Another 4x4 TripAuthor: jawapro
Date: Sat 20/11/2010 11:00 PM
This week has been interesting.
I wouldn’t call all of it a good week. I sort of had it out with my friends and things have been somewhat stressful since.
Good to clear the air - even if they didn’t all like what I had to say.
Not sure what will happen longterm. For the first time in 4 years, I've been considering if I still want to live in Devonport.
The immediate upshot of it all is that they had another 4x4 trip this weekend, and I was actually invited this time.
Can’t say I was overly good company - but I still had a great time. I got bogged, but so did everyone. I’ve got the smallest and least aggressive tyres of the group - so I was quite impressed with Oscar's performance overall.
Tim got stuck by pushing into places we knew the other cars wouldn’t go. A couple of times he had to doctor his car before it would keep going - and one time at the bottom of a big drop it died entirely and it took about 3 hours before it was going again.
I got water in my brake warning sensor, so the warning light is on most of the time, but we checked the fluid and things and it’s fine.
Jason’s winch got a workout. Strangely some of the time that was because Jason himself got stuck in places I’d already driven through. The big Patrol with larger aggressive tyres couldn’t always make it the same places I did. Poor snuffy.
Anyway, instead of posting a running commentary of the entire trip - here are a collection of photos.
Tim's bogged - 3 minutes after we leave the highway.
Tim playing in a hole.
Tim playing in a hole.
Bec after she sat in the mud.
Tim playing with his engine in a hole.
Tim still playing in a hole.
Tim on the diving platform.
Dive!
Dive!
Oh dear, we're stuck!
The engine don't go no more.
Comfortable working position
2hrs later: This tree looks good.
Lets jump off!
Wes
James
Prepare to slingshot winch!
Tim's turned around and running again.
Full steam ahead!
I think I can I think I can.
I can't.
At least Tim's still smiling
Ready to winch!
Pulling Tim up
He's out!
Stupid moment - all three cars get stuck.
I think it's called mud.
I drove through here fine - but Jason got stuck and had to winch out.
Tim got out with some shovel work, pulled me out, then I was Jason's anchor as he winched out.
Reach for the sky Oscar!
According to my tiltometer - this was 40 degrees.
Hmm - maybe now would be an easy time to change the oil.
Balancing Act
Jason didn't even get that far!
Recovery time.
Not as exciting as Oscar, but still pretty cool.
Cath wasn't so sure about the angle.
Crossing a pond
Time for a wash...
Oh yeah - last weekend I went to the V8s. Couldn’t really afford to, but Mum decided to shout me. Thanks Mum!
And Emma came through last night to go to the movies.
Apart from that - not much has happened lately.
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