I leave on Saturday 6th June 2009

Well its 1 week from today before I am once again 'on the road again' - getting more than a littel excited :-)

Below are all the options for either tracking me or calling me once I leave on Saturday the 6th June 2009:


Observe my trek :

http://jasonjonas.org/spot/tripViewer.do?id=1659


or

Observe my trek- be patient with this link, it will take a few MINUTES to load up - but it is worth it :

http://share.findmespot.com/shared/gogl.jsp?glId=0QJMv5Nob7StzIcqEjEi3I1zoOZqdkr9k

As far as telephones are concerned there are a number of options depending where I am and what coverage the various telcos are giving.

Normal GSM phone number is:

0407591406

Then I go to Next G (once GSM coverage drops out)

0438194646


And if I cannot get connected by these 2 methods I go to sattelitte phone using the GSM number (but at a cost of AU$3:00 per minute

0407591406

And occassionally I will log onto my e-mail

kiwiinaussieau@yahoo.com.au

But dont send me any attachmenst or big files or pics as I wont be downloading them while I am away

So there ya go - cannot say you didnt know how to contact me or didnt know where I was :-)))

Please note: There WILL be a snap quiz when I get back :-)))))

Well here it is. about 4 weeks to go. Departure date is set for Sat 6th June or possibly Sunday 7th June (depends upon work :-( )

Be sure to follow me on my SPOT tracking page ( see addy at top of Blog page)

CAPE YORK 2009

Planning is well underway (actually started last year when I completed the CSR) for a trip to the "Tip" - or as some would say "Cape York"

I am intrested to learn that the first car ever to be driven to the top of Cape York was, in fcat driven by 2 Kiwi's ( it was a small Austin in 1928) so I find myself following in some great footsteps - or more accuratly - tyre tracks :-)

I plan on leaving Wagga Wagga on Saturday 6th June and returning 7th July some 9000kms later

Make sure you follow my journey via my SPOT page

This link will take you to ExplorOz and the trek notes I will be following

Bago State Forest - Feb 2009

Hamilton Hume and William Howell were the 1st explorers to visit this area and they certainly didnt do it with GPS, laptop and a fully kitted out, outback ready 4x4 Nissan Patrol.

But hey - I had some discomforts too!! - when I made camp on Saturday night my beers were only at 5c instead of 3c - now THAT is roughing it :-)

The area I travelled is between Tumbarumba (or as the locals say Tumba) and Talbingo, which are both about 90mins drive from Wagga Wagga (or as the locals say Wagga). The actual trek is very easy (at least in the dry) and about 63kms in length.

I visited Paddys River Dam, Buddong Hut, Buddong Falls and an old saw mill now in ruin and saw a family of Brumbies (no not the football team - REAL Brumbies abiet only fleetingly - they are VERY cagey)

Livingstone national Park, NSW - Dec 2008

Livingstone National Park is only about 30 km south of Wagga Wagga (where I live) so in the scheme of things isn't a "big" trip for me but sometimes when work just gets too much for me and I want to unwind then Livingstone fits the bill.


It has a variety of 4x4 trails all in the easy to medium range and each track has its own vegetation and array of planst and animals.

I have seen Goannas, Wallabies, Roos, snakes and Echidnas in the park so I am always ready to stop the car and do my 'Steve Irwin' "Crickey' thing when I see any movement in the bush. Here are a few of the pics I have taken in recent trips

Hope you like them

Oh - I am planning on going to Cape York in 2009 so 'watch this space'

Where am I now???

http://share.findmespot.com/shared/gogl.jsp?glId=0QJMv5Nob7StzIcqEjEi3I1zoOZqdkr9k

If I an 'out and about' you can track me here. If you go to webpage and get a strange 'error' message it will be because I do not have the unit activated.

Just try again later

Last post before leaving - CSR 12th July 2008

Well, here I am, only 6 days away from starting my CSR 2008 trip that I have been planning for now for almost 12 months.

I have had the truck serviced and had a 'pre-trip' inspection - all good.

I have purchased all the food and supplies I will need for a month on the road, mostly in remote desert areas without the luxury of supermarkets or service stations.

All that remains to do is load the cryovac'd frozen meals into the Engle freezer and the non frozen into the Waeco Fridge on Saturday morning and then it will be time for me to sing my favourite Willy Nelson song 'On the road again' :-)

Please track mey progress by clicking on the 'Track Me - CSR 2008' link that you can see on the right hand side of this blog

If you want to contact me then use one of the MANY options that I have listed below in a previous post.

One last request - if you want to send me an e-mail please do BUT no attachments please (and if you have mein a group mailing list I suggest you remove me in case you send an attachment to the group)

The reason I ask you to do this is the mobile brooadband I am using will take toooooooooo looooong :-)

Ok - this will be my last post until I get back - so I will wish you all well and hope to be able to post some good stories and photos when I return in August