THIS WEEK ON DNA
WE LEAVE PERTH HEADING FOR ALBANY
WE TAKE THE LONG WAY THROUGH THE WHEATBELT TOWNS ON THE BACK ROADS.
WE STOP AT FRIENDS IN BAKERS HILLS FOR A BBQ AND CATCH UP
WE LEAVE THE NEXT MORNING TO GO TO YENYENNING LAKES FOR A OVERNIGHTER.
ITS VERY WINDY AND COLD.
WE TAKE ALL THE DIRT ROADS TO TEST OUT THE NEW VAN.
I TRY TO USE THE DRONE BUT FORGET TO SAVE THE FOOTAGE...
WE MAKE OUR WAY TO THE DOG CEMETRY IN CORRIGIN TO READ THE HISTROY OF THE DOG IN A UTE.
NIK MAKES ME PULL OVER IN A HURRY FOR A DONUT VAN SHE SPOTS IN KONDININ...
HOW SHE SEEN IT GOD ONLY KNOWS...
WE END UP IN HYDEN TO GO WALK THROUGH THE TOWN BEFORE WE HIT WAVE ROCK.
AT WAVE ROCK WE WAIT IN LINE TO GET THE FAMOUS SHOT .
BUT CAMERA HAPPY TOURIST HAVE OTHER IDEAS.
WE WALK THE EDGE OF THE ROCK TO HIPPOS YARN TO FIND THE SAME PEOPLE WITH THEIR CAMERAS LOL.
WE LEAVE WAVE ROCK FOR AN OVER NIGHT FREE CAMP AT KULIN.
THIS PLACE WAS SO WELL SET UP FOR THE TRAVELLERS 72 HRS FREE GREAT PLAYGROUNDS FOR THE KIDS A PUB FOR MUM AND DAD JUST ACROSS THE ROAD.
HOT SHOWERS AND FLUSHING TOILETS AND WATER TO TOP UP YOUR TANKS.. THANK KULIN WHAT A GREAT PLACE .
WE HAVE A MEAL AT THE PUB AND HIT THE SACK FOR THE NIGHT.
NEXT MORNING WE FILL UP OUR TANKS AND WATER BLADDER THEN HIT THE ROAD FOR DUMBLEYUNG.
ANOTHER FREE CAMP WHERE WE WALK THE TOWN TO EXPLORE THE HISTROY OF THE LAND AND WATER SPEED RECORD OF THE BLUE-BIRD IN 1964.
THE NEXT MORNING WE TRANFER THE WATER FROM THE BLADDER TO VAN AND TIME HOW LONG IT TAKES.
THEN WE HEAD FOR THE LAKE TO SEE WHERE THE SPEED RECORDS WERE BROKEN.
THE DRIVE THE 10KM IN TO FIND THERE IS NOWHERE TO TURN AROUND AND FACE THE FACT WE MIGHT HAVE TO REVERSE THE WHOLE WAY BACK OUT.
VERY NEVER RACKING TO SAY THE LEAST.
I GET THE DRONE UP FOR AND FLIGHT TO CAPTURE THE LAKE BEFORE HEADING OFF.
SO, SIT BACK AND WATCH US MAKE MISTAKES, REVERSE OUT OF TROUBLE AND FLY THE DRONE FOR THE FIRST TIME .
CHEERS DAVE , NIK AND INDEE...
2 май 2024
