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Car Forum / Australian Car Forums / 4x4 Cars (Australian group) / December 2006Quick road trip
First thing Saturday morning........(5.30 ish) I'm heading off to the Gulf to visit a mine, about 100Ks past Greenvale. Outback road trip by myself! But I have to be back for work on Sunday night, so it won't be much of a break. Still.........the open road, wide open spaces. Cant wait! I just thought I'd tell you all, since this newsgroup is so dull lately. > First thing Saturday morning........(5.30 ish) I'm heading off to the > Gulf to visit a mine, about 100Ks past Greenvale. 100kms past Greenvale is "The Gulf" Barnsey? Navigation and Geography not your strong point then? Best take a HF radio, an EPIRB and rations to last the week it's going to take emergency services to find you. :-) Bastard! -- >> First thing Saturday morning........(5.30 ish) I'm heading off to the >> Gulf to visit a mine, about 100Ks past Greenvale. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Bastard! Technically, the are is known as "Goldfields and Upper Flinders" The Gulf Country" is west of Georgetown I suppose, but never mind. It's still the outback, and that's where I'm going. >> First thing Saturday morning........(5.30 ish) I'm heading off to the >> Gulf to visit a mine, about 100Ks past Greenvale. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Bastard! Don't bother with a Globalstar sat phone. You'd have to take food for 6 months ! >>> First thing Saturday morning........(5.30 ish) I'm heading off to the >>> Gulf to visit a mine, about 100Ks past Greenvale. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Don't bother with a Globalstar sat phone. You'd have to take food for 6 > months ! I'll carve my initials in a tree where I die. In 100 years, it will be a sacred site. >>>> First thing Saturday morning........(5.30 ish) I'm heading off to the >>>> Gulf to visit a mine, about 100Ks past Greenvale. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > In 100 years, it will be a sacred site. Only if you're very, very, dark skinned :)) > First thing Saturday morning........(5.30 ish) I'm heading off to the Gulf > to visit a mine, about 100Ks past Greenvale. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > I just thought I'd tell you all, since this newsgroup is so dull lately. Hope you pick up a job out there. And you're right. I think they're all out trying their tyre deflators on the beach :)) Forget the EPIRB!!! LOLOLOL I dont think Barnsey is going really remote as all that! They had storms out there a couple of nights ago Barnsey - should be nice and hot for you. I am still here - off to a big gig at the Casino in Cairns this weekend, going to tow the camper down and get a cheapo night! Be stuffed if we are going to pay $150 for a night when we can house at a van park for $24!!!!! Tis only a bed to get over the hungover after all :P Have a great weekend Kathy. Trip report: (I posted this on OL, couldn't be bothered retelling the story, so I've cut and pasted it here). Left home at 6.30 Saturday morning, got to the mine at about 1030. Nice outback drive. Met Andrew at the site office and did a short visitors induction with the OH&S bloke. For the next 4 hours, Andrew and me drove around the mine site. There were numerous times where I was speechless. If anyone gets the opportunity to visit a mine, jump at it! Some of the things I saw just blew me away. The size of the machinery, the open cut mine......... The biggest rush was when we went underground. I wasn't sure how I was going to handle being underground, to be honest. But I was fine. What a hoot! Andrew trashed the hell out of the Cruiser ute we were in. Don't EVER buy an ex mine 4wd! Fark they get a hiding! Yes, this is definitely what i want to do. I loved it. The blokes I met were all really friendly and easy going. It seems like such a pleasant workplace. ............compared to Qld Health anyway It was great talking to the OH&S bloke. He gave me some very good advice on getting a start in the mining industry. He's going to talk to his boss about me, ring me tomorrow arvo............there's a fair chance that I might get a job. The company is expanding and opening new mines in the area, so they're looking for staff. Fingers crossed. So I left the mine on a bit of a high.............Since I was up that way, I decided I'd visit my favourite pub, about 70ks further west in Einasliegh What a messy night! Of course I was sooooo happy to have to drive 4 hours home (with a nasty hangover) on Sunday and go back on night shift. . But fark, what a great trip! I had a ball! A big thankyou to Andrew for organising the visit to the mine and showing me around It was fantastic. But did you get the job???? Garry > Trip report: > [quoted text clipped - 42 lines] > > It was fantastic. > But did you get the job???? > > Garry YES!! I have to do a 11 day paramedics course first though. I have to go to Cairns in Jan.......(I HATE Cairns!!!) As soon as I've done the course, medical and induction courses, I'll be starting as a casual, working 7 day fly in fly out blocks. ($400 a day) I'll be permanent by June / July........as long as I don't fark anything up. Very happy........apart from having to go to Cairns > Forget the EPIRB!!! LOLOLOL I dont think Barnsey is going really remote as > all that! They had storms out there a couple of nights ago Barnsey - [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Have a great weekend > Kathy. Can you recommend any cheap accommodation in Cairns Kathy? I'm doing a course in Jan 07. I don't want to pay 11 days at $100 a night. I'd like to avoid back packers hostels too. Another alternative is staying with my wife's relatives in Innisfail, and commuting. Dont commute - it will take you at least an hour and half each way as from Gordonvale to Cairns is just the pits - slow traffic most of the day. You could stay at the http://www.sunlandcaraparkinn.com.au/flash_budgetcabins.htm for around $300 per week but lock your door at night! The http://www.coconut.com.au/cabins.php is a much nicer park but it depends on what you want. Both are fairly well located in the Cairns area. Surely if the mine is getting you to do the course they are reimbursing you the cost of accomodation? Pretty lousy buggers if they are not going to. I really dont know of any cheap accom in Cairns, the backpackers have taken it over. Is that Kagara Zinc??? If it is, look out for myself and another cyclist in April LOL we are gonna ride from Rocky home via the inland route. Have been told the Kagara Zinc trucks will give us a hard time. Did you sell your camper? Maybe you could take the camper up there and use that! Good luck Kathy. > Dont commute - it will take you at least an hour and half each way as from > Gordonvale to Cairns is just the pits - slow traffic most of the day. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > The http://www.coconut.com.au/cabins.php is a much nicer park but it > depends on what you want. Both are fairly well located in the Cairns area. When we lived in Innisfail and had to go to Cairns for a weekend stay we usually stayed at the Coconut Van Park, in their cabins, and it was very nice. Either there or Club Crocodile over north side. Garry > Dont commute - it will take you at least an hour and half each way as from > Gordonvale to Cairns is just the pits - slow traffic most of the day. You > could stay at the http://www.sunlandcaraparkinn.com.au/flash_budgetcabins.htm for around $300 per week but lock your door at night! The http://www.coconut.com.au/cabins.php is a much nicer park but it depends on what you want. Both are fairly well located in the Cairns area. Yes, Mrs B looked up Coconuts last night. It looks like the go We are Big 4 members so we'll get a 10% discount. We've decided that we'll all (7 of us) go up on the 15th and Mr B and the kids can do the tourist sh.t, while I'm doing the course. They'll stay for 5-7 days. I think we'll book a cabin. We sold the camper trailer 3-4 months ago > Surely if the mine is getting you to do the course they are reimbursing > you the cost of accommodation? Pretty lousy buggers if they are not going > to. It would be nice if they did. The course is costing me $1800, so it's going to be an expensive few weeks. But without experience, you have to do these things if you want a job in the mines. I've deferred the OH&S degree I was doing through CQU (Rockhampton) which is twenty times more expensive. I found out on my trip to the mine that the degree wouldn't be much use to anyone without industry experience anyway. > I really don't know of any cheap accom in Cairns, the backpackers have > taken it over. Is that Kagara Zinc??? Yes. Kagara. I'll be at both Surveyor and Chillagoe to start with. Hopefully I'll be permanent at Surveyor. Nice and handy to Einasliegh. >If it is, look out for myself and another cyclist in April LOL we are gonna >ride from Rocky home via the inland route. Bloody hell! That will be an interesting trip! Have been told the Kagara Zinc trucks will give us a hard time. Did you sell your camper? Maybe you could take the camper up there and use that! Good luck > Kathy. Thanks Kathy. . I think we'll book a cabin. BZZZZZT! Just got an Email from them quoting $1400. Plan B, I think. > . I think we'll book a cabin. > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Plan B, I think. I think it used to cost us about $140 per night for their deluxe cabin. I remember thinking that they certainly were not cheap, but the park is very nice. Garry >> . I think we'll book a cabin. >> [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Garry Booked in at the Crystal Cascades. 2 cabins, 5 kids and 2 adults 16th to 22nd then 1 adult (me on my lonesome) 22nd - 27th all for $950. Looks OK on the web page. I'm going to need a holiday after this! The course is from 7.30 to 5.30 11 days in a row! Hey Kathy, I got the job!!!!! Drop in on your way through. |
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