Easter trip

Just got back from 3 glorious days in Sandstone, Paynesville and Mt Magnet.
Apart from lots of rain, plenty of mud and mountains of rusty tin, I got stuff all.
Well that's not quite true, I did get something and it's called a hangover this morning

Cheers

There was still gold out on the scrape about 10ks to 15ks on the right passed the 6mile mine
Did you have a beer at the Sandstone pub

As long as you had three glorious days out there Cliff. We just had the rain.

nuggethill wrote:There was still gold out on the scrape about 10ks to 15ks on the right passed the 6mile mine
Did you have a beer at the Sandstone pub

We're heading out to this patch in a few weeks time

About the middle of the scrape there's some good signals underneath the cap just couldn't get them out
take a chisel and lump hammer you may have more luck than me

I was really being a bit sarcastic about glorious days but it was good to get away from home for awhile.
I started out north of Sandstone about 50/60 k's up the Sandstone Wiluna road. the roads were closed on and off due to the rain and there was a lot of water about. muddy in places and the track in from the road was badly washed out in places. stayed a day but had to get out quick.
Did the tourist stuff, went to the beer cave and London bridge and had a poke around in an area south east of Sandstone but the rain was getting worse.
then headed for Mount Magnet but spent a little bit of time in the Paynesville area.
spent Saturday night in Magnet and the rain bucketed down. Sunday morning went to an area behind the airport for a poke around but found nothing.
a lot of the main gravel/dirt roads were closed and off road tracks we muddy and soft ground.
Probably head out there again end of April sometime and hopefully it will be dry.

good to get away for a few days cliff. gold would be nice but never mind, next time.
there is a spot just north of magnet about 5 km out on a track heading east of the GNH.
some small shallow scrapes that looks untouched for years i dropped into on the way home last year. i only detected for a couple of hrs and pinged a couple of tiny bits so its still there.
good luck next trip.
we are heading off on Saturday for a trip down south to see family then off to Esperance for 4 days catching up with the daughter. from there we will head up and stay at Norseman for a day or two then catching up with Jase (UTBN) at kal for a few days working our way back home via Sandstone. first trip with the new Caravan so should identify any mods required b4 trip up to the Pilbarra.
cheers

Hi Martin, new van ? what happened to the jayco ? and all the best with the gold hunt.
When you meet up with Jase, tell him I'll catch up with him one day.

Cheers

Sorry to hear ya didn't get any gold Cliff, let us know next time and I'll throw ya a few waypoints

Still getting over my jet lag     lot's of Long driving buggers me now.
Forgot to say, I was out there with Mr and Mrs Gutfeeling, otherwise known as Warren and Deb.
Just a few pics and some you have all seen before, mostly the tourist crap but also some scenery. It was a good weekend away, but the weather was absolute shite. what you see as blue skies to start with only lasted a few hours.








Warren and Deb and Sandstone van park.  If you have a WA Seniors Card it's cheap to stay at the park    

must use your seniors card again MATE!

Turned out cheap didn't it Warren  
I wonder if they will let me do it again  

Hey Warren, i hope ya didn't let Cliff use ya camp chair hahaha...

Hey Tom I'm waitin for Cliff to chirp in. Should be a classic hahaha

To be fair mate, he did clean it up!

I won't lower my standards and offer a response to anything said about a chair      
by the way, did cloggsy ever check his portable dunny when he lost his sunnies or does he still claim he walked into a tree  

Geeee Cliff
Your good at diversion tactics hahaha!

If i remember right, the"said" chair went on the fire hahaha.

Strijkie haha you head butted a tree ya bugger, musta been your tribal thing, ya know,
Trying to get whytcheti grubs out that tree trunk at high speed hahaha.
It was a good weekend tho, and we won't even mention getting slightly bushed 3klm outta sthn cross,.. Haha

It was a great weekend!
Would be more of them if some bugga didn't go to Vic! haha!
Yeah the tree headbutt, that's where I lost the sunnies, couldn't remember which tree it was in the morning

CrazyPete wrote:
It was a good weekend tho, and we won't even mention getting slightly bushed 3klm outta sthn cross,.. Haha

No we won't say anything about that or will we     did it have anything to do with a young lady in SX  
C'mon fella's own up      

Run Strijkie, quick mate he's onto us brother

Pete, he's bluffing!
Why the hell did we go to the SX pub at 1am in the morning?
Maybe we consumed too many blocks of the good stuff! Hahaha!

That is physically impossible for me you & Cliff.....

CrazyPete wrote:Hey Warren,  i hope ya didn't let Cliff use ya camp chair hahaha...

No He didn't use me camp chair due to I camped a fair distance away due to Cliffs Snoring. And Bugga me he would wake up in the night blaming me for snoring .. Ear plugs next time I tell yA!