Summertime Track to Warren River Mouth

West Coast 4x4 Club Inc. trip to the Warren River mouth. A quick stop at Northcliffe for their famous pies. A great day out with a couple of hours spent at the estuary before heading back. Callcup Hill was obstructed by a 100 series being recovered so most of us turned around and returned the way we came.

Paddy crossing Meerup River

The weather was magnificent and NO MARCH FLIES!

I had fitted the old awning off the camper trailer to the Silverado and this was its big test - worked a treat.

March Fly Mash!

Never in my life have I seen them like this. I killed 212 in 40 minutes, swatting up to 4 at a time.

Welcome to Shannon National Park - Fly City (at least it was while we were there).

This was the designated campsite for West Coast 4x4 Club Inc's Pemberton Trip.

We arrived at 8:30AM catching the Slaters in their PJs. We wanted to avoid the heat of the day so we left Bridgetown fairly early. After killing a few million March flies, the four of us went for a 25km forest drive.

Shannon Dam

We swatted away the rest of the afternoon waiting for the rest of the Club members to arrive.

Off We Go!

I never use the handbrake on the camper; they're not that good. So when I picked it up from the repair shop with our fancy new Fiamma F45 awning fitted, I hitched up without checking the handbrake.

It was a bit of a struggle on the way home, but the trailer had already been fully loaded for the trip. It was also about 40 degrees Celsius so I put the vehicle struggling a bit down to this.

It wasn't until I arrived home and opened the car door that I could smell the burning brakes on the trailer. Oops!

Time to top the water tanks up and finish getting ready. We didn't drain the tanks after the last trip (mustn’t waste all that water). Shame about all the algae in the water lines. Oops! Again.

A trip down to the caravan shop for new hoses and a complete replumb of the trailer and flushing of the tanks. 2 hours lost.

When we finally got going it was 42 degrees and the Silverado was not happy towing the trailer. We had to keep giving the air conditioning a rest to keep the engine temperature in the safe zone.

We made Bridgetown by dark. Hopefully tomorrow will be better.

Next Trip - Pemberton, Denmark, Walpole area.

I have decided to keep a blog/diary of our adventures from this point on. Previous excursions can be found at our Picasa Gallery.

2 weeks of rest and relaxation coming up; just what the doctor ordered.

The long weekend based at Shannon National Park with the good folks of West Coast 4x4 Club then off to Parry Beach.

We had plenty of fun last time around, so as long as the weather is kind, it should be great.

We'll update in a couple of weeks when we return.

On the way to Rame Head, Feb 2009