G’day all,
After a few weeks around the Gold Coast getting things fixed on the caravan, retuning the Patrol with its upgraded radiator and intercooler and some minor surgery for yours truly (after a small health scare) it was time to leave the Gold Coast and head for the Northern Tip of Australia.
First I enjoyed my birthday on the Gold Coast dining out at the Sharks Rugby Club for breaky and dinner. On your brithday you get a free breakfast and free dinner all for an annual membership of $6, hows that!! Not bad hey!
My birthday was a lot of fun after surgery the day before and it was nice to relax and enjoy the company of my family. We had breakfast, played mini golf, went to Movie World and then back to Shark’s for dinner.
On 21st July we headed to Brisbane, staying overnight to hand over the car to AMMS the next day for some final tuning of the Patrol – awesome effort Glen the Patrol has flown up to Cairns and the temp guage and EGT guage have confirmed the new setup is working a treat.
Leaving AMMS we headed to Kedron to pick up the van after the brakes were adjusted and then hit the highway staying overnight at Gympie. The next day it was an early start which ended up at Miriam Vale.
From Miriam Vale we headed to Mackay were we caught up with a mate on his farm. We enjoyed a few beers, fed the horses and enjoyed the beautiful scenery of the surrounding hills. JD made me promise to return on our journey back down the coast so we could get in some fishing and mud crabbing…sounds a promise that is too hard to resist in my book…twist my arm JD, why don’t you!!
From JD’s farm to Mackay stopping for dinner before leaving for the final stretch to Cairns where we will arrive sometime tonight.
In Cairns we pick up a camper trailer from Johnnos Trailer Hire (thanks Pat for your generosity to the cause, we will give you a good plug as we continue up to the Cape) for three weeks. This marks the start to our 4WD adventure to the tip of Australia following the Crebb Track, Cape Melville, Bathurst Bay, Frenchman Line and the Telegrapgh Track (just to name a few). What is certain is we will bring you the best information on travelling to the Cape in 4WD, offroad amd Bushman Bud style. We will travel roads less travelled along the way to bring you an adventure you won’t forget.
Stay tuned!
Bushman Bud…Enjoying Australia
Tags: 4WD, 4WDing, 4x4, Bushman Bud, Camping, Cape York, Offroad, scenic, Track
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