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The High Country
With Christmas out the way and the new year coming, it was
time for Janine and myself to exit the hustle and bustle, and head
into the high country. After a quick test trial out the back of
ferntree gully I knew the land cruiser was ready to tear up some
mud. We hit the Mansfield shire around 10 am on Tuesday morning
with one quick pull over to lock the front wheels in, we were on
our way. I can personally say that land cruisers are way more
comfortable and needless to say way more reliable. The main mission
was to head into Wannagatta but as we approached the end of the
first section there was a sign up saying road closed. Wasn’t very
happy with this but hey plans change and the show must go on. So
instead of Wannangatta we headed back to Lovick’s hut to spend the
first night. All was good and we managed to have a camp fire as
well, which was good. The next morning we decided we were gunna
head off to craig’s hut and then onto buttercup road. Getting to
craig’s hut was easy enough but the next section was a bit of a
head ache. From craig’s hut the first section of circuit road was
blocked which meant we had to go the long way through telephone
junction. I dealt with that ok but the final blow came when we were
20 mins away from camp and we hit another road closed. Wasn’t happy
with this so I pretended not to see this and ventured on. Ten
minutes in … I remembered that I did see the sign and returned
promptly. Can’t believe what water can do to a track. There was
crevices the size of my 4×4! We finally made it camp where we met
up with Karl and a few of his troops. A few beers and a bit of food
saw us heading to bed early. With that tho came with breaking camp
early and heading into Mansfield for brekky. After that we headed
back to Tatura where we are gunna spend news years with some
friends. Happy New Year to every one and play
safe!
I do … Mud
Where do I start. Last weekend I decided I needed a new truck, the hilux just wasn’t cutting it any more. I also thought it may be time to start looking at land cruisers. Can you believe by Sunday I had found a vehicle that I wanted. By Wednesday I was driving it home! It comes with all the features one says they are going to do to their ride. 4″ lift, 35″ tires, dual batteries, front & rear lockers and rock sliders. It’s a 4.2 diesel with only 194,000 on the clock. I’m wrapped it’s the best ever.
Bendigo
On the weekend just gone myself and Janine drove up to Bendigo to visit some old mates that I lived with in the UK. Even before we left the metropolitan it had started to pour down which made road conditions a little more challenging. After a couple of stops and a gps glitch we arrived at Bill & Christine’s safely. Not long after that we hit the piss. I think we all woke up a little shaky and not quite with it, which was alright because it was voting day (who really wants to be well when voting). Seeings I didn’t pack a pair of pants we headed off to the shops to grab a pair, mean while the rain was still throwing it down. At this stage I had a quick think and declared it time to start drinking again. Bill showed us all the local pubs as we tested their beers. Not long after that we were home and got stuck into the piss again (bless us). I’m not sure how we got talked into it but me and bill found ourselves having a swim in a middle of a storm, mind you it was a short swim. Once out and dried off it was time for dinner which was Christine’s delicious lasagna (yum). A few more hours in saw us ringing the UK and annoying some old friends. Sunday morning saw us creep out of bed at a little later time but not to late to enjoy Christine’s beautiful fry up. All in all Janine and myself had a great time. Cheers to Bill & Christine for their hospitality!
Out with the old in with the new
You would never believe what happened last night. I had just finished downloading cod black ops for the Xbox and managed to get five minutes of play in before I got the dreaded 3 flashing lights. My first thoughts were “life is over” but then I shook my head and thought again “I know … I’ll buy another one” and that I did. This one has the kinect camera which is awesome. Babeola loves the dance game that came with it and I love the games that came with the camera. So what we’re doing is mixing alcohol and Xbox together and having our own little party!!!
Thirsty Thursday
With summer on the way and an appetite for alcoholic beverages the boys all headed over to bryce’s. We pretty much kicked back in his backyard with our poisons of choice til the sun went down. Cheers blokes.
Kicking back in Kew
A relaxing Saturday night back in Kew after going to the movie today to watch “The Town” which was good ( could of been more action packed or faster paced ). After that it was topped of by having dinner at the Kew Hotel which was a good feed. Now we’re kicking back on the couch drinking bundy ( me ) and wine ( Janine ), watching “A Few Good Men”.
Cup Weekend – Wash Out
Well another Cup weekend has been and gone. This trip was meant to take us into the snowy mountains, but a few things stopped us. First thing that went wrong was Dan’s rig, it started spitting oil out of one of the front axel seals. Decision was made there and then that we will all stick together and made camp at the first stop which was in the alpine national park by a river. Tents were set up and a fire was started followed by an endless supply of alcohol which was mainly made of beer and bundy ( Janine had gin 🙂 ).
All was well until the next morning when it stated raining early and literally didn’t stop till about 24 hours later. By this time Dan was yelling to everyone to get up and pack up. Still a little sleepy I opened the tent and saw my food box float past!
Pretty much everyone was jumping out of there tents and grabbing there gear and throwing it in their rigs wet and unsorted. The main aim was to get the hell out of there while the tracks are still above water. We all managed to get out (drenched) and decided it was time to cut our losses and head home. End of the day we all got home safely and Dan’s car is repaired.
Chillin at the Bushmans
With only 1 week to go the crew are chillin with a beer & bundy (of course) back at Bushy’s pad. An old video of the trip is playing on the VCR. Can’t wait!
