tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830936.post6772885108923240216..comments2023-09-28T01:09:26.182+10:00Comments on Fading Memories: Disillusionbitingmidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12593806233011328620noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830936.post-76485096922395345342021-08-22T13:56:53.221+10:002021-08-22T13:56:53.221+10:00We did everything at 80kph because that's all...We did everything at 80kph because that's all the Mazda was designed to do! :-)<br />bitingmidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12593806233011328620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830936.post-64801107254302928582021-08-22T10:43:18.064+10:002021-08-22T10:43:18.064+10:00I absolutely do remember our old, red, steel jacke...I absolutely do remember our old, red, steel jacketed Esky - draining the ice every day and replacing it every two. Still had it 40 years later. Did the almost the whole 14,000 km trip at 80km/h after gearbox problems at Whittenoom (we started from Perth). While we had a mattress in the van, we mostly used a centre pole tent. Up in two minutes.Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04160915845902185881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830936.post-64258247802327263152021-08-22T08:59:31.853+10:002021-08-22T08:59:31.853+10:00Ahh Ian, thanks for that.
Our weapon of choice ...Ahh Ian, thanks for that. <br /><br />Our weapon of choice in 1975 was a white Mazda Bongo van. Mattress and icebox were fine then, in the days when an Esky was an Esky (remember that little screw cap to drain the melted ice without removing the contents?).bitingmidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12593806233011328620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830936.post-63437338641310606892021-08-21T18:40:56.150+10:002021-08-21T18:40:56.150+10:00From personal experience (1975, Blue Escort panel ...From personal experience (1975, Blue Escort panel van, three months around Australia) we'd strongly suggest the mattress and ice-box option is not a goer. It wasn't suitable for honeymooning newlyweds and I suspect you and your GLW are probably less accomodating than the love-stricken youngsters that we were at the time. <br /><br />BTW we can't quite decide if your musings are funnier than 'Rosehaven' but we'll keep following both to cheer us up in lockdown.Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04160915845902185881noreply@blogger.com