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Re: Mandrake's Red CentreSafari
« Reply #50 on: July 10, 2014, 08:39:25 PM »
Good work Steve, might have to move the rego sticker as it will cop a pounding from stones now

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Re: Mandrake's Red CentreSafari
« Reply #51 on: July 10, 2014, 08:50:36 PM »
Shoulda got a cordless rattle gun and long socket extension! That would make winding easy! ;D
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Re: Mandrake's Red CentreSafari
« Reply #52 on: July 10, 2014, 09:13:20 PM »
The holes on the bottom of the boot I believe, but don't quote me, are to allow gas to escape in the event of a bottle leak and I'm pretty sure they are a legal requirement. May be worth a bit of research.

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Re: Mandrake's Red CentreSafari
« Reply #53 on: July 13, 2014, 07:34:06 AM »
Don't worry about the rego sticker you don't need them anymore  :cheers:
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Re: Mandrake's Red CentreSafari
« Reply #54 on: July 13, 2014, 01:19:59 PM »
Said goodbye to all the tour swaggers at Gemtree and made our way slowly back to Alice.. It started raining late last night and hasn't stopped yet.. So we will hole up here for 2 nights then go to Glen Helen for a couple of nights...Here's a pic from our window....


Gotta say a huge thank you to John and Catie for all their hard work putting this tour together..even though missed a few things it has been a fantastic trip...
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Re: Mandrake's Red CentreSafari
« Reply #55 on: July 14, 2014, 11:39:42 PM »
OK here's something novel.. We were out at Ormiston Gorge today .. Britz camper van parked next to us . 2 seater  with 4 people 2 blokes up front and 2 girls in the back ( no seatbelts ) but wait there's more !!! The 2 girls had a 20 litre red plastic petrol canister for company !!!!!... Some folks like to live on the edge !!

See the little white dot on the waters edge at left...That's a Pacific Heron .. I took about 40 photos of it while it was fishing ...
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Re: Mandrake's Red CentreSafari
« Reply #56 on: July 15, 2014, 07:41:34 AM »
Steve  That's an magic pic of the gourge , its hard to tell where the water starts & finishes  :cheers:
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Re: Mandrake's Red CentreSafari
« Reply #57 on: July 15, 2014, 08:00:47 AM »
Cheers Jamie !! Here's another view with part of the Vertical Response Team who just rescued a bloke with a severely fractured ankle.. He was trying to avoid the water crossing to get into the back of the gorge..

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Re: Mandrake's Red CentreSafari
« Reply #58 on: July 17, 2014, 04:33:20 PM »
Made it into Port Augusta after an overnighter at Glendambo..
Went to Arrid Lands again ..
Lunch at the RSL tomorrow ..
Here's the shower cloud on its way Northish...

Flying has been cancelled due to wind so no copter photos for a while.
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Re: Mandrake's Red CentreSafari
« Reply #59 on: July 19, 2014, 07:38:12 AM »
Got up this morning to pack for the drive to Renmark.  Still in the C.P... Then this happened !!!

Don't seem to be in the right places at the right time with dawn shots.
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Re: Mandrake's Red CentreSafari
« Reply #60 on: July 19, 2014, 06:04:33 PM »
At the Big 4 in Renmark looking for a good sunset .. Didn't happen ..

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Re: Mandrake's Red CentreSafari
« Reply #61 on: July 23, 2014, 06:02:21 PM »
Home now .. Just spent 2 nights at the Pink Lakes.. first night -5 centigrade...

Second night way better at +1 centigrade....


All the lakes had water and all were pink..
Its been a great adventure ... now to clean up .. get the Penguin back to Jayco for some fixing .. then plan the next weeks away....Mandrake.
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Re: Mandrake's Red CentreSafari
« Reply #62 on: July 23, 2014, 06:04:05 PM »
Quote from: Mandrake on July 23, 2014, 06:02:21 PM
Home now .. Just spent 2 nights at the Pink Lakes.. first night -5 centigrade...

Second night way better at +1 centigrade....


Not much better here either. :(

Welcome home Steve and Nadia.

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Re: Mandrake's Red CentreSafari
« Reply #63 on: July 23, 2014, 07:39:26 PM »
Cold   Cold    Geez   ,    Welcome Home  & it not Warm . You would want to have a really good believable excuse to come back now . Should have been in 40 to 60 days or so when its warmer  . Though not by much  :cheers:
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Re: Mandrake's Red CentreSafari
« Reply #64 on: July 25, 2014, 09:38:54 PM »
For those into facts and figures -- We left 14/6 and returned 23/7 that's 39 days ... Did 6660 Kms which cost $1685.18 - cheapest was Alice Springs at $1.789 and worst Oodnadatta at $2.33 !! .. Average consumption DMax style 11.9L/100 Kms mostly towing the 1500 Kg Penguin .. With accomodation it cost us $2500 approx ...
Gotta be happy with that ... All I have to do now is fit new tyres and 4 gas shocks to soften the ride a bit the
Foam ones are a bit too harsh for us oldies !! LOL
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Re: Mandrake's Red CentreSafari
« Reply #65 on: July 25, 2014, 09:53:35 PM »
Welcome back Steve and Nadia. We have been back a week and it already feels like a lifetime ago!

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