COMMER VAN OZ TOUR : December Update

lake Dumbleyoung in the background where Donald Malcolm Campbell set a water speed record in 1964

Distance since leaving home 567miles

After a fantastic time visiting family and friends for Christmas we made our way towards Esperance exploring some of the massive salt lakes along the way. We camped a night at Lake Dumbleyoung made famous by Donald Malcolm Campbell's world famous water speed record in 1964 of 276.3 MPH.

The lake, now almost totally dried out was a beautiful and interesting rest point but with the day time temperature exceeding 40%C it was nice to head south again and back towards the coast.

The Commer has found the heat hard going and highlighted the need for an electric fuel pump to be fitted to reduce the annoying fuel vapor locks on hot days that make engine restarts very difficult. The heatwave WA is experiencing at present is a good initiation for us as we prepare to cross the Nullabor Plain "684miles of arid desert country" in the old girl in the coming weeks.