Monday 27th - Sunday 2nd August
Awake early and packed for trip from Lake Argyle back to Kununurra, arrive back at C/park Kununurra about 10am get a site and off load boat ready to see a mechanic in town about noise, Maz had driven for a while and I thought noise was from back of gearbox. After going to 3 different places and everybody to busy, one guy came for a ride and said it was front wheel bearing. We head back to C/park feeling very insecure as no one was any help and we could not drive 1000k to next town that would have a mechanic with the noise we have.
Tuesday, very frustrated, but met some guys travelling that had a look and agreed was not wheel bearing. Then I spoke to a guy in the park, Norm who is a mechanic and was staying here for a while and working in town, he was good enough to have a look see what’s wrong.
The rest of week was taken up with a drive out to Ivanhoe Crossing
We were amazed to see on the way the amount of market gardens and plantations all irrigated from the Ord River, no problem with water up here unlike home, sprinklers going all the time and can wash cars anytime.Then to the lookout above town.
But we cant get away from the feeling of frustration that we are grounded again.
Sunday Norm called over and took off rear of gearbox and found 2 very burnt bearings.
Sunday arvo we hired a moke to do some shopping and check out some more sights.
Wow great pictures, the plane looks a little too small for my taste!! lol You guys are soooo BROWN!!!! gesh!
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