I went on a trip from October the 31st to November the 15th 2006 to China. The purpose on this trip was an exchange with my University in Wrexham (NEWI – North East Wales Institute). When in China we had to help develop the Chinese students’ English by having hourly session conversations with them. I was a bit weary of going to China but they seem to love tall, fair Nordic Aryan men and I was treated with great respect and the people are probably the kindest I’ve met.
The B triple/B triple Cannington Icon, seen in outback Queensland. Some stats on these vehicles, 53.5 metres long, 98 wheels, 6 trailers, 8 bins, fully road registered but I suspect with a special permit and only allowed on a certain route from mine to railhead. Even so, these trucks mix it on the highway with the travelling public, coaches, other trucks, road trains, caravans, ect. These are truly awesome to see heading down the highway.
A famous pub in Australia. The Lions Den Hotel, just south of Cooktown. Note the collapsed rear suspension. We travelled about 1400km with it like this. Note also the second spare wheel on the roof. The roof coped with it up there very well.
Cooktown, named for Capt James Cook, on the Endeavour River, where he beached the HMS Endeavour for repairs after running aground on the Great Barrier Reef. And yes, there are Estaurine Crocodiles in that river, and yes given the chance, they will do serious injury, or kill, a man.
What can I say. It wasnt kept, but was fun to play with while reeling in. By the way, thats me in the blue shirt. My wife loves fishing too, but always complains she doesnt catch anything big enough. This was off a fishing charter in the Gulf.
A sight we travelled nearly 2000km to see, sunset over water, a rarely seen thing in Queensland, as the western border is all land. It can only be seen from about 6 towns on the west coast of Cape York.
A typical outback "Road Train" Each trailer, or Dog as they are called here, is double decked, these for carrying cattle. Total length around 53 metres. Further out west they add a fourth "Dog"
We did see a couple of longer rigs, a B triple pulling a B triple. These guys DO NOT leave the bitumen for anyone, except another Road Train. A lot of roads up these parts are single lane bitumen.
