previously and wasn’t even going to stop but the pub was open
The publican is a West Aussie gal and she said we needed to go down the road and catch up with Eugene “ he is doing up an old car like yours”






Spent about 45 minutes there talking rubbish with him then off to Streaky Bay


Last time we were sitting here it was with Stoney and Neil Firekraka and it was his birthday- I sent him the pics above and said thinking of you mate and it was his birthday that day !!!


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That’s monuments. Sick slab wave I don’t have the balls for. It’s a great drive alright. Since the 70’s surfers have populated Elliston and streaky and many of them are “artists”. Had some fun times in the beer garden with live bands at Kenny pub. Didn’t Dhilba for fresh bread at Coulton?


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Love them thongs

No Clay, no bread on a Sunday

Wandered up to the pub for dinner on Sunday night in Streaky Bay - it was going off !!! They were making a hell of a racket
Total km for the day was about 280 - no odometer since the speedo stopped working in Wagga Wagga

Monday we were off to get some miles done, couldn’t resist a equivocal diversion into Smoky Bay though for a quick looksee
Not a bad spot, no pub
Massive wrecking yard though
Saw lots of this -


Headed off to Penong, fuel and breakfast at the windmill museum and caught up with a few Shitbox Rally participants who were on their way to Perth for the start of a rally from Perth to Darwin. Next stop was Nullarbor roadhouse, fuel at Penong, Nundroo and Yalata all around $1.75 a litre - Nullarbor was $2.67 !!!

On we go, next one is border village- fuel was about 20c a litre cheaper 10km away at Eucla - we were making good time so we snuck down to the old Telegraph station for a look and a stretch






Of course the dickheads have had to graffiti it …..


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Into Mundrabilla for the night, about 685km all up , time for a beer a wash and a feed in that order






Thought I would spare you a pic of the wash bit
Steaks here are ridiculously tasty, station bred beef carefully killed and sent back then cooked to perfection by an actual chef $30 !!!!
Had rather a few beers here - probably a couple more than I should have but there was an interesting mix of people in the bar and the conversation was very interesting


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Up early and off just after 7 , lots of ground to cover today , knocked out a couple of hundred Kay’s then pulled up At Cocklebiddy for fuel and breakfast
Looked at the eagles then hit the road , some plonker in a semi trailer took the awning out months ago, still waiting for a new one



Next stop Caiguna for the obligatory photo - trip #6 for the ute


Quick snap then off to Balladonia





Off again and into Norseman, went to the pub for lunch but they don’t do lunch anymore- FIFO has buggered another town …..

Grabbed a sandwich across the road and kept going
Salmon Gums was the next spot for a beer - that pub was shut and for sale



Don’t know if the ute is part of the deal

Third time lucky, Gibson Soak delivers the goods




Spotted a great looking 80 series in the carpark



Then a quick blast into Esperance for the night


Gave the ute a bath and called it a day - well overdue for a wash , it will be filthy again tomorrow as it’s forecast to rain



Total for the day about 850km

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New motor must be well run in by now. 3.55:1 gears? Safe travels folks. I wanted to stop at that soak pub last year on the way over.


FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie

I hope thats not oil fume accumulating on the back tailgate

Great old car, probably will need a full mechanical overhaul again after the kays youve done !!!

Greg

Good work ……….. where are pics of the wrecking yard????

Harv needs one of them cable tie stickers for his new shed

In the Shed wrote: Wed Jun 18, 2025 2:39 pm Harv needs one of them cable tie stickers for his new shed

I could put that sticker right next to this one:


Cheers,
Harv (not to be trusted with welding rods).

EK283 wrote: Wed Jun 18, 2025 1:28 pm I hope thats not oil fume accumulating on the back tailgate



Greg

I bloody well hope not - it hasn’t used a drop of oil or water since we did the change at Craig Allardyce’s place and they would have to be 5000 Kay’s ago by now at a guess

Left Esperance yesterday morning and headed to Bunbury to catch up with a mate for a couple of nights-



Very different country to yesterday morning!

Ute didn’t stay clean for very long ….




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