{"id":5432,"date":"2013-02-12T21:12:49","date_gmt":"2013-02-12T11:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nige.com.au\/?p=5432"},"modified":"2013-02-27T20:07:36","modified_gmt":"2013-02-27T10:07:36","slug":"mexican-klunkers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.nige.com.au\/?p=5432","title":{"rendered":"Mexican KLunkeRs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mohawk and Nige have headed south into the Victorian high country on their trusty KLR650&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p>Spent the first night in Tumut and the second camping at Swifts Creek, south of Omeo.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nige.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/20130216-225028.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"20130216-225028.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nige.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/20130216-225028.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Boiling the billy before the dirt section.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nige.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/20130216-225107.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"20130216-225107.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nige.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/20130216-225107.jpg\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nNige Hilton<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nige.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/20130216-225233.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"20130216-225233.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nige.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/20130216-225233.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Had a wardrobe malfunction with the rack.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nige.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/20130223-162018.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"20130223-162018.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nige.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/20130223-162018.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A hut? Could it be Jabba?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nige.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/20130223-162052.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"20130223-162052.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nige.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/20130223-162052.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Washington Winch. Same engine as KLunkeRs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nige.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/20130223-162121.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"20130223-162121.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nige.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/20130223-162121.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bentley&#8217;s Hut<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nige.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/20130223-162150.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"20130223-162150.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nige.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/20130223-162150.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Moscow Villa<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nige.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/20130223-162213.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"20130223-162213.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nige.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/20130223-162213.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Playing tricks on the locals at The Caves Hotel &#8211; Buchan. Dale WAS amused \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nige.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/20130223-162232.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"20130223-162232.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nige.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/20130223-162232.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Camping at Buchan Caves&#8230; Oh the serenity! Very hard to find a flat spot &#8230;. flat not wet.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nige.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/20130223-162248.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"20130223-162248.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nige.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/20130223-162248.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Breakfast of chumpions \ud83d\ude09 Nige managed to burn his beans.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nige.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/20130223-162322.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"20130223-162322.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nige.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/20130223-162322.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Not quite Jenolan but .. Tick!\u00a0 Nige a tourist for 40 minutes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nige.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/20130223-162358.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"20130223-162358.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nige.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/20130223-162358.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can go anywhere on a KLunkeR.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nige.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/20130223-162412.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"20130223-162412.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nige.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/20130223-162412.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>250m long McKillop&#8217;s Bridge.. no not Mary.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nige.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/20130223-162438.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"20130223-162438.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nige.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/20130223-162438.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Read the sign. Would you expect, while travelling a steep and rocky descent to a couple of creek crossings, to encounter an old Commodore driven by a young girl on her pink &#8220;P&#8217;s&#8221; attempting to reverse her way back up the track until she could turn around? I guess the sign k&#8217;s before did say &#8220;Taralga&#8221; and that&#8217;s where she\/they were heading.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nige.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/20130223-162510.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"20130223-162510.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nige.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/20130223-162510.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Despite the trigger happy locals, the KLunkeRs got us through.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nige.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/20130223-162601.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"20130223-162601.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nige.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/20130223-162601.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jerry showing Nige the love.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mohawk and Nige have headed south into the Victorian high country on their trusty KLR650&#8217;s. Spent the first night in Tumut and the second camping at Swifts Creek, south of Omeo. Boiling the billy before the dirt section. Nige Hilton Had a wardrobe malfunction with the rack. A hut? Could it be Jabba? 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