Oallen Ford Retirement Plan

With great anticipation for a weekend getaway with friends, we packed the camper, hooked up the mighty Subaru and pointed our noses east.

Our destination was a favourite camp of ours, Oallen Ford. This time though we were doing it a bit differently.
1. We were camping with a group of friends
2. We were camping in Summer.... So the water should be warm enough for a dip
3. We were going with a couple of Geologists...

Subaru hooked up and ready to go!

The Subaru was our tow vehicle for the trip because our new car (the Amarok) wasn't ready in time. And to tell the truth the Subaru did a great job. The only drama we had was in the last couple of minutes of our trip when I realised we had lost trailer brakes. This was due to the plug coming away from the car and dragging on the ground. It was a simple fix with thousand mile an hour tape before I installed a new plug and socket when we got home.

Our biggest excitement came when we were trying to find a good spot to set up. Soft sand nearly undid the Subaru's clutch, however with a bit of luck we came though to more solid ground, where we quickly set up camp. Whilst the Subaru does have a low range gearbox, it is no where near as low as I would have liked. Handy for setting off when towing on the black-top perhaps, but not when you're looking at being stuck with a tonne or more on the back in something a little soft.

And for the record, No we didn't get bogged!  Close perhaps, but definitely not bogged!