Solar panels . Do you need to clean them ?

OK , thanks Mr Hen . I was going to run the car alongside and stand on the roof racks and clean it with a mop ! Won't bother now .
Have a great trip with the Rooster .
Willie .

Hello to both. And I hope you have a wonderful time in the Kimberley Motherhen - any decision on Kalumburu?. Willie I hope that youy find some gold - missed you on the other forum.

Kind regards

Theo

Still waiting for my BT! Haven't sold that property yet but all in good time.

Hi Theo ,

Retiring the camper and going for a bit of luxury ? I found that I never used my camper because I am travelling by myself 90% of the time . The swag got a bit wearing after six weeks in WA last year . Now I take the swag so I can leave the BT somewhere and go off for the more rough adventures . That's what I am doing this June . I will go prospecting in Cue , then leave my van in Newman for two weeks . Then pick it up again and head off to Halls Creek for more prospecting .

What do you mean "you missed me on the other forum " ? I am always on there !

Good luck unloading the property . Don't despair - I nearly did when it took me 18 months to extricate myself from my business in a very ugly battle . But it all worked out in the end cos I hung in there .

Cheers ,

Willie .

Hi Theo

Good things come in good time to those who wait. We'll decide about Kalumburu when we get there and see how the road is. Most likely will go - but it depends on the 'driver'.

Having a bit of power trouble at present. We have a new fridge - 130 litre Vitrifrigo same as previous one, and using nothing else, power not keeping up. I suspect we may have a sick battery. Will get them checked before we move on.

Motherhen

Hi Willie,

Thanks for the encouragement! I'm at work and more than a little green with envy about your travel plans. I have spoken to the bride and WA will be our first port of call once we retire (looking more and more like Xmas 2010). The way the world is heading fuel wise it is probably smart to do the distance early - she has previously said no longer than 6 months but recently she entertained a 12 month suggestion. Pretty sure even 12 months in WA will not be enough but we'll see.

Looking at propsecting as well - not done it before but just seems like a great past time and a perfectly good reason to research and go to places.

You are right I have seen you on the other site but not as often as before.

Kind regards

Theo

Hi Motherhen,

I am a patient man, so I will wait. I have been looking at some of the 2nd hand BT's and they haven't been suitable for a number of reasons so it looks like it will be a new one.

Lis and I are joint drivers (so she says and who am I to argue?). Strangely, we haven't argued about destinations as yet other than she is not interested in cold places. I have been organising my life after work through lots of interests and fishing is certainly up there. We both enjoyed our time at Kalumburu and the fishing was great - that is enough reason to go.

I hope you sort out that power problem it certainly seems like black magic at times. We have had the odd issue over the years and have found the answers to be simple once we located the problem. Certainly worth understanding where the problem is and why it is a problem sometimes we thought it was the battery only to find a poor earth or low charging to be the culprit (in one instance low charging almost killed the battery).

Hope the family is looking after the farm long enough for you to enjoy the trip.

Kind regards

Theo

Thanks Michael ,
I will check them out when I get to Cue ,
Cheers ,
Willie .