The Great Australian Detour

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2 ай бұрын

In this episode we leave Steep Point and head back to Wooramel River Station where we pick up the caravan and start our journey east! This was meant to be the beginning of our journey along the Great Central Road that travels through the centre of Australia, travelling West to East, but the weather had other plans! What was the Great Australian Shortcut quickly became the Great Australian Detour! But we did get a bit of adventuring in passing through the Sandstone Heritage Trail and on to Gwalia Ghost Town & Museum in the heart of the Western Australian Goldfields.
Enjoy! 😊

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@robyndehavilland1609 2 ай бұрын

Love the little history lessons 😃

@VetinaVan 2 ай бұрын

It's great to tour through some of the lesser known areas of Australia's Goldfields past, we love it. 😀😀

@Scalihoo 2 ай бұрын

Retired guy in Florida here, I bet this channel will have over 199k subscribers soon.it's quite good.

@VetinaVan 2 ай бұрын

Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed the video, we got some pretty epic country down here! 🤙🤙🍻🍻

@contributor7219 2 ай бұрын

A few episodes back we thought: 'Your family is about to outgrow that '76, you'll need a truck soon...' Fingers crossed we'll soon be welcoming you to the truck-travel community if all goes the way it looks to be going. Good ol' Herbert Hoover, for good reason not so fondly remembered by our US brethren it seems!

@VetinaVan 2 ай бұрын

Haha, indeed!!! Let's just say with the new tug we won't be worrying about weights anymore!! 😀🍻🤙

@contributor7219 2 ай бұрын

@@VetinaVan The same thing we all start out thinking about our trucks... Then the items aboard to multiply - and I'm not talking about offspring this time 😂 Looking forward to seeing what you've chosen 👍

@VetinaVan 2 ай бұрын

@contributor7219 haha, indded,, as we are literally having the conversation on "how big the boat should be".. 🍻🍻

@leannechurches5227 2 ай бұрын

As always love the content 😊

@bradtottman1425 2 ай бұрын

Great video I enjoyed watching😁

@VetinaVan 2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much, we are pretty blessed to be able to like this life! 😀😀

@TheTripleDubya 2 ай бұрын

Another great vid, I’ve missed watching you guys, just been doing a bit of adventuring myself. I used to work at SOG in the nineties, so long ago but I love that area still. This truck license business has piqued my interest. You could go a Isuzu or Mitsi as you’re used to a rough ride 😂😂😂 (unmodded seats !!!) or maybe a six seat Ram, who knows, should be interesting.

@VetinaVan 2 ай бұрын

Yeh mate, the new tug build is starting to take shape! Whatever you think it might be, it's something else! Let's just say we shouldn't be difficult to miss! 🍻🍻🍻

@TheTripleDubya Ай бұрын

@@VetinaVan that comment gives me Unimog Vibes, or something of that ilk ! Whatever it is, I hope you love it.

@johnpitt2742 Ай бұрын

i have done that distance in an overnight trip but i didn't have a van and a family

@VetinaVan Ай бұрын

Yup, adds a whole new dynamic with a big van on the back and three kids! 😀

@biglap.australia 2 ай бұрын

Nice post. We really enjoyed our time at Mt Magnet. Went up to Cue then on to ghost town of Bell. Anyway can I ask are they clear views or MSA mirrors?

@VetinaVan 2 ай бұрын

Yeh, it's a pretty cool part of Outback WA. I just wish we had a bit more time to explore! The dumbo ears are Clearview. They were the only viable option when I built the car back in 2019. Would do MSA ones now if I was building a new rig. 🍻🍻

@shaneshield2543 Ай бұрын

Hi guys love the video and the info on all the places you go see but just what to ask as looking at buy a 76 what’s the gvm you are running thanks

@VetinaVan Ай бұрын

With the coil conversion, we are 3900 pre reg gvm, very tight on weight! The new tug has a bit more.. We don't have any tune either, so the power is less than a 200 series. But we aint trying to drag anyone off the lights, so still very happy with the 76, and it's been pretty much indestructible.. 👍🤙🍻

@zoezoe610 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Again. Just wondering how many ks you do between the van's axle service.

@VetinaVan 2 ай бұрын

Hey Zoe, every 10k or there about, usually 1 - 2 times a year, depending on the roads we have been on. We were due during this vid and unfortuantly had something go wrong! Will show you next week. 😀😀

@zoezoe610 2 ай бұрын

@@VetinaVan Thanks, about twice a year for us too it does not take long to do 10k. Thanks looking forward to seeing the new setup. License to HR/LR was a glimpse 😁

@johnpitt2742 Ай бұрын

the bridge started many years before god created the wourld

@johnpitt2742 Ай бұрын

spend too much time in there and you will end with a hole in the pocket

@johnpitt2742 Ай бұрын

seems like you have a good granny don't spell things right so you can tell if people are reading their signs

@johnpitt2742 Ай бұрын

not happy with the food - cook your own