finally got a sail in cranking wind.
couldnt be happier. I was suprised by the clean-ness of the salt build-up after an afternoons sailing.
usually the yacht would be a salty mess by now, but all that built up was this bit on the nose, and nothing on the wheels or rear axles


on sunday little stig and I headed out for the longest leg we could. we got 15km up the lake before running into the latest driiling areas, with sumps and piles of samples.
this little diamond rig was parked up for the weekend.





we didnt stay long as rain from a cyclone 1500kms away had started to drop on us.
thankfully the clean air flow meant that we were able to sail home and still see where to go

aus230 said...

Dam drill rigs, how close are they now.

Looks like you are now a 26" man, no going back now

the rigs are still 15 kms away. they are diamond drilling a deposit I aircored way back in 1993/4.after a flush of discoveries in the early 90's they seemed to have concentrated on the deposits to the east and north,and as they have thinned out they seem to be looking back at things that didnt look so exciting in the past.
the drill pattern is still fairly widespread but seems to be follow up to percussion, so maybe another pit is in the future.
for those in the rest of the world a pit is a surface mine and a shaft or decline is underground. i recall a coal pit being underground as a kid in the UK

SHOTSTIRRER !! ^^^ PIG ON A SPIT would be more appropriate.....

so if LOL is lots of laughs...whats BOSS..bag of serious sh#t!!! Boss is Good !!

Edit.......I thought about it a bit, the colour, hhmmm i sorta like it, nickypoos will

love it, its tazzy's state colour

C'mon Col,
Don't you know those Westerners wouldn't know what a Bumble Bee looks like.. I believe they only exist in Tas after they were bought in from NZ and you should hear the Apiarists cry in their beer, cos the Bumble works longer hours and in colder conditions.
Ron

i only stopped for a squiz, I didnt touch.
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they had a HQbarrel
I picked up a selection of tubes at the scrappy last week, all drooly sizes
started the crate today. it was looking way too big until we fitted the yacht in to locate the holding brackets

still 2 minis to fit in , but its looking good painting the outside tonight, photoshoot for all 3 yachts at Kambalda on saturday , then home and start packing and filling out paperwork for the carnet documents.
plan on sat is to recreate the 1898 "butterfly Mine" photograph. the mine adit and the mullock dumps are still intact, we just substitute new yachts

Paul,
You are OFF OF Your Bleedin' Head.. I wouldn't pay that kind of dough to someone when I can do it myself at half the price.. I shop globally for most of my stuff, I don't care about the employment of others when I can employ meself.
I had to import those Bearings with Retainer Clips as no one was prepared to look through their cattledogs, So I said them thar Yanks is very helpful, they can have my business.
Ron

sorry we didnt get any photos of the crate being packed , but on the camera tonight i did these find the pics of BOB the dog , who had been hangin around all day , this may explain why he hasnt been seen for a few hours

note acceleration and gap in causeway leading to vast shallow plain of watery salt

landyacht said...

note acceleration and gap in causeway leading to vast shallow plain of watery salt

Yu Bleed'n Ijut boy, you're supposed to ride in it not chase it around the paddock!!Ron

landyacht said...

note acceleration and gap in causeway leading to vast shallow plain of watery salt

Jesus and his yacht running on water

Keep watching that gap[}:)]

then the f*n yacht decides to head for the large rock sticking out of the causeway instead

meanwhile that pesky little dog has been busy with the lid of the crate

If it had done that he could rename it boomerang

Where did this come from Paul.. Are you failing to give us all the Low Down??

[}:)]

Ron