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Its an idea I had been playing around with for a while .......
Things have been getting hectic at work and a lot of folk are getting pretty stressed out.
The odd staff social activity can often help to re-energise flagging spirits ..... and I had been noticing a hell of a lot of 4WD badges in the carpark ....
So an idea began to germinate ...... what about a staff social activity that took a few of these guys off the bitumen ..... and offered the ultimate reward at the end of the drive ...... a pub lunch in front of a roaring log fire in an historic old pub.
The plan was to take a group of chalkies for a run through the Fawcett Track ........ from Dwellingup to the Quindanning Pub. Its a trip suitable for softroaders .... but offers a whole heap of variety if something a bit more challenging is required. To be able to encourage these guys out of suburbia it had to be a "No damage" trip ... which made the Fawcett Track an ideal choice.
A bit of rain, late in the week, had the excuses flying thick and fast ..... "I've developed a life threatening in-grown toenail" ........ "Mum's cooking a lamb roast" ...... "I'm getting my hair done" :lol: :lol: :lol:
..... but we did wind up with a couple of daring adventurers take up the challenge.
We met up in Dwellingup ... just in time to catch the locals letting off a bit of steam ...
Anyone would think this is the first time the boys had seen trees :lol: :lol:
So .... of course ... we must chop them down :lol: :lol:
"Tyre pressures boys ..... you know you can let them down a little bit ..... and make it a more comfortable ride for your passengers .... " :wink:
Nothing too challenging ..... but some great scenery and a really pleasant trip after a little rain
The XTrail's 4x4 lock is fine ..... but having no low range makes some of the tracks quite interesting ....
..... and clearance could become an issue ...
The Scooby Doo made it too ...... but did a bit of grader work on the track :lol:
Its been a dry old month but I was still amazed to see how much the river level had dropped. The water crossing was a tad lower than when Leachy went wading through it.
... but, for some reason, the lads weren't quite as keen to cross :lol: :lol: :lol:
We did manage to find some other water crossing for them though
The boys had a ball .... and are really keen to go again .... probably run down the beach between White Hills and Myalup ....
... and I reckon once these pics go up in the staffroom there'll be a few more takers for the next trip.
Cheers
Chippy
Things have been getting hectic at work and a lot of folk are getting pretty stressed out.
The odd staff social activity can often help to re-energise flagging spirits ..... and I had been noticing a hell of a lot of 4WD badges in the carpark ....
So an idea began to germinate ...... what about a staff social activity that took a few of these guys off the bitumen ..... and offered the ultimate reward at the end of the drive ...... a pub lunch in front of a roaring log fire in an historic old pub.
The plan was to take a group of chalkies for a run through the Fawcett Track ........ from Dwellingup to the Quindanning Pub. Its a trip suitable for softroaders .... but offers a whole heap of variety if something a bit more challenging is required. To be able to encourage these guys out of suburbia it had to be a "No damage" trip ... which made the Fawcett Track an ideal choice.
A bit of rain, late in the week, had the excuses flying thick and fast ..... "I've developed a life threatening in-grown toenail" ........ "Mum's cooking a lamb roast" ...... "I'm getting my hair done" :lol: :lol: :lol:
..... but we did wind up with a couple of daring adventurers take up the challenge.
We met up in Dwellingup ... just in time to catch the locals letting off a bit of steam ...
Anyone would think this is the first time the boys had seen trees :lol: :lol:
So .... of course ... we must chop them down :lol: :lol:
"Tyre pressures boys ..... you know you can let them down a little bit ..... and make it a more comfortable ride for your passengers .... " :wink:
Nothing too challenging ..... but some great scenery and a really pleasant trip after a little rain
The XTrail's 4x4 lock is fine ..... but having no low range makes some of the tracks quite interesting ....
..... and clearance could become an issue ...
The Scooby Doo made it too ...... but did a bit of grader work on the track :lol:
Its been a dry old month but I was still amazed to see how much the river level had dropped. The water crossing was a tad lower than when Leachy went wading through it.
... but, for some reason, the lads weren't quite as keen to cross :lol: :lol: :lol:
We did manage to find some other water crossing for them though
The boys had a ball .... and are really keen to go again .... probably run down the beach between White Hills and Myalup ....
... and I reckon once these pics go up in the staffroom there'll be a few more takers for the next trip.
Cheers
Chippy
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