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Lightwater



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Summer holiday Victoria & SA

We drove about 9000km around Victoria & SA.

We went swimming in Mildura to cool off in the 47°C heat. Ironically the air was so dry the water evaporated so quickly off your skin that you felt really cold for 60 seconds or so. Then back into the water to either warm up or cool off!

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Leaving Mildura, fire on the way to Wyperfeld NP, made us very nervous!
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Car cooling off
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The ice block thermal mass worked well up to 2 days in the hot weather. We put sleeping bags over fridge during the day when stationary for a few days. A white towel over the fridge while driving. We will make a white cover for the fridge to put over the bought cover. The dark grey bought cover is BS at best, because it is dark!
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Even though this is a highway, the sign does make you sit up and think!
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Australia's co technology fibre to the node!


Great Ocean Road
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Grampians east
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Black Range facing the Grampians
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Grampians east
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Shell Beach
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Yorke Peninsula
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We had one puncture so tyre repair kit came in handy together with our modern 12v dual compressor setup. Also dusted off the car with air nozzle while at it!
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I know which setup I prefer!
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Coorong, it was 40°C and at night we had giant killer mosquitoes!
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Great Ocean Road
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King Parrot getting comfortable!
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Kimba. The Indian curry in the petrol station was not bad and helped cool us down on a 42°C day!
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Patchewollock on the way to Wyperfeld NP
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Traded in the Freelander for more space!
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Eyre Peninsula
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Deep Creek NP
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Coorong NP
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 Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!

Acoustic insulation ARB TPMS 3xARB air compressors After cooler Air tank On-board OCD pressure air/water cleaning Additional 50L fuel Carpet in doors ABE 2x1kg Waeco 28L modified fridge Battery 4x26ah Solar 120w Victron MPPT 100/20 DC-DC 18amps 175amp jumper plug Awning 6x255/60R18

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Post #339925 20th Jan 2018 9:26 am
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Largered



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Great Pics !!

Did you sleep in the FL2 ?

Were you in convoy with those other LR/RR's ?

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dorsetfreelander



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How come it's so clean? 3 x FL1 2 manual + 1 auto
5 x FL2 4 manual + 1 auto
Now Discovery Sport P250 MHEV SE
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JulesK



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pic 3. whats in between your spare spokes ?
pic 7, whats in the dead tree?
Splendid pics there and love the graffiti artwork?

Looked a tad warm in pic. 1 Laughing If it wasn't so bad it'd be funny.

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Freelander 2 HSE auto 2014 ( Florrie ) ..... Try again.
Freelander 2 GS 2012...... Gone.
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DEG5Y



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WOW!
I always look on the pics taken by people in far off lands with envy!

So much space to explore at your leisure.

Pic 3 has made me search my boot for the OE bottles of beer but I haven't found them. Must only have been in the export models!
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Largered



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Over here we got it in Ring-Pulls




..... and they are Recyclable ......





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Lightwater



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We did have a tent but didn't use it once!

50 litres of water on board & front seats moved forward for sleeping


Flinders Ranges

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Flinders Ranges
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Flinders Ranges
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On the way to Chambers Gorge
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Chambers Gorge
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Chambers Gorge
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Some sections of road to Chambers Gorge
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Sheringa Beach
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South of Kimba
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Little hope left!
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Flinders Ranges
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Peterborough curb & guttering
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Grass Tree!


Flinders Ranges
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On the way to Chambers Gorge
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Risk of visiting Snake Valley!
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Hitchhiker!
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Grampians east
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Lava tubes Mt Eccles
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South of Mt Napier
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Small ant
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Large ant
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Black Range west of Grampians
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Grampians west
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 Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!

Acoustic insulation ARB TPMS 3xARB air compressors After cooler Air tank On-board OCD pressure air/water cleaning Additional 50L fuel Carpet in doors ABE 2x1kg Waeco 28L modified fridge Battery 4x26ah Solar 120w Victron MPPT 100/20 DC-DC 18amps 175amp jumper plug Awning 6x255/60R18

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Lightwater



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JulesK wrote:
pic 3. whats in between your spare spokes ?
pic 7, whats in the dead tree?
Splendid pics there and love the graffiti artwork?

Looked a tad warm in pic. 1 Laughing

I didn't look too closely at the tree!

In the spokes see this thread http://www.freel2.com/forum/topic30454-15.html Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!

Acoustic insulation ARB TPMS 3xARB air compressors After cooler Air tank On-board OCD pressure air/water cleaning Additional 50L fuel Carpet in doors ABE 2x1kg Waeco 28L modified fridge Battery 4x26ah Solar 120w Victron MPPT 100/20 DC-DC 18amps 175amp jumper plug Awning 6x255/60R18
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JulesK



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Lightwater, thanks for that, see it pays to carry everything you can think of and some more Laughing

Keep the pictures coming Thumbs Up If it wasn't so bad it'd be funny.

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Freelander 2 HSE auto 2014 ( Florrie ) ..... Try again.
Freelander 2 GS 2012...... Gone.
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Lightwater



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Environmentally sensitive area


Doing it tough. We had 6 cheeses including French Brie on special, normally $75/kg, plus ice cream

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Chucked everything in the front to sleep in the back


Flinders Ranges bush bath, luckily we didn't have a car come past for 12 hours, wouldn't want to embarrass myself!
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Mt Napier lava quarry
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Lost wall near Mt Napier
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Magpie welcoming committee at Lorne!
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Lorne
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Berry Bay. We saw dolphins surfing but had the wrong camera!
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Locks Well
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Innes National Park
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Australian sharks!
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Great Ocean Road, too many tourists & not enough sharks!
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Mt Gambier Blue Lake, apparently best time to view is late November, & it is very blue this time of year.
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1958 Series 1. This LR was the first motor vehicle to cross from the western most extremity to the east of Australia in 1966.
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No Bluetooth!
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The conditions of Australian roads, closed for minor repairs!
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 Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!

Acoustic insulation ARB TPMS 3xARB air compressors After cooler Air tank On-board OCD pressure air/water cleaning Additional 50L fuel Carpet in doors ABE 2x1kg Waeco 28L modified fridge Battery 4x26ah Solar 120w Victron MPPT 100/20 DC-DC 18amps 175amp jumper plug Awning 6x255/60R18

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mikehzz



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Great pics, thanks for posting. Cheers.
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Lightwater



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Information on Little Dip & Long Gully between Beachport & Robe. We were there end of November. The last bit of sand onto the beach was maybe a bit soft and we didn't have any sand tracks with us so we were not going to risk it. We did have a tow rope but were the only car so it's not a lot of help! But the beaches were firm to drive on. Then on to the Coorong

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Coorong 28 Mile Crossing
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Red-backed fairywren
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Not the best bush camping!
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Sign of the times!
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 Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!

Acoustic insulation ARB TPMS 3xARB air compressors After cooler Air tank On-board OCD pressure air/water cleaning Additional 50L fuel Carpet in doors ABE 2x1kg Waeco 28L modified fridge Battery 4x26ah Solar 120w Victron MPPT 100/20 DC-DC 18amps 175amp jumper plug Awning 6x255/60R18

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mikehzz



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Mate, I've done those beaches down around Beachport and Robe, they are super treacherous, the sand is so soft. I got stuck north of Beachport and the water was lapping my wheels when the SES winched me out.
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Lightwater



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I had a look at the photos from this area and the sand on most beaches is very aerated. Not a good idea to go on the beaches even if you can get there in the first place!

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Crop from above
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If the sand doesn't get you the mines will!
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 Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!

Acoustic insulation ARB TPMS 3xARB air compressors After cooler Air tank On-board OCD pressure air/water cleaning Additional 50L fuel Carpet in doors ABE 2x1kg Waeco 28L modified fridge Battery 4x26ah Solar 120w Victron MPPT 100/20 DC-DC 18amps 175amp jumper plug Awning 6x255/60R18
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Lightwater



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Beachport to Robe 4wd maps:

There is more information on this website https://www.wattlerange.sa.gov.au/page.aspx?u=440

Nora Creina to Robe
https://www.wattlerange.sa.gov.au/webdata/...rk_Map.pdf

Beachport to Nora Creina
https://www.wattlerange.sa.gov.au/webdata/...%20New.pdf Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!

Acoustic insulation ARB TPMS 3xARB air compressors After cooler Air tank On-board OCD pressure air/water cleaning Additional 50L fuel Carpet in doors ABE 2x1kg Waeco 28L modified fridge Battery 4x26ah Solar 120w Victron MPPT 100/20 DC-DC 18amps 175amp jumper plug Awning 6x255/60R18
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