Taking care of business

Gallery: ON THE WAY HOME

janners_on_tour — Sat, 2 May 2009 18:42:00 GMT

FINAL DAYS

janners_on_tour — Sat, 2 May 2009 18:40:00 GMT

Hi all,

Unfortunately this will be the last log of our trip, and what a trip it has been, to coin a phrase 'GOLD', anyway just too give you a quick update on our last couple of days, we left Miles and moved on down to the south through country NSW where we planned to meet up with Jay in Narrabri for the night and a couple of beers ! well mate i must say the steak was great and the claret even better thanks mate !

We then headed home and arrived late afternoon on the Friday to get sorted for work next week.

Any way guy's all i can say is that looking back on it what a grest way to spend a holiday, we have most probably seen thing that we will never see again the bset sunrises, sunsets that i have ever seen, the darkest night sky's with the most clearest sparkling stars !! more shredded car tyres than i care to remember, more car parts than i care to shake a stick at, there are too many stories to tell here but look forward to chatting over a glass of claret and a steak with all of you.

The summary of it all is as follows,

Total KLMS 9548

Total fuel costs $1896.57

Campsite costs X 17 nights $418

Hotel costs X 8 nights $1040

Claret drunk 35 litres !!

Beer drunk, to much to mention !!!

Flies swallowed 9 ! Jac 7 me 2, ha ha ha not funny when it happens to you but so funny when it happens to your wife !!

Fights with tent 6, tent 3 me 3 we'll call this a draw as i had it sussed at the end.

Fights with the wife 0

Them really cold stony moments with wife 1, not classed as an argument as we did not officially speak to each other for a day !!

Punctures 0 !!!! lucky buggers.

Well guy's thats the update and will be speaking to you all soon, hope you all enjoyed looking at the trip as much as we did putting on this blog.

Well chow for now luvies, love you all loads

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Stev & Jac.

DAY 23/24/25

janners_on_tour — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:49:00 GMT

Hi all,

Sorry about the delay in the update but we were just chilling in Airlie beach, thanks all for your birthday wishes me and jac spent the day by the pool drinking beer and sunbathing !!!!! we have now started to head south which means that we are on our way home booooooooooo! travelled down to the capricorn coast for a night in a camp site which was pretty good, got up and then came inland to a place called miles which is just west of Bribane but over the dividing range.

We will be in NSW tomorrow which will give us one last day's travel to the bay and then a couple of day's to tidy up before we get back to work.

Will do one more log before we wrap up the trip and will do a summary of everything at the end.

Thanks for the message Mandy & Chris glad to see you got to Cairns ok have not forgot you and will pass on those details for you.

will chat soon chow for now luvies xxxxxxxxx

Gallery: HEADING SOUTH

janners_on_tour — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:45:00 GMT

DAY 21/22

janners_on_tour — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 19:41:00 GMT

HI ALL AGAIN !!!

Well we are certainly enjoying the coast and taking in some R&R you can see from the photos we have a top apartment with a top view !!!!!

We took a boat out to the reef today to go for a snorkel which by the way was fantastic! threw in a helicopter ride for good measure ( good value for money $99 each ) which toped off a fantastic day.

We have underwater photos for the dive which we will get put on to disc tomorrow and put on the web.

Will be chilling by the pool tomorrow for our last day here before we start to head south towards Rockhampton.

Well guys hope you are all ok, chat soon,

Chow luvies xxxxxxxxxxxx

Gallery: AIRLIE BEACH & BARRIER REEF

janners_on_tour — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 19:36:00 GMT

DAY 18/19/20

janners_on_tour — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:52:00 GMT

Hi all,

Back again just been under the radar for a little while, being out of range or driving through until quite late.

Left Alice before sun up for mad dash to the coast and tried to get as far as possible in the first day following the highway north before turning east at three ways, the roads were as usual long and straight !!!! it was difficult to pick a camp spot for the night as camp spots were in places where we could travel further IE Barkly homestead at 1630pm where we wanted to drive until about 1830pm.

There are radio repeater masts along the highways which are always just back off the road about 100 - 200M away with good tracks leading up to them and looked pretty safe so we stayed at one of them and camped for the night.

A bit of a late start as we packed up camp and decided to drive until about 2030pm today so we could stay at a motel in Hughendon which left us about 600klms to the coast, the barkly tablelands were prety spectacular which dropped down into Queenslands cattle country of which has landscape that has to be seen to be believed, as far as the eye can see all around you will not see anything but horizon.

Started out of the motel at 0500 today to get a good start as we were heading for the coast and it was not to long before we were over the dividing range and the scenery just about changed in an instant, cane fields, palm trees, just about everything was green!!!! not brown.

Anyway got down to airlie beach and will be here for 4 days before we start to head back south so just taking in a bit of R&R and enjoying the sunshine, swimming and beer at cheap prices!!!!

Well speak soon all,

Chow for now luvies xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Gallery: Alice to the coast

janners_on_tour — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:07:00 GMT

DAY 17

janners_on_tour — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:25:00 GMT

Hello all,

Had a bit of a slow start to the day today, had to visit the bank, i knew were going to have a bad day when there was only 2 tellers in the bank working 20 people in the queue and me sandwiched between the local population !!! now every where i go i tend to get stuck next to these people and touch of deodrant is required not cartons of bundy! anyway 3hrs later wasted in the good old ANZ and i done it with western union in 5 mins!!

Off we went to palm valley about 120klms west of Alice for a look around this oasis in the desert, good 4wheel driving and a great place.

Got back in time for a shower and popped down the pub for a camel and stout pie !! and a beer.

Off up north and west tomorrow so will be up early for some hard driving and not sure at all where we will camp but we will be on the main highway between Alice and MT isa.

Hope to get a chance to update if not stand by.

Chat soon,

Chow luvies !! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Gallery: PALM VALLEY & PUB

janners_on_tour — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:25:00 GMT

DAY 16

janners_on_tour — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 21:30:00 GMT

HI GUY'S

Thanks for all your views and comments and hope that we are giving you a snap shot of what we are seeing out here.

Well we spent the day at the east ranges today, but had a mooch about me self early today at a scrap yard which was full of landcruiser bits so i bought a couple of badges !! but to be serious we had a leak on one of the front diffs after that rough and i mean rough roads from kings canyon and was checking it out, it's settled down now so no panic, no need to top up .

We went out to the east ranges today and put the photo's on the net, it was OK but nothing special, which brings me on to the town beverage, went to the bottle shop today and it was OPEN !!!!! yeha !!!! walked in looking for a cask of claret hmm nothing on display ask the bloke i thought, he says sorry mate no casks until after 6pm !!!!! and you can only buy 2 litres!!!! sod this give me a Darwin stubby mate and i'll be in Queensland soon. NT is the most buggered place in the world and it's not the locals they can buy beer or spirits when the shop is open, oh by the way the bloke in the shop wanted my ID to see if i was able of buying beer up here ( on the police record )i said that if pulling my pants down at a football game counts against me and you do not give me this beer then i will kick off i have been through the NT and all i want is a bloody beer!!!! ahhhhhh!!!!! any way got me beer and wine, wankers !! anyway boys and girls were off to the west side tomorrow, WEST SIDE !!!!! to see whats up there and a few more pics.

See you soon

Luv you all

Chow luvies xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Gallery: EAST MCDONNELLS

janners_on_tour — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:38:00 GMT

DAY 13/14/15

janners_on_tour — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 21:13:00 GMT

OK guy's where was i ?

OH yeah drove up to a place called kings creek great camp area set on a working station covering thousands of sq klms!!! and they sold beer at $4.80 a can or $25 for a six pack !! sorry guy's i cracked it had been 3 day's since my last beer and i just wanted a cold beer !!! i waited like a teenager in a chemist for everybody to leave asking to buy condoms and grabbed my six pack and hurried to the troopy, but they tasted so gooooooood !!!!

Had me fix set up camp and wondered down to the canyon for a walk, pretty crap from the bottom but what a place from up above photo's dont do it justice.

After kings creek started to drive up to Alice springs using a back road, holy shit it was the worst we have been on yet so for 80 klms we were shake rattled and rolled baby!!!!!

Managed to get to Alice OK and decided to use the camp site in town to get provisions and put the troopy in for a oil and filter change, and get some beer ! so up i go to get beer 1 six pack a adult or 1 bottle of claret !!!!!!!!! what cant a man get pissed in this town. never mind down to the mcdonnell ranges tomorrow for a butchers then into town to let our hair down.

will keep you updated luvies,

chow xxxxxxxxxx

Gallery: ROAD TO ALICE

janners_on_tour — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 20:52:00 GMT

Gallery: KINGS CREEK & KINGS CANYON

janners_on_tour — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 20:47:00 GMT

DAY 12

janners_on_tour — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:38:00 GMT

OI OI!!! Thats enough about the legs, they would win competitions at Butlins, buggers.

OK Day 12 at Uluru, was looking forward to sunrise but you need sun for that and considering that we have lots of cloud and a bit of rain there was no chance of that. so we decided too have a lazy morning and take a drive over to the rock and decide too walk around it, which was 9.5klm around the base and well worth the walk i must admit apart from that you cant take photo's in some place because it is sacred ? but you can stand by the road and take photo's ?

Any way went back for a noddy and decided, well Jac did, that we should go to see sunset and once again you need sun to see sunset so that knackered that.

Moving up to kings canyon tomorrow and have a look around there and up to the ranges for a couple of days.

Missing you all loads big kisses and hugs to our girls cant wait to see you.missing family lots would love to see you all soon.

Looking forward to sharing a glass of claret with all our friends when we get back. anyway up date for now.

KLMS 3921

DIESEL $776.91

FLIES SWALLOWED 3

FIGHTS WITH TENT 0

FIGHTS WITH WIFE 0 !!! NO HONEST 0

LITRES OF CLARET 16 IT'S A DIRTY JOB BUT SOMEONES GOT TO DO IT!!

Love you all chat soon,

Chow luvies xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Gallery: ULURU

janners_on_tour — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:27:00 GMT

DAY 11

janners_on_tour — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 20:24:00 GMT

HI ALL,

Just hung out and walked the Olga's today to find a good spot for sunrise at the rock tomorrow, must admit it is impressive!!! came back mid afternoon for a swim and just chilled drinking claret and Jac making a potato bake for tea in the camp oven, was delicious with peppered steak and claret.

Apart from the price of beer here the camp site is tops and well worth the money for a powered site and has got good views of the rock from here if you wanted sunset pics just it's clouded over this afternoon and the winds picked up so not too sure of the weather for the sunrise.

will send pics for tomorrow and chat soon

Chow luvies.

Gallery: OLGA'S AND ULURU

janners_on_tour — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 20:21:00 GMT

DAY 10

janners_on_tour — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:35:00 GMT

HI GUY'S Hit the road hard today with another 760klms on the clock, left coober pedy at 6am got to see the sunrise on the way and just kept going. Thw scenery is a lot better up here compared to SA.

Got to a place called Kulgera to top up with fuel and paid $1.64 now for diesel but you dont want to fill up with beer up here though, this how the conversation went,

"Jac come on luv the tents up lets go and grab some beer" off we go to the bottle shop where i enter looking like i've been dragged through dust for a mile and sweating all over from putting the tent up.

" G'DAY mate just looking for a carry out you got any EXTRA DRY?"

" Yes sir the prices are on the board "

" mate want a six pack not a bottle "

" yes sir that will be $39 "

" six pack mate not a carton "

" that is a six pack sir "

" holy shit how much for a carton "

" $156 " sir

" holy f#%k " whats all that about "

" we dont promote drink abuse here sir "

" stick up your arse i've got my claret"

That is the truth boy's could not believe it. any way were set up in the camp and will go to the olgas for a look around tomorrow.

chat soon luvies

CHOW XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX