Yea that's awesome Perks.

Very recent imagery too 9th Dec last year for Stanley - would seem most of Tassie has been updated.

Same tracks by Cookie overlayed on GE 2005 (what we have had up until now)

Just goes to show what we take for granted, we're actually living on a planet that has a mind of it's own.

Noiccee

Hopefully we can drive out to the third channel soon

cookie01 said..

Hopefully we can drive out to the third channel soon

Cant green thumb that enough... If anything can get out there - the pajero can ;)

Todd and I rigged from the southern end today at the shortest distance to the Third Channel. We parked near the bank to get protection from the wind.
It shortened the distance by about a third. You could park closer to the channel, especially if you had a real commando vehicle ... like a Pajero ... but I reckon wind exposure would be a problem, rigging in 30+ knots would be a challenge.

Main downside was rigging on sand, or patchy maram grass.
Also, its all walking ... you lose the option of sailing in shallow sections of channel as the tide gets higher than about ? low.
One upside is a better view of action in the channel. We had a good view of Cookie charging up and down the channel as we de-rigged.
Overall, most of the advantages are balanced out with disadvantages.


Here's the link for my tracks which shows where we rigged.

http://ka72.com/viewge.aspx?fid=58264&tid=0

Yep, the wagon was no trouble along the beach.
But to venture out across that wild terrain to get closer to the channel you'd definitely need a BearhooverCat.

Half a dozen BearhooverCats in a tight semi-circle formation to create some wind protection about 20 metres from the channel.
Then you could set up a couch, a bonfire and a barbecue (beer and steak of course), sit back and watch Cookie, the Perks (x2), Dave and Buzzy battling it out in the Gunfight in the Third Channel. Maybe even have a few runs ourselves ... between beers.

All the action ... live on Channel 3.

Got any spare Pajeros, Ben?