Sandy Cape TripAuthor: jawapro
Date: Thu 17/03/2011 09:18 PM
Twas a long weekend - and Klutz and I headed west for a trip to Sandy Cape.
Tim had organized the trip - and this time decided to invite other people along. So as well as Klutz and I, we had Tim’s folks (Kerry and Lynn), his sister and husband (Adele and Brendan), and his mate and wife (Nick and Tanya). Oh, and Tim himself.
The elder Auties had a Range-Rover, Tim had his Maverick, and Brendan and Adele had a quad - and of course I had Oscar. Nick and Tanya were divided between the Landy and Maverick.
It was my first time at Sandy Cape - and it was a lot of fun, and not as challenging as I’d been expecting. Apparently there was a lot less water than normal though.
Good thing too - Oscar has started stalling when going in slightly deep water now. Got pulled out once because he’d stalled - started fine on the other side though. Haven’t worked out what’s causing it yet.
The Rangie had a tyre fall off the rim - and Tim’s Maverick overheated, but overall it was a relatively trouble-free run.
Hint for the future, if you’re getting a lift back up the track to help fix the tyre, don’t sit on the bonnet of an overheat Maverick - it gets blooming hot!
While in the lead I found a patch of nice soft sand and had to be helped out.
I did also manage to drive successfully (and accidentally) across a patch of quick sand that no one else was willing to attempt - so I don’t think Oscar should be too embarrassed.
The Sandy Cape lighthouse.
The Sandy Cape Klutz.
I love the west coast. And it was very calm too - hardly any surf compared to other west coast adventures.
We followed some tracks up a sand dune - and then got told off by some rangers because we shouldn’t be there. Whoops - can't trust other people's tracks.
Ah well - make the most of it. Sand-boarding.
This was on the way up the dune - the Maverick had been completely airborne. Look at the break in the tracks - that’s quite a jump!
The campsite next to a river. It even had a flush loo - you just had to bucket the water from the river to use it…
So that was my long weekend. Pretty awesome if you ask me.
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