4WD adventures in our 80 series Landcruiser

We’ve had our 80 series Landcruiser for a couple of years now, and have done a lot of work to it. In return, we’ve had some truly amazing trips with it, and created memories that money can’t buy. Below are some of the places we’ve been in our 4WD. Where have you been? Where’s your next trip?

Our 80 when we first got it — As we bought it; a rebuilt 1HDT, manual with a number of basic mods

Our new 80 series — It was set up for desert touring

Preston Beach 4x4 — One of our first runs to Preston Beach

Alexandra Bridge — A weekend spent down at Alexandra Bridge

Augusta

Pemberton camping — Pemberton

Yeagarup — Camped next to the Warren River in Yeagarup

Yeagarup beach

Yeagarup camping — Camped with mates at Yeagarup

Captain Fawcett Track — The Captain Fawcett Track in Dwellingup

Captain Fawcett track camping — Camped along the Fawcett Track

Off to the north — Day 1 of 3 weeks up north

Karijini camping — Camped at Karijini

Mount Nameless — At the top of Mt Nameless

Cleaverville 4x4 — Cleaverville; an amazing place

Exmouth Caravan Park — A quick stop at a Caravan Park in Exmouth

Gnaraloo cliffs — Ballooning from Gnaraloo Station cliffs

Quobba — Near Quobba

Entering Francios National Park — Onto Francois Peron National Park

At Cape Peron

Julimar 4WD tracks — A day out at Julimar

Julimar in the dust — Testing the twin ELockers

Off to Israelite Bay — 3 weeks down south, starting at Israelite Bay

Bogged in a salt lake — Although we very nearly didn’t make it!

Israelite Bay — Enjoying Israelite Bay

Point Malcolm

Thomas River for the day — Thomas River at Big Tagon bay

Duke of Orleans Camping — Camped at Duke of Orleans

Duke of Orleans 4x4 tracks — Exploring the many 4WD tracks around Duke of Orleans

Lucky Bay 4x4 — A quick stop at Lucky Bay

Washing the 80 at Esperance — Washing half the salt lake off in Esperance

Diff oil leak — Front diff oil leak

Fishing west of Esperance — Our secret Bream spot near Esperance

Young River — Young River 4WD Track

Shelley Beach Albany — Shelley Beach in Albany

Bremer Bay beaches — Bremer’s beach by 4WD (that’s us in the distance!)

Point Ann — Point Ann at the Fitzgerald National Park

Waychinicup Camping — At Waychinicup camping

4WD tracks at Albany — Exploring Waychinicup National Park

Near Cosy Corner — Not too far from Cosy Corner

Giant Karri Tree — The giant karri tree

Lennard Track — Lennard 4WD track in Collie

Lennard flex test — Testing the flex

Black Diamond 4x4 — Black Diamond in Collie

Mundaring Powerlines flex — Mundaring Powerlines with all terrains

Belvidere — Belvidere beach

Wave Rock Caravan Park — At Wave Rock Caravan Park

Hyden for the Holland Track — Hyden, just before starting the Holland Track

On The holland track — On the Holland Track, near Mount Holland itself

Enjoying the Holland Track — Perfect serenity

Holland Track by 4WD — Loving the big 80

Mud on the Holland Track — Lots of water around

Brunswick 4x4 — Exploring the 4WD Tracks in Brunswick Junction

Camping at Brunswick — Camped for the night

Lancelin Sand Dunes — Airing down for Lancelin Sand Dunes

Lancelin dune climb — Testing the 80’s power and floatation

Wedge Island 4x4 — Wedge island as the sun goes down

4x4 tracks around Dwellingup — Exploring the Dwellingup 4WD tracks

Flex at Dwellingup — It’s hard to resist a little flex

Byford 4WD tracks

Milyeannup beach — Millyeannup on private property, at the beach

Lake Jasper 4x4 — Stopped at Lake Jasper

Bogged near Lake Jasper — And, got bogged at Lake Jasper

East Augusta

Blackwood River — Along the Blackwood River

Balingup 4x4 Tracks — Balingup 4WD tracks

Balingup 4WD tracks — This hill got worse and worse

Waroona Dam — Waroona Dam 4WDing

Waroona 4x4 hill climbs — Got to love the ELockers

Waroona 4WD recovery — Recovering two people who went too close to the water

Two Rocks 4x4 — Two rocks 4WD day out

Camping at Collie — Riverside camping with no one in sight on a long weekend!

Collie water crossing — A little crossing

On our way up north — Our first stop, about 500km into the 2200km to Broome!

Port hedland — Day 2, at Port hedland

Cable Beach broome — Cable Beach in Broome

Town beach Broome — Town Beach

On to Cape Leveque — Off to Cape Leveque

Middle Lagoon Broome — Middle Lagoon on the ridge

Kooljaman — Kooljaman beach by 4WD

Hunter Creek — Hunter Creek with Brian Lee

Derby Police — Police in Derby

Gibb River Road — The start of the gravel on the Gibb River Road

Camped at Windjana — Camped near Windjana Gorge

The GibbR iver Road — Lots of gravel driving on the Gibb

Camped near Bell Gorge — The camp site near Bell Gorge

Mornington Wilderness Sanctuary — Mornington Wildlife Sanctuary

Fun at Mornington — More 4WD adventures than you can poke a stick at

Coming back from Wunumurra Gorge — A 4WD Track at Mt Elizabeth

Camped at Mt Elizabeth — Awesome camp grounds at Mt Elizabeth

Drysdale Station

Ellenbrae camping — A quick stop at Ellenbrae station

Lookout near the Pentecost river — Enjoying the view near the Pentecost River

Coming back from Emma Gorge — Coming back from Emma Gorge at El Questro

Leaving El Questro — After 5 days at El Questro it was hard to leave!

Lake Argyle — Onto Lake Argyle

Lake Argyle 4x4 tracks — What a place!

Bungle Bungles — The Bungles are amazing too

Camping at the Bungle Bungles — Awesome camp sites in the Kimberley!

Leaving the Bungles — Corrugations on the way out of the Bungles

Powerlines Track in Perth — Back to the Powerlines Track

Mundaring with mates — 4WDing with mates; does it get any better?!

Mud at Mundaring — Giving the 80 a work out

Enjoying Mundaring — Loving the different tracks

Rocks at Mundaring — The last rock step

Bremer Bay beaches — Bremer Bay over Christmas

4WD modification tips — Magic beaches

Preston Beach — Loving our local beaches

Preston beach with the new tinny — Testing the new off road boat trailer and tinny

Leaving Kalbarri — Carrarang station, Steep Point, Kalbarri and Horrocks trip

East Landing camping — Carrarang station; one of the most amazing places in WA

Carrarang station at Night — Camping metres from the water; amazing

Nothing beats a warm fire — A good fire down south of WA