Bundaberg Swim-in 2009

[Snowy]

A huge THANKS!!! to Arron, Gav, Rod, and Alan for their hospitality over the weekend. It was a terrific event and everyone had a really great time. the highlights for me were the midnight DUKW ride, the beach driving, the forest trip, the LVT ride, the LVT vs. Stuart race, the trailer race, Jeff floating his jeep in a tarp, and of course catching up with friends. I brought my little 1972 Amphicat six-wheeler in lieu of a finished Weasel (and had engine problems for most of the time).
Jeff and I paddled in the trailer race and came second, but at least we didn't sink! I was exhausted after that.

A few pics follow. Some are video frame grabs, hence the reduced quality.

Jeff floating his jeep. He reckoned it sat surprisingly level with the floor:



Using Sam's WWII Kenworth M1A1 Wrecker to lift the superstructure onto the other LVT:



Beach driving



The beautiful half-ton Dodge (WC-21 I think?) ploughing through a mud puddle on the way to the beach:



Riding in the half-Ton Dodge along the beach. What an experience, you wouldn't be dead for quids:



Some of the vehicles on the beach trip:



Weapons Carrier tyre print on sand:



Danny and Jason's WC-63, and actual Normandy veteran:



Half-ton Dodge:



A quick stop in the pine forest:



Steve.