After tweaking and modifying the TVAN with some custom touches it was time to get it out for a trip to get acquainted with it’s many features and to test its capabilities before heading out on remote trips. Choosing a destination to test the TVAN was restricted by the latest wave of COVID19 lockdowns and need to stay reasonably close to home… Sundown National Park offered a great destination to really stretch its legs.
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Sub zero in swags – winter camping at Goomburra
We’re in the final stages of getting organised for our Cape York adventure, mainly camping out of the car, so we thought that a shake down trip would be a good way to check things would work as intended – it would also get Suzzanne acquainted with her new Crashpad swag. Goomburra section of the Main Range National Park seemed like a good place to head, only a couple of hours from home and with some great little hikes, but when picking the dates to go I didn’t think it would get down to -2.5 degrees C!!
A gold rush tale – Monal mine ruins
After visiting the Beautiful Betsy Liberator plane crash site (see previous blog) I continued to explore the area and went in search of the old Monal gold mining town ruins
Woodgate Beach – Burrum Point
I’d long heard about Woodgate and its beauty, mainly from a mate who ‘went home’ on an annual trip from the Central Queensland coal mining fields to his home town of Bundaberg and spent that time fishing and crabbing in and around the area. Suzzanne’s mum Greta lives at nearby Hervey Bay and we invited…
Landcruiser upgrades and updates
During the month since the Landcruiser rolled off the tilt tray I’ve been throwing a lot of time (and coin) into the upgrades to suit our plans of extended overland touring. Many of the parts and upgrade kits were ordered for the previous blue GXL but thankfully they hadn’t arrived before our decision to upgrade…