Sometimes when I’m sittin, drinkin, thinkin, I imagine what I would say if I were someone who voted yes for the voice because I was seeking unearned moral superiority and I had […]
A Message to YES Supporters
The approach taken by many YES supporters in the aftermath of the referendum result is harmful for the following reasons: It is misrepresenting the majority of Australians. It is fostering division. It […]
The Voice: Why You Should Vote YES
The referendum for the voice is coming on the 14th of October 2023. For many Australians YES is the correct way to vote. This article explains why. Reasons To Vote Yes If […]
Engine Power and Driver Satisfaction
This article explores the relationship between engine power and driver satisfaction or engagement. Using the Toyota Hilux as an example, it explains how engine power outputs have progressed over the years and […]
Why You Shouldn’t Support Mandatory Vaccinations
Government enforced vaccination – is it a good idea? This article discusses the recent government policies designed to tackle covid, such as vaccine mandates and the associated threats to livelihood and denying […]
Salmon Camp 2021
There’s been a dire shortage of camping missions recently, what with the covid and rat racing commitments. And we missed the salmon run last year. So this year it was doubly crucial […]
Tyres on the Hilux
The hilux was gifted with a new set of tyres a while ago. I took some photos of the old set anticipating to write an article on how they fared but never got […]
The New Guy
It’s been a while between blog posts, and since the last post we’ve pumped out a new guy. Here he is on his first camp: Don’t worry, all the photos displayed here […]
Yeagarup Beach Camp
Yeagarup is famous for being the place where I lost my camera a few years ago. This time I was more careful, making sure I came home with evidence of the copious […]
Salmon Fishing Camps
Our trip across the Nullarbor to South Australia and Melbourne is over and we’re back home. Now what? Rat race? No way. How about fixing the house up interspersed with camping trips and […]
From the Nullarbor back Home
By the time we hit Ceduna Sharni was practically crowning and ready to bust out our second kid. She was ready to go home so it was a fairly swift trip across […]
Yorke and Eyre Peninsulas
This is the last photo to be taken with Sharni’s phone before it left this dry world to start a new life under the sea. I guess it’s self explanatory how the […]
Melbourne and Great Ocean Road
We would have loved to stay in Nundroo for another week there’s just so much to see and do, but with the hilux wheel bearing dodgily repaired we had to race across […]
Nundroo
“Without question the filthiest most disgusting place I’ve walked into (and that includes a brothel in the slums of India)” – Nundroo roadhouse review found on Google Reviews Haha some people do […]
Nullarbor bearing failure
Usually wheel bearings fail quite gently. They’ll get a bit loose and are noticed during a service or from a bit of a noise whilst driving. Then they’ll still keep going for […]