Swagnit pics

[flipflop]

Great stuff as always mate

Cheers

[swagnit]

Cheers Flipflop.

And here's something to maybe remind you of your outback Aus travels.

A fairly 'typical' middle of nowhere roadhouse.
Dusty, dirty, expensive fuel, crap food and bad service,,, yet always good to finally get to. (especially if you're cycling)




Cheers
Swagnit

[flipflop]

I'm missing it already bro

Cheers

[swagnit]

Some older shots from work.

Hitting the track.


Campsite - home sweet home






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Swagnit

[swagnit]

A well fed dingo, happy to kick back. Hanging around a homestead so, not too fussed about people.


Taking a few days off, hitting the pedals for a look around -



Cheers
Swagnit

[marie-angelique]

is that your bicycle? how heavy was your load?
thanks for the pix :)

[OneLungMcClung]

Swagnit, great to here from you again, man.

Keep em coming!

[swagnit]

Cheers

Yes marie-angelique that's one of my bikes.
A bit of an old clunker I threw on the truck to use on days off.
Same goes for the gear, cheap bags etc not wanting to trash my good stuff like the Ortliebs by having them mixing it up with the work stuff.

Not much weight, coz it's just for trips into the bush for a few days at a time.
A bit of food, water filter, cooking gear, mozzie net, fart sack, fishing equip, etc.
Also on that trip, I needed to be able to lug it through waterways where crocodiles could be hanging, so I wanted to keep weight down to get across as quick as possible.


Cheers
Swagnit

[marie-angelique]

fart sack?
up here where we value our freedom, we just let our farts fly free ;)
do y'all pack firearms for the crocs?

[coldharvest]

fart sack?
up here where we value our freedom, we just let our farts fly free ;)

...so it's Cajun's who are the cause of global warming.

[swagnit]

Fart sack is a sleeping bag. ;)
Dunno if the terminology comes from their encapsulating properties, or how they smell after you've been living out of them for a while.

Firearms - crocs are a protected species, besides which it'll be the one you don't see till it's too late that'll get you.
There may be time to mutter a quick 'fuck' if you get grabbed and that'd be all I reckon.
But they're really not that big a problem if you're doing the right things.



Cheers
Swagnit.

[swagnit]

Some pics from The Northern Territory, Aus.

South Alligator River.
Stacked with crocs. Certainly no place for a swim. (No alligators though).



Termite mound in Kakadu.
They come in all shapes and sizes, but the ones in this region are among the biggest I've seen



Sculptures at a small aboriginal township between Alice Springs and Tennant Creek.


Cheers
Swagnit

[swagnit]

Some fun commuting for when I hit town.
The cyclists on here will know what I mean.



Darwin Sunset.
Having a beer and, catching a sea breeze. Mindil beach is behind the trees.



Looking across a tidal bay to Darwin.


Cheers
Ken

[swagnit]

A plaque to Peter Egerton-Warburton.
http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761582965/warburton_peter_egerton.html
His journal of this expedition is an incredible read, and made more so for me, as I read it whilst camped on the banks of the Oakover river where he sought refuge at the end of the crossing.

He must have been one hard bastard,,,and he was 60 years old when he took in.





Cheers
Swagnit

[marie-angelique]

very cool, thanks for posting :)
nice fixie :)