On Friday morning I will be heading off for six weeks of outback touring. I am going with seven other blokes in five 4WDs and, after a fairly quick trip to Central Australia, we will be travelling the Gunbarrel Highway and then the Canning Stock Route before arriving in Broome on 8 June. Mrs DJC is flying to Broome and we'll drive back down the west coast to Perth. We will then take the Indian-Pacific back to Perth before driving the final leg back to Melbourne arriving back in early July.
It's a little like the trip Cookie did last year but in the opposite direction.
I won't have internet access for most of the time I will be away and I doubt whether I will get to see many games on TV - not that that will necessarily be a bad thing.
I hope our footy team finds some direction while I'm away and I trust that our debates on the best way forward will continue. Perhaps the powers that be will take on some of the eminently sensible suggestions put forward by our posters ;)
Catch you all again in about six weeks :)
All the best DJC!! Good time to be going. :P
Gonna put serious cash on a 6-0 run :))
Have a great trip
Yep
You're obviously a jinx....so with you gone it should be all up from this point ;D
(Have a safe and enjoyable trip ;))
More importantly than having a fun trip which it surely will be. Have a safe trip buddy. We will argue here on your behalf until you come back. Mick might not be here before you get back. ;D
Kidding buddy, cheers. ;)
On Friday morning I will be heading off for six weeks of outback touring. I am going with seven other blokes in five 4WDs and, after a fairly quick trip to Central Australia, we will be travelling the Gunbarrel Highway and then the Canning Stock Route before arriving in Broome on 8 June. Mrs DJC is flying to Broome and we'll drive back down the west coast to Perth. We will then take the Indian-Pacific back to Perth before driving the final leg back to Melbourne arriving back in early July.
It's a little like the trip Cookie did last year but in the opposite direction.
I won't have internet access for most of the time I will be away and I doubt whether I will get to see many games on TV - not that that will necessarily be a bad thing.
I hope our footy team finds some direction while I'm away and I trust that our debates on the best way forward will continue. Perhaps the powers that be will take on some of the eminently sensible suggestions put forward by our posters ;)
Catch you all again in about six weeks :)
Hopefully things will be a little less dire when you return.
Have a great trip!
You lucky, lucky bastard.
The jinx suggestion may not be too far off the mark. Our record was 3-1-4 when I was overseas last year :)
Wanna swap gigs?
I'm dealing with a screaming 4 month old.
Sounds like an epic journey. Enjoy.
Bon voyage DJC. Don't forget to camp at Lake Aerodrome - fantastic! Look forward to hearing how it went when you get back.
Enjoy... stay safe. What a great adventure. Cheers Mate...
Have a good fun trip DJ and stay safe...hope you have a club to come back to.. ;)
Sounds like a great trip! ! Enjoy!
All the best DJ. Travel safe and hopefully you will arrive back to a CFC in far better shape than you left it. ;)
All the best DJC. Stay safe and enjoy yourself.
Keep an eye out for any budding AFL talent, and let us (and the club) know what you find. They need all the help they can get.
Big Up !
Well, I'm not really back but I'm in Broome and have internet access.
The Canning Stock Route was great, even if it rained for 8 days without a let up. However, not many people get to see the Gibson and Great Sandy Deserts when they are wet.
The football news is mixed: Malthouse's sacking was inevitable and we can hopefully file his tenure away with Pagan's. Hopefully, the club will have learnt from these two terrible mistakes and won't go down the messiah coach path again.
Chris Judd's career ending injury is a tragedy. I can understand his decision but I will miss seeing him run out with the boys.
Thanks for all the good wishes too chaps, I appreciate them.
If you ever get a chance to travel in the remote outback, don't hesitate.
Good to hear from you DJC and that you enjoyed the Canning and completed it safely. It's nice to relax somewhere like Broome after the privations of bush camping. The Roebuck is a great place to have a few beers, a meal and watch the footy on TV.
How were the track conditions on the Gunbarrel?
Cheers and enjoy the rest of your trip.
Onya DJC!! I thought Hotcox had returned there for a moment! :P
Onya DJC!! I thought Hotcox had returned there for a moment! :P
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The Gunbarrel was very heavily corrugated Cookie. It started raining when we were at Carnegie Station and the Gunbarrel turned into a quagmire, as did the CSR up to Kunawarritji.
None of our vehicles missed a beat though. :)
The Gunbarrel was very heavily corrugated Cookie. It started raining when we were at Carnegie Station and the Gunbarrel turned into a quagmire, as did the CSR up to Kunawarritji.
None of our vehicles missed a beat though. :)
Good to hear that your trucks behaved themselves! Last thing you need are truck problems when it's raining. Sounds like a good trip overall. Cheers.