Paul Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 Completed the run from Robe to Beachport on Saturday, in what was almost perfect weather. Despite the best efforts of the greenies, this track is still open to 4wds, and makes a great day's drive. It's always advisable to do this run with at least 2 vehicles, unless you're fond of digging and camping out overnight, so Pete (Peterla on here) had his 200tdi Disco along with me and my 200tdi Defender. Start point was Robe, heading south for the almost 60km of track along the beach and behind the first row of dunes. Here's the start of the main run, tyres down to 18psi from here on: Like I said, nice day: Not too far along we found a stuck Jeep. He'd done the digging thing, but to be honest, in that sort of sand he could be still digging now and he wouldn't be any closer to recovery. Although there were plenty of vehicles going along in convoy that could have pulled him out later in the day, we were obviously the first to render assistance. He was of course travelling alone , but at least came prepared with his own recovery gear should someone need to pull him out. I elected to winch him out backwards, saving me the effort of having to drive through the mess he'd made with all that digging: A little later we had to move aside for a Mitsubishi thing to back out of a climb. He was having some er.. "ground clearance" issues This is where it started to get really soft, and a bit steeper: We found ourselves a good spot to stop for lunch: With the incoming tide, the beach was getting a bit narrow in places: Steeper than it looks: Even with twin lockers, this can be hard work on the little tdi. A V8 and an auto would make life a lot easier: Pete likes his 200tdi now the boost and fueling have been adjusted Anyway, there you go. A fun day out (after the 350km drive from Adelaide to get there), and definitely worth doing whilst it's still open. It'll be a shame if the greenies get their way and have it all closed. Do it whilst you can. Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white90 Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 nice pics Paul with those Ariel's they look like remote controlled cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cols110 Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 Very nice mate, glad to see there is some good sand to play on back home. Try your climb at 12psi and I bet your 200tdi will fly up the dunes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 looks like you had a good day Paul. Try your climb at 12psi and I bet your 200tdi will fly up the dunes. now there's a tip I'll have to remember Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LS26 Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 what ARE those aerials for? I assume some kind of ham or CB? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Nice pics. I rememebr doing that same run when I lived in Adelaide. It was my first experience of sand drivnig and was really fun. Not 100% sure but I think the flag poles are just sand markers. The idea being that when going through the dunes other people can see you coming. Ivan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted April 26, 2007 Author Share Posted April 26, 2007 Yep, Ivan's right. They're sand flags, so that vehicle don't have any unexpected meetings in the dunes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nige90 Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 Fantastic. Seeing that sand has brought memories of my one and only trip to Oz flooding back. Although I never got the chance to drive beaches like that I saw lots, all of them stunning. Did do the Alice to Uluru on the back roads via Kings Canyon though. I'll never get over how remote it felt but 450k of red corrugated track does get a little.......tedious ??? Next visit has to include something a bit more challenging. Glad you guys had a great day out. Not jealous at all... Not one bit.. Honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reads90 Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 Looks like you had a nice day This is my 90 on Robe Beach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted May 1, 2007 Author Share Posted May 1, 2007 Tide was out when that photo was taken Ali. Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reads90 Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 Tide was out when that photo was taken Ali.Paul Yeah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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