Imotorhome Australia - June 2018

W

anda was running well and after our

big rest at Ceduna I was more than

ready to put some miles behind us.

We got all the way to The Whale Centre at the

Head of the Bight and I decided to stop and

have a look. Even though there were no whales

there at that time of year, it was worth stopping

for the spectacular views. I also got chatting

to a nice man named Robbo, who has been

travelling on his own since his wife died. We

decided we would catch up at Bunda Cliffs,

which is where I was going to camp for the

night.

Wanda started straight away but when I went

to take off, she refused to budge. The gear

stick was loose and I was unable to select any

gears, so I crawled underneath and saw that

the gear lever was not attached. Robbo had

already gone, but we weren’t going anywhere!

Phone coverage was not great there even

with Telstra, but I managed to get through to

the RAA who organised the mechanic from

Nundroo to come out.

UPA

T

he staff at the Whale Centre were so

helpful and even towed me out to the

campsite at the gate. The mechanic had

another breakdown at the Nullarbor roadhouse,

so he went there and picked that vehicle up on

I asked what an UPA was? They laughed

and said, ‘An unplanned adventure!

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Wanda

Won’t Go