Tuesday, 16 May 2017

Last Shake Down Trip







RACV Resort Inverloch April 19 - 22, 2017








We tried to be fully loaded for this get away - first time both bikes have been for a ride!
Since picking up the van in October:
stability control brakes have been fitted to the van
rotating/sliding table top has been installed
curtains & pelmets have been removed (privacy & blackout blinds in place)
a mattress topper has been resized & added
shelves have been added in wardrobe & cupboards
sullage hoses are stored in tubes fitted underneath
fishing rods are stored in tubes fitted underneath
20lt water container has been fitted at the back
privacy screens for the annex are fitted with twisty ties & ocky straps cut in half, a great system
anti-flaps have been discarded & we throw a strap right across the annex for a full loop tie down
reversing camera has been added
tyre pressure monitors have been added
roof clips have been adjusted so that they lock & unlock without having to adjust annex latch
water supply issues (stuck valves etc) have been overcome
instead of 2 free standing solar panels, we now have 1 panel fixed permanently to the Ranger's roof
plus a couple of handy screws on the triangle & under the back for the water filters





nice to have full use of the resort facilities.









We saw the 'Top of Australia' from the coast near Inverloch - been there/done that?
& after discussion with Cam & Robyn (our companions for this trip) we decided that we were no longer heading north in May .....
(not enough time for that many kms)
We are going West!









Yarram April 22 - 25, 2017




The sand does really squeak underfoot @ Squeaky Beach Wilson's Prom













We visited Tarra Bulga National Park.
Here's Cam on the suspension bridge.

We saw lyrebirds & Les saw a wombat in the wild for the first time.







We began Anzac Day in Yarram,
but these are the crocheted poppies on the 
memorial @ Inverloch being admired by Robyn








Danish wind generator      Agnes Falls 



Walhalla April 25 - 27, 2017








It was cold & wet in Walhalla - first time we had condensation in the van!
felt sorry for the school kids hiking, white water rafting & tenting in all that rain & mud .....
We went for a ride on the heritage train & made it up hill to the cricket ground















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