western australia

endurance riding

Our car got a mud bath

@JudyEv (340210)

Rockingham, Australia

August 2, 2021 7:40am CST

We attended an endurance ride on the weekend at Greenhills in Western Australia. We have been having a VERY wet winter and the state of our car is testimony to the muddy conditions we all had to contend with on the day. We arrived at the venue early on the Thursday as we’d promised to help get set up. Firstly, we made three trips to a farm and collected three trailers, one at a time, to bring them to the ride site. Six kilometres of the road was gravel and, because of the wet weather we’ve been having, it was more of a mud slide. On the Friday morning, we went to the various checkpoints and set up water troughs, filling them from the water-cart. We had to be careful in the wet paddocks that we didn't get bogged. It was windy, cold and wet but luckily the ride on Saturday was held under much better conditions. Today, we took the car to a car-wash so it’s now nice and clean again.

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@epiffanie (11326)

• Australia

2 Aug 21

So you have no restriction there, like we have down here?

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@JudyEv (340210)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 Aug 21

Our borders are closed to the east but otherwise we have no restrictions at all. We've been incredibly lucky.

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@epiffanie (11326)

• Australia

3 Aug 21

@JudyEv Wow! that's great that it's all normal there ... We have another week of restriction here...wearing masks and no visitors allowed..

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@cacay1 (83505)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

3 Aug 21

@JudyEv, wowwww that is why. You're truly lucky Judy.

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@Juliaacv (50988)

• Canada

2 Aug 21

It looks like you brought a good part of the road home with you on your vehicle.

I'm glad that your got it all washed off and shiny again.

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@JudyEv (340210)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 Aug 21

It was a real mess but it looks good again now.

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@DaddyEvil (137259)

• United States

2 Aug 21

Did you ride along with Vince? Maybe he decided to see how well it did through mud puddles or a billabong? Or were you the one driving?

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@DaddyEvil (137259)

• United States

7 Aug 21

@JudyEv See! He did take it out "mudding" then.

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@JudyEv (340210)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 Aug 21

I was with him for most of it but on the Saturday he went to find an advantageous spot for photos and I stayed at the vet ring.

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@JudyEv (340210)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Aug 21

@DaddyEvil He's not stupid .... Well, not all the time anyway.

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@wolfgirl569 (106361)

• Marion, Ohio

2 Aug 21

Is mud baths good for cars like it is for skin?

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@JudyEv (340210)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 Aug 21

Somehow, I don't think so!

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@rakski (123296)

• Philippines

2 Aug 21

that is brand new color, huh good thing you were able to have it wash again

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@rakski (123296)

• Philippines

3 Aug 21

@JudyEv good thing there is one close by your new place

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@JudyEv (340210)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 Aug 21

It's not so easy to wash a car in our new place but there is a car wash business quite close.

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@LindaOHio (178877)

• United States

2 Aug 21

I'm glad you didn't get stuck anywhere. That's one dirty car!

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@JudyEv (340210)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 Aug 21

It's filthy, isn't it? You couldn't see out the back window.

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@RebeccasFarm (89873)

• Arvada, Colorado

2 Aug 21

Oh look at that There was a big mud slide here trapped people the other day

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@JudyEv (340210)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 Aug 21

Luckily we weren't in that sort of danger from the mud. Just that the roads were a bit slippery in patches.

@jobelbojel (35633)

• Philippines

3 Aug 21

Such an adventure. Good thing that you can travel.

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@jobelbojel (35633)

• Philippines

3 Aug 21

@JudyEv How about the travel restriction?

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@JudyEv (340210)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Aug 21

@jobelbojel West Australians can travel anywhere we like in our own country but if we go to the other states there would be restrictions when we try to come home. Probably just quarantine but things change from day to day. Within Western Australia we can go where we like.

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@JudyEv (340210)

• Rockingham, Australia

3 Aug 21

Yes, we are lucky to be able to travel wherever we like at the moment.

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@cacay1 (83505)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

3 Aug 21

You had many tasks done that day.

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@cacay1 (83505)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

4 Aug 21

@JudyEv , it's better to be busy than nothing to do. I like to be always busy to forget problems .

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@JudyEv (340210)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Aug 21

@cacay1 If you're busy you do get distracted from your worries.

@JudyEv (340210)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Aug 21

Yes, in our terms it was a busy day.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (317089)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

3 Aug 21

I'm glad you had a good weekend, even if a bit muddy. I'm glad your car is clean again. Love the picture.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (317089)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

4 Aug 21

@JudyEv Yes, it does.

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@JudyEv (340210)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Aug 21

It makes it look as though we've really been in the back blocks.

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@Dena91 (16634)

• United States

2 Aug 21

That is a lot of mud on your car. We have dirt roads in our county that we sometimes need to go on and not a fan of it when it has or is raining. Glad you were able to wash it off.

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@JudyEv (340210)

• Rockingham, Australia

3 Aug 21

When the car is so muddy it makes us look tough!!

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@JudyEv (340210)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Aug 21

@Dena91 I just need to buy us some black singlets and then remember to say 'breaker, breaker' on the two-way!!

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@Dena91 (16634)

• United States

4 Aug 21

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@janethwayne (5191)

• Philippines

3 Aug 21

Good that it is clean again as it is so muddy.

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@JudyEv (340210)

• Rockingham, Australia

3 Aug 21

It looks terrible doesn't it?

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@JudyEv (340210)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Aug 21

@janethwayne That's very kind of you. We took it to a car wash place as we don't really have the facilities here to wash a car.

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@janethwayne (5191)

• Philippines

5 Aug 21

@JudyEv Yes it is very filthy but that is just easy to wash by using a hose and soap to make it clean. I can car wash if I'm close to you.

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@CarolDM (203422)

• Nashville, Tennessee

2 Aug 21

Reminds me of when I lived on a dirt road. Fun when it rained.

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@JudyEv (340210)

• Rockingham, Australia

3 Aug 21

The roads can get very slippery and boggy sometimes.

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@CarolDM (203422)

• Nashville, Tennessee

3 Aug 21

@JudyEv Yes I remember those days.

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@DocAndersen (54402)

• United States

3 Aug 21

Normally, at the SPA, they charge 100 bucks for that treatment - you got it for free!

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@JudyEv (340210)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Aug 21

I should have run alongside instead of riding in the car with the windows up.

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@JudyEv (340210)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Aug 21

@DocAndersen Maybe but how was I going to get clean again?

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@DocAndersen (54402)

• United States

4 Aug 21

@JudyEv you would have had your pores open, and it would have been free!

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@GardenGerty (160696)

• United States

3 Aug 21

That was quite the coating. I am sure your car says "Thank you, for the wash.

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@JudyEv (340210)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Aug 21

It was certainly pretty well covered. lol

@prinzcy (32305)

• Malaysia

7 Aug 21

I can't imagine the workers' shock face when they see your car.

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@JudyEv (340210)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Aug 21

Vince washed it himself at the car-wash. lol

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@rebelann (112875)

• El Paso, Texas

3 Aug 21

Cheeeze, that's a really muddy car. Good thing you didn't travel over terrain that would cause your car to sink in when wet, that's what happens around here if we get a lot of rain.

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@JudyEv (340210)

• Rockingham, Australia

3 Aug 21

We were very careful where we drove as a lot of the country was very boggy.

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@jstory07 (139742)

• Roseburg, Oregon

3 Aug 21

At least the car is clean now and did you have a good time.

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@JudyEv (340210)

• Rockingham, Australia

3 Aug 21

We did enjoy it, thanks, even if we did have to contend with a lot of mud.

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@xFiacre (13035)

• Ireland

2 Aug 21

@judyev A dirty car means you’re not wasting your time doing boring chores or wasting your money at the car wash.

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@JudyEv (340210)

• Rockingham, Australia

3 Aug 21

That's true. It looks like we have really been doing some important, hair-raising stuff.