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Return to the Valley of the Bog

Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2004 8:55 pm
by Dangerous Dave
Hello all,

The lads that came with us on the latest SA outing will know what i'm on about...

Well today I went back to see how our "Pruning" looked like the day after. Well it looked a little better than yesterday as the overnight rain had "neatened" things up abit.

But due to the overnight rain and continuing rain, the creek is now a flowing river!!! The current was so strong that as i was going through the crossing with the big cement pipe in it the back of the Roza started to spin around. Scary stuff.

There was also a pretty deep crossing, so I stopped in it to see how deep it really was. About and inch above the bottom of my door. It wasn't until later i realised how stupid it was as the passenger side footwell is now full of water! :roll:

Last but not least, I'm sure you can remember the first crossing we came to. The one with the really slippery bank. Well i was going the opposite way to what we did it and due to an unplanned slide of the rear wheels i found my self looking at the ground through the passenger window with both the drivers side wheels in the air for a brief moment. It was then time to go home.

So until next time folks

Dangerous Dave.

PS, Yes this post will be avaliable in paper back!

Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2004 10:32 pm
by murcod
Were you there by yourself??? :rofl:

That water had a far bit of force behind it yesterday, so I can imagine what it would be like after more rain. I gather you didn't try the last crossing? (Or did you use the new "pruned" crossing track. :D)

Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2004 8:10 am
by Dangerous Dave
Yeah,

I went by myself, I took my other half down there to show her the place. She thought it was pretty cool. Found a nice Grimace patch as well. Passenger side of my car is now totally brown and i can't see out the side rear window!

Ah, all in the name of fun!

Dave.

Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2004 10:09 pm
by murcod
So you going there again tomorrow Dave? :D

It should be well and truly flooded with all the rain we've been having.

Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2004 10:46 pm
by Dangerous Dave
GUESS WHAT I DID!!!!

I've just got back from sheidow (10:09pm on the 18/6/04). The creek is huge. Words cannot describe the amount of adrenalin thats flowing right now. I only did two crossings and decided that it was enough! The second one i came to, which is usually pretty shallow suprised me.

I was going through it and my lights went out! Or atleast i thought they did. They were underwater along with half of my bonnet. :lol:

I turned around and headed back out then. As if the shallow one was that deep i don't even want to think about the deep ones! Or atleast not on my own anyway.

I went back to the Grimace patch for some fun and POP, my drivers side rear is now flat on the bottom :cry: Ah well, a bit of saving and some new centipedes i will have. I wants them.

hmmm thats all for now.
Dave :D :D :D :D :D

Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2004 10:48 pm
by Dangerous Dave
SH*T A FLAT TYRE ON POSSIBLY THE WETTEST WEEKEND OF THE YEAR! SH*T :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x :x