GOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"I TOLD YOU SO"

The Socceroos are through to the Round of 16..... You little beauty!!

A 2-2 draw with Croatia see Australia advance to play Italy on Monday night... bring it on.

Stuff History!!!

4 Wheeling with Timmy

A late minute substitution with Ness saw me off on my first real 4WD adventure. [By 4WD adventure I mean in a bunch of guys with toys tricked up for the sole purpose of tearing up muddy tracks, getting stuck and helping each other out again. Of course the aim isn't to get stuck, but it invariably happens - like climbing, if you don't fall off, you aren't trying hard enough.]

I was at Tim's place in Blackman's Bay by 8am on a Sunday (what a crime!), and it was off to Hounville to meet up with the rest of the crew for the day.

7 cars in all: Tim's Rodeo, his little brother Breno's Zook, Breno's mate Nick's Zook flat tray, Dave's Hilux, an old 60 series Cruiser, a Ford Courier and this machine of shorty Patrol. Certainly looked an eclectic mix of vechicles heading out of Huonville down through Judbury on our way to Weld River.

Breno charging through the bog in the Zook


Timmy being dragged out of the same bog hole


Nick's steaming mess in the flat tray Zook


The shorty Patrol


Too much sun on that corner - Breno couldn't help but parking in the ditch




The rescue mission - Thanks Dave and Timmy!!


Not exactly the straightest of machines!

A drive through the North East

Last weekend Michelle and I headed off to do a drive through the North east, with the prime target Mt William National Park - a spot where miraculously both our families used to camp years ago, but never met.

First port of call was the old family farm... I haven't been there in years and DAMN it looked good. Really green paddocks, new irrigation system and one HUGE mother of a dam out the back. Silly me forgot to take photos though.

Moving on, here's Michelle and the new Astra (well 2nd hand new)


The Blue Lake - remnants of the Tin mining conducted out near South Mount Cameron.






Finally made it to Mt William, but the road to the campsite was closed for repairs, so we parked and walked along the beach. Damn I love Tassie beaches!!




There was a big pile of kelp on the beach, and in it we found this crazy little fella. Funny looking, but he'll pack one hell'uva bite - it's a Blue Bottle jellyfish.


Next we drove around to Eddystone Point - this is a place where I go diving from a bit, but it's has been a while. As noted by the new pavers at the boat ramp that I'd never seen before.


And as per most dangerous "points" in Tassie - there is a lighthouse. If only this bad boy could tell stories!!






After there, we headed south through Anson's Bay and St. Helens, then all the way down the East Coast back to Hobart. All in all, about 500kms and 10-11 hours.