Day Fifteen of The Great Rattler Run - Northern Half of The Old Telegraph Track to Loyalty Beach, Last Stop Before The Tip of Cape York!!!!! If one was just to look at the kilometres alone, you would think the journey was almost over. When we...
Day Fourteen of The Great Rattler Run - The Old Telegraph Track Here we are, eating brekkie at Bramwell Junction Roadhouse, the last stop before the Southern section of The Old Telegraph Track. After leaving Archer River early this morning I drove The Rattler for the...
Day Thirteen of The Great Rattler Run - Red Dirt Day Goodbye black top, hello dirt, dust, rocks, corrigates, dust holes etc etc. Need I say more. If we could see through the dust, I'm sure the sign would say 'Welcome to Cape York'! We should...
Day Twelve of The Great Rattler Run - Cairns to Lakeland via Cape Tribulation What a day! I decided to let the crew have their one and only sleep in, as we were to be joined by our latest crew member Simon who flew in to...
Day Eleven of The Great Rattler Run - up to Cairns After the best nights sleep I've had on this whole trip, I woke up and hit the road headed for Cairns. It wasn't a long trip, but once again it was a feast for the...
The Great Rattler Run - the journey so far: https://www.facebook.com/VintageAdventurer/videos/1107290669378315/...
Check out the Fuso ready to join us for the Northern leg of The Great Rattler Run with Trevor at the wheel. The Fuso is going to follow us up the Old Telegraph Track. Will it survive Gunshot Creek crossing?...
Day Eight of The Great Rattler Run – Rest day at the Gold Coast They say there is no rest for the wicked! I must have been wicked in another life, or maybe I need to choose my friends more wisely (Mark -Wicked Fabrications & Engineering...
Check out this video taken by ARB 4x4 Accessories when we passed by their Head Office last Tuesday. Listen to The Rattler purring. https://www.facebook.com/ARB4X4/videos/1270774339633445/...
Day Seven of The Great Rattler Run Today was bridge day. I didn't count them, but I can tell you it felt like we either went under or over at least 20 of them! We set off from Coffs Harbour and passed by the iconic Big...
Day Six of The Great Rattler Run - Leaving Sydney With another year under my belt, today I decided to let the crew sleep in a little and eat breakfast at the hotel before we took off! Normally rally rules apply, up at 5, out by...
Day Five of The Great Rattler Run - Sydney bound We headed off from Narooma just after 6 am and continued to follow the Princes Highway to the North, heading for Sydney. The sun shone down on us all day for the first time since Cockle...
Day Four of The Great Rattler Run https://www.facebook.com/VintageAdventurer/videos/1102850173155698/ This morning we left Melbourne early, headed for Narooma, about 700 kms away. The weather is not holding up for us, and we have spent the morning on the highway taking on rain from the sky and spray from...
Day Two of The Great Rattler Run This morning, crew member Mark's family gave us a send off from Hobart, Tasmania and we hit the road, headed for Devonport on the Northern side of Tassie where we will board The Spirit of Tasmania Ferry and take...
Day One of The Great Rattler Run This afternoon I made the call to start the journey up to Cape York a day early. So we all made the trip to Cockle Creek and backed The Rattler off the trailer where it has been since we...
NEWSFLASH https://www.facebook.com/VintageAdventurer/videos/1099922573448458/ Day 1 of The Great Rattler Run is about to start one day ahead of time. It's 12.30 pm here, and I have just made the decision to leave Hobart and head to Cockle Creek this afternoon, where we will unload The Rattler and commence...
Day 4 - Tasmania This morning we started the day by driving to the airport to welcome more crew to Tasmania. Kevin arrived first, flying in from Kangaroo Island, South Australia. He was followed shortly after by Mark from the Gold Coast. Mark brought his lovely young...
Day 3 - Tasmania Last night I slept on the Spirit of Tasmania as we crossed Bass Straight and headed over to Tasmania. The ferry started rocking as soon as we left Port Phillip Bay and not long after, the waves started crashing into the bow...
Made it to the Ferry! Cars are stowed away safely and I am heading down for dinner. Here I come Tasmania!...
Day 1 - Wongawallan to Parkes? Departed from Wongawallan at 4.45 am and arrived at Hope's Body Repairs in Warwick where I arranged ahead of time to have the trailer strengthened for the Old Telegraph Track when we make it to the far north. This might...