Up down and around a bit in South West W.A

[JohnM]

I have only just spotted this thread.

Great report and pics.

 

[OZDUCK]

We then drove to Albany - a little under 500 km. We had a bit of excitement on the way there. My wife was driving and sitting on 110 km/h. At the top of a steep hill the car suddenly began to miss very badly. She slowed down and we crawled into the nearby town. A quick look showed nothing obvious so we headed off again with me driving. It seemed to be ok until you got over about 105 km/h. The fuel tank had been pretty low when I topped it up in Esperance so maybe some dirt had got into the line. I put in some ' injector cleaner' additive which seemed to eventually work. When we got back to Perth I had the fuel filter changed and the car given a good looking over. Nothing was found but the problem hasn't re-occurred.

The conveyor belt for the Nickel mine crossing the highway. It was painted by the same person who also painted the wheat silos in the town. Unfortunately the mine has been closed because of the low international nickel prices.



(From the Internet)



We took a little detour to drive through the Stirling Ranges





Our Airbnb. We had the front half of the 'top' floor.