Gary & Diane - Ramblin' On » Photos http://riverlandpages.com About the Riverland, Caravaning, Geocaching, Travelling ..... Sun, 16 Oct 2011 09:09:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 River Murray at Loxton in Flood http://riverlandpages.com/2011/01/26/river-murray-at-loxton-in-flood/ http://riverlandpages.com/2011/01/26/river-murray-at-loxton-in-flood/#comments Wed, 26 Jan 2011 06:45:44 +0000 Gary http://garysoffice.com/?p=1233 These are photos that we took at Loxton.

The river levels are rising, so much so that we could not drive down to Hebel’s Bend.

The caravan park has relocated all the on-site cabins to higher ground as well as relocating their office.

It is anticipated that the river will rise and fall at least [...]]]> These are photos that we took at Loxton.

The river levels are rising, so much so that we could not drive down to Hebel’s Bend.

The caravan park has relocated all the on-site cabins to higher ground as well as relocating their office.

It is anticipated that the river will rise and fall at least three times over the next six months as water flows into the Murray from its huge catchment area.

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The Murray River is flooding for the first time since 1992. Usually we receive between 3,000 – 6,000 megalitres flow per day. Currently flows are around 65,000 megalitres with a peak flow of 90,000 megalitres predictaed for the middle [...]]]> Having bought a new Pentax Digital SLR last week, what better to do than use it.

The Murray River is flooding for the first time since 1992. Usually we receive between 3,000 – 6,000 megalitres flow per day. Currently flows are around 65,000 megalitres with a peak flow of 90,000 megalitres predictaed for the middle of January 2011.

These are the photos that we took at the following locations:

  • Berri Marina
  • Martin’s Bend
  • Lyrup Hill
  • Lock 5
  • Headings Cliff
  • Tortise Crossing
  • Bookpurnong Road
  • Lock 4
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A couple of 3 stage drawer slides can be secured on ebay for about $160 for a pair. The length of the storage area needing tobe filled is1400mm, the bearings are 1200mm extending out for the same length so they are ideal. The spiel says the bearings can handle 120kgs per pair. That is a lot of clothes and towels!

Fasten each of the slides to a piece of 10mm ply wood and bolt both pieces under the bed, securing it to the trailer floor as well. This formed the two walls of the drawer space.

The drawer can not be the full height of the cavity under the bed, due to the tailgate opening. Fit a lid between the two walls will create a storage shelf approx 200mm high between the top of the drawer space and the underside of the bed – perfect for folded tables and clothes horse.

The drawer itself is no more than a sliding base with a front on it. Purchase four recycle tubs from Bunnings to sit on the sliding base. The tubs are removeable so they are convenient to pack or unpack at home but whilst we are camping they stay where they are andwill  help keep the campsite tidy.

Before

Before

The Drawer Runners

Drawer Runner

The Completed Drawers

Completed Drawers

The Extended Drawers

Extended Drawers

The Drawer Opened

Open Drawers

Source: http://www.campertrailers.org/cargo_draws.htm

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Crusher dust was brought in to make the new drive round driveway.

Topsoil was brought in for the new garden beds.

Native plants [...]]]> Thanks to lots of hard work by my wife and son, we now have a new front yard. Last week we had a bobcat come in and scrap away the old yard.

Crusher dust was brought in to make the new drive round driveway.

Topsoil was brought in for the new garden beds.

Native plants were purchased and an irrigation dripper system fitted.

Ten (10) solar lights were fitted along the line separating the drive round driveway and the garden area.

A number of ceramic ornaments made by my wife have been placed in the garden area.

This was all done whilst I was in Adelaide working – seeing it all finished in a week was a very big surprise!

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This is our 12 of 12 for February 2009. The 12th of February was a Thursday. I forgot to take my camera to work so all of my 12 of 12 [...]]]> This year we are participating in a project whereby on the 12th day of each month we take 12 photos of our daily activity.

This is our 12 of 12 for February 2009. The 12th of February was a Thursday. I forgot to take my camera to work so all of my 12 of 12 photos were taken after work.

Having taken a photo of the petrol station price board in January, it will be interesting to compare on a month to month basis the price of fuel over the year.

Compared to January ULP increased 28.4c/ltr and LPG increased by 18.4c/ltr.

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This is our 12 of 12 for January 2009. The 12th of January was a Monday. Each Monday I commute from Berri to Adelaide to my work. This day was a [...]]]> This year we are participating in a project whereby on the 12th day of each month we take 12 photos of our daily activity.

This is our 12 of 12 for January 2009. The 12th of January was a Monday. Each Monday I commute from Berri to Adelaide to my work. This day was a very typical Monday work day. I took most of my 12 of 12 photos after work.

Having taken a photo of the petrol station price board, it will be interesting to compare on a month to month basis the price of fuel over the year.

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As we would like to stay overnight in National Parks and/or bush camp we decided to fit a 12 volt battery and have access to some 240 volt appliances (TV, Satellite TV Decoder, Laptop, Battery Chargers, etc.) that are in the caravan.

Photo [...]]]> Our Traveller caravan does not have a 12 volt battery set up.

As we would like to stay overnight in National Parks and/or bush camp we decided to fit a 12 volt battery and have access to some 240 volt appliances (TV, Satellite TV Decoder, Laptop, Battery Chargers, etc.) that are in the caravan.

The following gallery details the project from start to finish.

Download Information

The following files are available for downloading which we found useful.

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Photo Album

These are photos that I took [...]]]> A record number of entries were received for the 22nd annual Tristate Hot Rodders campout held in Renmark. The campout is the longest running hot rod event in South Australia, according to organiser Denis Oates. A “Show and Shine” was conducted today outside the Renmark Hotel.

Photo Album

These are photos that I took of the hot rods at the “Show and Shine”

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Table of Contents Tow Rig Drama Day 1 – Friday (26 October 2007) Day 2 – Saturday (27 October [...]]]> After what seemed to be an eternity, we were finally able to hitch the caravan and have a weekend escape. However there were dramas before we left and whilst we were at Moorook.

Table of Contents

  1. Tow Rig Drama
  2. Day 1 – Friday (26 October 2007)
  3. Day 2 – Saturday (27 October 2007)
  4. Day 3 – Sunday (28 October 2007)
  5. Photo Album

Tow Rig Drama

At the end of August we upgraded our tow rig from a petrol driven Jackaroo (1994) to a diesel driven Jackaroo (1999). Having obtained a Vehicle Inspection Report which advised that the “vehicle appears to be in good condition for its age”, we proceeded to purchase the vehicle.

Since purchasing the vehicle we have spent in excess of $5,000 repairing the vehicle – obviously appearances can be deceiving! Repairs included replacing the alternator, replacing the turbo charger, replacing an oil pressure switch, replacing the fuel injectors, replacing the head gasket and numerous other relatively minor parts.

We received the call Thursday afternoon that the vehicle was ready to collect and drove to Adelaide to pick up the vehicle. Starting the vehicle was still very difficult and it was recommended not to drive back to Berri. The following morning we were advised that the vehicle was ready, to again be told when we had almost reached the dealership that there were more problems.

As we had planned our weekend escape we turned around and proceeded to drive back to Berri and use our Magna as the tow vehicle for our weekend escape.

Day 1 – Friday (26 October 2007)

Arriving back in Berri at approximately 2.00pm, we proceeded to hitch the caravan up. Whilst we had a towbar tongue it was not suitable for us to use the WDH and the anti-sway bar. We decided to continue as Moorook was only 30 kilometres away and we could travel at 60kph to limit sway.

We finally arrived at the Moorook Camping Area and paid our site fees ($10/day for a powered site) and set up the caravan and the annexe.

Day 2 – Saturday (27 October 2007)

Today was forecasted to be hot and windy with the temperature expected to reach 35 degrees. The forecasters were correct and throughout the day it became more and more windy. We walked around the Camping Area and generally relaxed throughout the day.

We invited some friends over and proceeded to have a BBQ. As we finished our BBQ the winds increased, dust was blowing in, and it just became to uncomfortable to sit outside. We packed and secured as much as we could and went to bed to ride out the storm. We were woken a number of times during the night by the wind and rain, but fortunately had no dramas.

Day 3 – Sunday (28 October 2007)

This morning was very calm after the storms from the night before and provided a good opportunity to take some photos before we packed up and returned home. We inspected the annexe and a it was dry we were able to pack it away. We left the Moorook Camping Area by 11.00am and arrived back home by 11.45am.

We thoroughly enjoyed our weekend escape and hope to experience more escapes in camping areas and national parks now that we are having a 100 amp hour battery fitted to the caravan.

Photo Album

These are some of the photos that we took over the weekend.

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Photo Album]]> Another late posting of a trip Diane had to Mt Gambier in September 2007 with one of her friends.

Photo Album

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