Fosscore's 2013 Suburban LTZ Build Thread

[Fosscore]

First shots of the red dirt of the Outback.

No driving at night in the Outback. All animals are nocturnal due to summer temps ranging from 40-60C.

Quick C to F calculation.

Take the C number, double it and add 32. It is pretty close.

0/32
5/42
10/52
15/62
20/72
30/92
40/102
50/132
60/152

Rough but close enough for you to plan your day.

Winter for our travels but we always made the next camp by sundown.

Tight bridge for arrival to Renmark on the Murray River. Night 2.

 

[Fosscore]

Home away from home. Daily duty trying to keep it somewhat clean and bulletproof for the road. It rattled and rocked but has done very well.

 

[Doubeleive]

I think I see "wolf creek" ahead

 

[Tonyrodz]

Sounds and looks fantastic! Family fun at its best!

 

[Fosscore]

Making our way from Sydney we left New South Wales NSW through a bit of Victoria and all the way too to bottom of South Australia SA heading for the Northern Territory.

There is only one major sealed road from Adelaide to Darwin. 32 h (3,032.0 km)1881 miles.

We only went as far as Alice Springs which is still 16 h 21 min(1,496.5 km).

1,721 miles / 2 770 km. Sydney to Alice Springs.

Outback.

Coober Pedy. Opal mining, live underground and sees 50-60C summer temps.

This little stop was a great place for coffee and info. Waffles were great too. We stoped on the return trip too

Coober Pedy kangaroo and other wildlife rescue. Nearest vet is 500km away. A lot of road kill in this area.

Adult kangaroos and a few joeys. We stopped twice and saw different joeys.

2 month old named Clyde Mum was hit and a traveller pulled him out of the pouch and brought him in.

Glendambo. Before Coober Pedy. Great stop for the night. Cold but a great Roadhouse with a Fire, cold beer and some other travelers to share stories with.

 

[Tonyrodz]

Making our way from Sydney we left New South Wales NSW through a bit of Victoria and all the way too to bottom of South Australia SA heading for the Northern Territory.

There is only one major sealed road from Adelaide to Darwin. 32 h (3,032.0 km)1881 miles.

We only went as far as Alice Springs which is still 16 h 21 min(1,496.5 km).

1,721 miles / 2 770 km. Sydney to Alice Springs.

Outback.
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Coober Pedy. Opal mining, live underground and sees 50-60C summer temps.

This little stop was a great place for coffee and info. Waffles were great too. We stoped on the return trip too
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Coober Pedy kangaroo and other wildlife rescue. Nearest vet is 500km away. A lot of road kill in this area.

Adult kangaroos and a few joeys. We stopped twice and saw different joeys.
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2 month old named Clyde Mum was hit and a traveller pulled him out of the pouch and brought him in.View attachment 225013

Glendambo. Before Coober Pedy. Great stop for the night. Cold but a great Roadhouse with a Fire, cold beer and some other travelers to share stories with.
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[Fosscore]

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Hmmm. Showing my end. WiFi is slow and spotty. Might be hung up with the server on this end.

Not much I can do until I get back to Sydney. Maybe they just need time to load up. Not sure. This was the fastest location that didn’t have a time or data limit or device count and it was free.

For the moment you will have to live vicariously through the text. Like reading a book until those pics load up. Lol

 

[Doubeleive]

Hmmm. Showing my end. WiFi is slow and spotty. Might be hung up with the server on this end.

Not much I can do until I get back to Sydney. Maybe they just need time to load up. Not sure. This was the fastest location that didn’t have a time or data limit or device count and it was free.

For the moment you will have to live vicariously through the text. Like reading a book until those pics load up. Lol

working fine for me, must be his internet

 

[HiHoeSilver]

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Showing fine here.

 

[Tonyrodz]

Got em, got em

 

[adventurenali92]

I’m SO jealous right now! My uncle was living just outside of Sydney when I was in junior high so we took a trip to visit him and it was probably my favorite vacation! Now that I’m an adult I’d love to go back and do a trip like what you’re doing and get out and really explore! My trip to whistler in January got me kick started on that! Haha. When I went up there, it was about $1US to roughly $.70CAD so it worked out really well. Most everything was decently priced and even though it seemed like I spent a lot on the trip I really hadn’t. Kinda cool to see how the other countries money systems workout in value to ours. Haha.

 

[adventurenali92]

Awww I love the kangaroos!!! SO CUTE!!

 

[05Single]

I went to Australia when I was 16. I legit got punched in the face by a roo and had a black eye for a couple days. Flew into Sydney and took 4 weeks and drove up to Cairns. Brisbane was my favorite city for sure. Was a surreal experience to say the least. I’ve always wanted to go back. I know I will eventually. Enjoy your trip.

 

[HiHoeSilver]

I went to Australia when I was 16. I legit got punched in the face by a roo and had a black eye for a couple days. Flew into Sydney and took 4 weeks and drove up to Cairns. Brisbane was my favorite city for sure. Was a surreal experience to say the least. I’ve always wanted to go back. I know I will eventually. Enjoy your trip.

Probably deserved it. Lol

 

[07Burb]

I went to Australia when I was 16. I legit got punched in the face by a roo and had a black eye for a couple days. Flew into Sydney and took 4 weeks and drove up to Cairns. Brisbane was my favorite city for sure. Was a surreal experience to say the least. I’ve always wanted to go back. I know I will eventually. Enjoy your trip.

That'll learn ya!

I don't have a desire to go to very many foreign countries but I'd like to visit Australia at some point. Would be super cool. The only other foreign country that peaks my interest is Italy. Outside of that, I'm good staying in the US or Canada.

 

[05Single]

That'll learn ya!

I don't have a desire to go to very many foreign countries but I'd like to visit Australia at some point. Would be super cool. The only other foreign country that peaks my interest is Italy. Outside of that, I'm good staying in the US or Canada.

Australia just seemed just like America to me , just a with heavy accents and they drive on the wrong side of the roads. I could live there, never hear of any problems down there.
Went to the Philippines, could never live there

Probably deserved it. Lol

Not doubting that lol

 

[Fosscore]

17 June 2019

Uluru at sunset and the changing colors.

 

[Fosscore]

Uluru sunrise camel ride.

 

[Fosscore]

Sunrise at Kings Canyon

The color of the rocks and geological timeline of hiking over rocks that are 2.2 billion years old. Once parts of ancient sand dunes that had rivers and lakes. In the middle of the Outback which is basically nothing.

Emu farm in Erldunda. We saw one jump a fence and run along side us one day. Crazy eyes thought he was going to run right into us.

Inland taipan. Most venomous snake in the world. Alice Springs reptile park. Learned a lot about snakes and lizards.

USA snakes e.g. rattlesnakes have heat receptors and will strike fairly rapidly. They also have large fangs. See it and run.

AUS snakes do not have heat receptors. Poor vision. They tell you to stand still, let the snake lose interest and move on. You run they will strike at the movement. Very small fangs.

Usually leather and denim will thwart their bite. Most people don’t realize they get bit as it may look and feel like a small scratch. USA traditional two punctures.

AUS is set up with anti venom as long as you to hospital ASAP. Venom attacks lymphatic system whereas USA attacks blood due to puncture.

Kids held an olive python that can grow to 6 meters.

 

[Tonyrodz]

Sunrise at Kings Canyon View attachment 225095

The color of the rocks and geological timeline of hiking over rocks that are 2.2 billion years old. Once parts of ancient sand dunes that had rivers and lakes. In the middle of the Outback which is basically nothing.
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Emu farm in Erldunda. We saw one jump a fence and run along side us one day. Crazy eyes thought he was going to run right into us.
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Inland taipan. Most venomous snake in the world. Alice Springs reptile park. Learned a lot about snakes and lizards.

USA snakes e.g. rattlesnakes have heat receptors and will strike fairly rapidly. They also have large fangs. See it and run.

AUS snakes do not have heat receptors. Poor vision. They tell you to stand still, let the snake lose interest and move on. You run they will strike at the movement. Very small fangs.

Usually leather and denim will thwart their bite. Most people don’t realize they get bit as it may look and feel like a small scratch. USA traditional two punctures.

AUS is set up with anti venom as long as you to hospital ASAP. Venom attacks lymphatic system whereas USA attacks blood due to puncture.

Kids held an olive python that can grow to 6 meters.
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All cool stuff. Loving the Australian education, and the pics. Keep em coming