jumby
Master Cat Herder
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Have been itching for a decent road trip with my pony for a while but due to uni/life it hadnt eventuated. As luck/weather/finances/study break would have it i made the snap to take off for at least a month and decided to travel around Australia anti-clock wise from Perth.
Today was D-day and an early start North out of Perth was pretty uneventful- other than the initial run of idiots getting out if the city. Decided to play it safe today as it was still double demerits week and no doubt there would be police out and about - suprisingly there were only several road traps upnto Carnarvon.
Was a very warm day today with temps into the mid 40s - temp on the mustang didnt budge at all during the whole day and the car ran perfectly. Having big 8 power on tap for overtaking can never be understated and i was really impressed with overtaking road trains - a few times i didnt even have to shift out of sixth gear.
Seat and ride comfort was excellent - nice to get out after a day of driving without feeling sore and sorry. Aircon and venilated seats are a treat in this warm weather and both worked perfectly.
Fuel economy is on the improve and i expect it to improve over the next few legs- distance to empty is nice and accurate with little variation. Price of fuel has been reasonable though im expecting it to go up more. No issues with finding 95 and 98 ulp and the beastie is quite happy running 95.
Arrived at Carnarvon early afteroon and had some time to take in the sights- tomorrow will be up to Broome, a longer leg though hopefully higher cruising speeds will cut down travel times.
Today was D-day and an early start North out of Perth was pretty uneventful- other than the initial run of idiots getting out if the city. Decided to play it safe today as it was still double demerits week and no doubt there would be police out and about - suprisingly there were only several road traps upnto Carnarvon.
Was a very warm day today with temps into the mid 40s - temp on the mustang didnt budge at all during the whole day and the car ran perfectly. Having big 8 power on tap for overtaking can never be understated and i was really impressed with overtaking road trains - a few times i didnt even have to shift out of sixth gear.
Seat and ride comfort was excellent - nice to get out after a day of driving without feeling sore and sorry. Aircon and venilated seats are a treat in this warm weather and both worked perfectly.
Fuel economy is on the improve and i expect it to improve over the next few legs- distance to empty is nice and accurate with little variation. Price of fuel has been reasonable though im expecting it to go up more. No issues with finding 95 and 98 ulp and the beastie is quite happy running 95.
Arrived at Carnarvon early afteroon and had some time to take in the sights- tomorrow will be up to Broome, a longer leg though hopefully higher cruising speeds will cut down travel times.
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