The three main types of north are:
• Magnetic North - is north as defined by a compass or the magnetic pole of the world. Magnetic north is currently somewhere in the Hudson Bay in northern Canada and is moving northwest at…
I am now considering the eight speed Amarok auto due out in July I believe. Possible issue: no transfer case/low range. Any thoughts please? Do you think that it could be as bush capable if compensated by an ultra low first and associated traction controls? I…
Why can't I leave my mark?
Tens of thousands of years ago our ancestors wrote on rocks, shifted nature around to make dwellings and generally acted just as they pleased. Even a couple of hundred years ago people emblazoned their initials into…
If it goes fast and can be driven, I'm up for it.
And that's how I found myself astride a three-seater jetski, with my 15yo daughter and a young feller sat behind. It was an ocean ride, so pretty choppy and I…
It’s clear the Australian fauna has been engaged in one long inter-species competition for the last several million years. I wonder which animal started it. Which one was the first to think that there had to be better ways of subduing prey…
Many years ago I left home and thus life changed. I rented a small room in a house, and lived happily there with two brothers as joint landlords. It was a peaceful existence, with only a few noisy moments when the younger…
If you don’t eat, you die. That’s primarily why I eat. Of course, if the experience can be pleasurable that’s all the better, but in general I sacrifice pleasure for speed. Left to my own devices, I would purchase a fridge only…
Hmmmm”.
“No.”
“We’ll be ok”.
“No!”
“It’s not that bad. Bit steep, but it won’t be a drama.”
“No way are you taking that vehicle up there!”
“Why not?”
“Why not? Why not? Because it’s dangerous! Because we don’t need to do it! Becau..”
“It’s not dangerous. It’ll be ok,…
Another month and another accident at Fraser Island, again involving a rented 4WD, although one driven by Aussies. Still, doesn’t matter, they’re idiots wherever they come from. Probably loaded the vehicle wrongly, tyre pressures too high and any fool can see those…