Bob the Builders' Daily Log
Here you will find a log of Bob's trip, as he and the other shoalhaven bashers make their way north. We will be posting photos and stories that are relayed back nightly from the crew.
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DAY 1. Sunday 5th August. Base – Bathurst – Dubbo
Day’s Distance: 423 kilometres
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DAY 2. Monday 6th August. Dubbo – Haddon Rigg - Brewarrina
Day’s Distance: 415 kilometres
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DAY 3. Tuesday 7th August. Brewarrina – Hungerford - Thargomindah (Qld)
Day’s Distance: 543 kilometres
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DAY 4. Wednesday 8th August. Thargomindah – Quilpe - Charleville (Qld)
Day’s Distance: 509 kilometres
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DAY 5. Thursday 9th August. Charleville – Terrick Terrick Station - Longreach (Qld)
Day’s Distance: 572 kilometres
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DAY 6. Friday 10th August. Longreach (Qld)
Lay day
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DAY 7. Saturday 11th August. Longreach – Winton - Richmond (Qld)
Day’s Distance: 500 kilometres
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DAY 8. Sunday 12th August. Richmond to Burketown (Qld)
Day’s Distance: 682 kilometres
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DAY 9. Monday 13th August. Burketown – Hells Gate - Borroloola (NT)
Day’s Distance: 522 kilometres
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DAY 10. Tuesday 14th August. Borroloola – Roper Bar - Katherine (NT)
Day’s Distance: 627 kilometres
Damage Report for the Shoalhaven Bash Team |
| Bob the Builder |
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| Rambler Rebel |
cracked axel case |
| Car 808 |
2 rear shocks pushed through floor |
| Brett |
2 rear coil springs …….. |
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Hole in radiator |
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Lost hub cabs |
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GPS lost signal |
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Rear s/s cable snapped |
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Exhaust bracket broke |
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broke axel housing and axel and diff crashed into bush |
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TERMINAL - BOB IS OUT |
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| The Blues Brothers |
Swith failure - boo-hoo |
| Holden EH 1963 |
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| Car 37 |
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| Ross |
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| The Fun time Coach |
Blew Head Gaskit for 3 days |
| Car 30 |
Caught on fire etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc |
| Dixi |
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| Colgate Toothepaste |
Ran out of fuel - speed failure, Flat Battery (electrical fault) |
| Car 99 |
Lights blinking on and off |
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| GT 109 |
Thermo fan sticking on, replaced fan - water squitters |
| Car 99 |
Cracked Diff plate |
| Neddy |
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| Fighter Areoplane |
Air conditioner broke, ran out of fuel, lost mud flap, Hit |
| Car F1-11 |
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| John Lawrence |
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| QE2 |
Electrical problems ya ya ya |
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Fuel venting problems, hit kangaroo - minor damage |
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| Big Baron |
Broke strobe light, mirror & dust light on the limb suzie from "Bob" |
| Car 1000 |
broke the pole dancing pole |
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| The Beast |
3 blown tyres, blew heater hose, shorted out blinkers, ran out of ice |
| Car 1969 |
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| The Beast of Burden |
1 tyre, no headlights, blown blinkers, pertol tank solanoid failure |
| Car 400 |
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DAY 11. Wednesday 15th August. Katherine (NT)
Lay Day
Armed Services Day “war games” will be conducted following “base” breakfast. Then there will be the afternoon Katherine Gorge cruise followed by dinner.
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Day 12. Thursday 16th August. Katherine to Bathurst (NT)
Day’s Distance: 358 kilometres
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Day 13. Friday 17th August. Darwin (NT)
Final Night Dinner will be NAVY Theme.
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