WEBVTT - Explore Australia with Vic Widman, Jun 20th

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<v Speaker 1>It's time now to explore Australia with Vic Widman thanks

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<v Speaker 1>to Great Divide to us and Club four x four Insurance,

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<v Speaker 1>the four wheel drive caravan and camper trailer insurance specialists.

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<v Speaker 1>For a quote, visit Club four by four dot com

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<v Speaker 1>dot Au.

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<v Speaker 2>And of course Vic women is the owner operator of

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<v Speaker 2>Great Divide Tours and you can get in touch with

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<v Speaker 2>you anytime by this game to the website for WD

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<v Speaker 2>dot net dot au. That's for WD dot net dot Au.

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<v Speaker 2>Alsof we just google Great Divide Tours. He is the

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<v Speaker 2>man who's actually been tipping us into a few places

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<v Speaker 2>along the GiB Riveraid and of course we are now

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<v Speaker 2>in Broom and he's got a few other ideas for

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<v Speaker 2>us and some places to check out. He's on the

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<v Speaker 2>line in Braidwood now, which is for a long way

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<v Speaker 2>away from each other. Here he's down near Canberra. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>up here in the northern western part of Australia in

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<v Speaker 2>Broom and he's on the line.

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<v Speaker 3>Victor Gooda, Oh goodday, mister duck.

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<v Speaker 4>I wish I was there where you are. Let me

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<v Speaker 4>degree he's here in brayd this morning. I bet it

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<v Speaker 4>wasn't Broom.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, we're hearing Broom at the moment, and you're lucky

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<v Speaker 2>you're not here, because there's a few crocodiles.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm looking at them right now.

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<v Speaker 2>In fact, there's probably about almost a dozen in front

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<v Speaker 2>of me, and one of them looking a bit.

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<v Speaker 3>We're at the Malcolm.

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<v Speaker 2>Douglas crock Farm and with young young Owen, and he's

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<v Speaker 2>telling me that they've got this special mouthwash here for crocodiles,

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<v Speaker 2>so if you were to get bitten, they would have

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<v Speaker 2>to they would have to insert the mouthwash to the

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<v Speaker 2>crocodile to get the bad taste out of his mouth.

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<v Speaker 4>I got news for you, mate, Dusty. Remember that.

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<v Speaker 3>And they're looking at me, I'm telling you, mate.

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<v Speaker 4>They lawyer that Ham's sake, are you They're looking at

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<v Speaker 4>me going, hang on, here's how to feed right here.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>Anyway, what an amazing place.

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<v Speaker 4>What a beautiful place, Broom is you look.

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<v Speaker 2>Really not long got any We've got any yesterday and

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<v Speaker 2>we've had a bit of a look around. We're actually

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<v Speaker 2>going to base ourselves here for a few days. But

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<v Speaker 2>the first thing I wanted to do was come and

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<v Speaker 2>check out the Malcolm Douglas Crocodile Farm. I've got to

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<v Speaker 2>tell you, This place is unbelievable. And what Owen is doing,

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<v Speaker 2>along with his staff and his grandmother is absolutely Malcolm

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<v Speaker 2>Douglass legacy lives on here and he's a fresh set

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<v Speaker 2>of eyes. He's young, he's enthusiastic, he's he's got some

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<v Speaker 2>great ideas and plans, and it's it's a great it's

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<v Speaker 2>a great place and and it'll be here for a

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<v Speaker 2>very long time to come. And I can tell you

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<v Speaker 2>if you're coming to broom Vic, you've got to come

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<v Speaker 2>here because people people are fascinated by crocodiles. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>want to get too close to them, but they all

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<v Speaker 2>want to spot them and they'll walk, they'll walk through

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<v Speaker 2>tracks and stuff. In some of those national parks I

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<v Speaker 2>see the Fresheason, you might spot one or two. But

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<v Speaker 2>if you come here, not only will you get to

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<v Speaker 2>see them up close in a safe environment, but you'll

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<v Speaker 2>actually get educated on them as well. And it's made

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<v Speaker 2>it certainly worthwhile doing it. And how I implore anyone

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<v Speaker 2>traveling in this part and there's plenty of people listening

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<v Speaker 2>to us, we who.

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<v Speaker 3>Travel to this part of the country.

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<v Speaker 2>And on the Big Look, the Big Lap, if you're

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<v Speaker 2>coming through Broom. You would not drive past here without stopping,

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<v Speaker 2>or if you base yourself, come back into here and

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<v Speaker 2>have a look. It's a great facility. It's it's actually

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<v Speaker 2>more than what I expected. So anyway, so there you

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<v Speaker 2>gave Victor. But you've got a few other places that

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<v Speaker 2>you want to check out as well.

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<v Speaker 3>See what else is he which you would love?

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<v Speaker 2>Is a museums the museum here and now all the

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<v Speaker 2>you know the stuff that Malcolm Douglas.

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<v Speaker 4>Diving gears and all that stuff as well, famous for

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<v Speaker 4>the Pearl divers with there.

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<v Speaker 2>No, no, no, no, I'm talking about the Malcolm No no,

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<v Speaker 2>not not not brilliant, I'm talking about it. No, no,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm talking about the museum here at the Crock Farm

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<v Speaker 2>with the all the stuff about Malcolm Douglas and he's

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<v Speaker 2>and Andrevers here and all this. You know that he's editing,

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<v Speaker 2>he edited all these videos that's here exactly how it

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<v Speaker 2>was great. Yeah, it's quite amazing. But you've got some

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<v Speaker 2>other places that you want us to check out while

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<v Speaker 2>we're here actually halfway through our filming trip.

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<v Speaker 3>Mate, what else you got in for us?

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<v Speaker 4>Well, look, you know, I mean just set off in

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<v Speaker 4>Broom itself as well, I have no doubt that at

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<v Speaker 4>some point you're going to get down onto Cable Beach

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<v Speaker 4>and at the end of the day and watch the sunset.

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<v Speaker 4>That's the really big thing to do. Whether it be

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<v Speaker 4>right up at Cable Beach itself or down at guant

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<v Speaker 4>From Point, which is the southern part of Cable Beach,

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<v Speaker 4>it's something that everybody that the ice of Broom will do.

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<v Speaker 4>You can drive your forward right down on the beach,

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<v Speaker 4>et cetera there and watch that sunset over the Indian Ocean.

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<v Speaker 4>They've got the camel rights. I can't see you on

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<v Speaker 4>a camel, but there you go. But north of there,

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<v Speaker 4>you've got capable leak right up to the cape there

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<v Speaker 4>just north of Room a couple hundred k they've got

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<v Speaker 4>a sealed road going all the way up to that now.

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<v Speaker 4>And again that's a beautiful camp right on the beach

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<v Speaker 4>up there, and there's a couple other little spots along

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<v Speaker 4>the way Bugle Bay and a couple other places where

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<v Speaker 4>you go out to the coast. And then south of there, mate,

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<v Speaker 4>there's just so much the sea and I think you're

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<v Speaker 4>heading south after this, all the way down that West

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<v Speaker 4>Australian coast. There is just so much the sea along

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<v Speaker 4>the way. Every little road that goes out to the beach,

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<v Speaker 4>eighty mile Beach is one a caravan park right up

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<v Speaker 4>there at eighty mile Beach. You know, it's just a

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<v Speaker 4>brilliant part of the country, that asia blue colored sea

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<v Speaker 4>that you have. And then a bit further south from

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<v Speaker 4>that you start to get into one of the most

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<v Speaker 4>beautiful places in Australia, which is at Karajani National Park,

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<v Speaker 4>which is around that Hamersley Range, and that's that's you know,

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<v Speaker 4>when people ask me where's your favorite place in Australia,

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<v Speaker 4>I have to nominate that Caraagini National Park area and

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<v Speaker 4>the walks that you can do down into those fantastic

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<v Speaker 4>oak cordond and red colored, gorgeous. I've taken about it

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<v Speaker 4>some several times over the years that we've been talking

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<v Speaker 4>to you. It is a really really beautiful part of

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<v Speaker 4>the country. Just south of Broom there a couple of

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<v Speaker 4>days drive south and then maybe this continues like out

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<v Speaker 4>to the coast all the way down Calbarry. The windows

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<v Speaker 4>on the so the Calbarry's got the windows of nature

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<v Speaker 4>and the Nature's window which is a hole in the

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<v Speaker 4>rock formation. They've got the platforms that go out now

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<v Speaker 4>the lookouts where it's a platform that goes out over

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<v Speaker 4>the gorge is a couple of them. That's a really

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<v Speaker 4>spectacular thing that they've done down there before. There you've

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<v Speaker 4>got x now from the Mingaloo roof and people go

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<v Speaker 4>swimming with the whale sharks. Mate, you're in heaven over there.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm telling you. It's just so much to see and do.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, and I'm not the only one here.

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<v Speaker 2>There's plenty of people, plenty of caravan is everywhere out here,

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<v Speaker 2>and it is a great part of the country where

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<v Speaker 2>we are vic that is for sure.

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<v Speaker 3>When we did the gibb.

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<v Speaker 2>And we took in a lot of those national parks

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<v Speaker 2>and those gorges and all that stuff, and certainly checked

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<v Speaker 2>out a lot of a lot of stations and some

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<v Speaker 2>good camp grounds as well.

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<v Speaker 3>Anyway, Victor, you're a good man.

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<v Speaker 2>And obviously we've credited you for all of this stuff

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<v Speaker 2>because obviously you send us for some information and we

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<v Speaker 2>we've taken obviously not everything that you send us, but

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<v Speaker 2>because obviously our film crew have been up here before

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<v Speaker 2>and had a few places that they wanted to revisit

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<v Speaker 2>and thought we should do but obviously you've been a

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<v Speaker 2>massually help Victor. We appreciate all that hope you've given

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<v Speaker 2>us on this strip, mate, and that's.

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<v Speaker 4>Just me being nice to you, beautiful part of the country.

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<v Speaker 4>Fantastic party. Come. I'm glad you've got offensively say it mate,

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<v Speaker 4>really good.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, good on your Victor Or. We'll leave you there

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<v Speaker 2>doing your training. I'm sure the people are recaptivated by

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<v Speaker 2>you down there at the moment.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, they're wrapped in the jokes I've got. But no,

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<v Speaker 4>we're doing a bit of fo drive recovery training today

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<v Speaker 4>and we're just about to perform a very safe snat

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<v Speaker 4>strap recovery.

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<v Speaker 3>Let's look up a strap and send it, mate, send it.

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<v Speaker 2>They say, all right, Victor, you're a good man, all

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<v Speaker 2>right mate, Well you you want to get you there?

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<v Speaker 3>All right, Thanks Victor, and we'll talk to you next week.

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<v Speaker 4>Mate.

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<v Speaker 3>You drive, take care, will do And there.

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<v Speaker 2>Of course he is vic Widman, great Divide Tours. What

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<v Speaker 2>he needs to do is run a course down there

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<v Speaker 2>for how to drive rental motor homes on dirt raids.

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<v Speaker 2>That would be pretty handy because some of them have

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<v Speaker 2>absolutely no idea that he's for sure. But you can

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