Bendethera Update

Well the trip that Peter (my Sydney mate) and I did to Bendethera was excellent.

A long drive on Friday night through bush tracks in the rain and the fog was pretty interesting and included trees blocking the road and water crossings at night!!

We had an incredible time and I will certainy be back there for more

Here are a few pics I took - I hope you enjoy them

This is the set up while camping (really roughing it eh!:-)

We drove down to Braidwood on Friday night but it was late when we finally left the hardtop and hit the dirt road. We ended up driving through light rain and fog to our campsite.

We had a few 'visitors'

Contact details while 4x4'ing

UHF channel 40 (while on black top) or 10 (when off -road)

HF callsign Romeo 2371 - listen to morning and afternoon skeds - can leave message via VKS737 website http://www.vks737.on.net/

Telstra GSM - 0407 591 406

Next G (digital) - 0438 194 646

Sat phone - 0409 843 391 - VERY expensive to use $AU5 per minute - Emergency only

Basically what I do is as the GSM fades I go to Next G and if that fades I go Sat phone.

I listen in on the morning and afternoon HF scheds for any messages.

9th and 10th FEB 2008

Myself and Peter (my mate from Sydney) are going to be doing this http://www.exploroz.com/TrekNotes/NSW/Bendethera_Valley.asp trek. Starting on Friday night 8th Feb at Braidwood (NSW, Australia).

I will post some pics from the trip sometime during the following week

Cya