The weekend of May 25th and 26th had been planned as a trip to Canberra to take Jake and Flynn to the War Memorial/Museum. But Yvonne was not well (turned out to be pneumonia!) and the weather was most unpleasant, so the trip was cancelled. The boys were disappointed, so Plan B came into effect - visit the Wollongong Science Centre and Planetarium. Both boys, but Jake especially, are quite interested in Science, so this was a very acceptable second choice. Especially the planetarium!
| Overall Diamater | 3.585m |
| Overall Width | 1.140m |
| Original Tread Depth | 91.5mm |
| Weight | 3636 kg |
| Load Capacity | 60,000kg @ 700 kPa |
This tyre is standard fitment on 218 tonne rear dump trucks. (Caterpillar 793; Komatsu 830; Euclid-Hitachi EH4000; Liebhree T262; Unit Rit MT-4000)
These trucks have a Gross Vehicle Mass of apporximately 380 tonne
There aren't many exhibits in the museum which are simply shown by a single photograph. I have some video footage, which should become available at a later date.
We also visited the Planetarium show, which didn't show much of the heavens, but had a very clever animated movie for the younger audience, showing a rocket ship journey through the Solar System.
After several hours of being amused, we had had enough, and it was time
to look for lunch. So the return journey began, as you can see in much
the same weather as when we arrived. Lunch was had at a pub along the way.
We would have liked to eat indoors, but the only available seating was
outdoors, with a great view of the ocean. A good lunch was enjoyed by all.
Though the view would have been better appreciated on a warm, sunny day.
We continued along the coast road, being in no particular rush to be home.
This view is from Bald Hill, just above Stanwell Park, the immediately
nearby town and just a little of the beach.
The
Sea Cliff Bridge
is seen in the above photo just above the red cap of the person in the lower left.
The old road, still visible in places, used to run along the base of the
cliff, but was a maintenance and safety problem due to the nature of the cliff.
After some rock slide event, the road was closed on safety grounds, and this
new bridge was built. The bridge is still an attraction in its own right,
with parking areas at each end to allow people to walk across it.
This is the view from closer to the edge, showing more of Stanwell Park
and especially more of the beach.
The red and white pole to the right is a wind sock. This location was
used by Edward Hargreaves for his kite experiments in the early years of
the 20th century. These days it is a popular site for hang glider pilots,
though I expect not a good location for beginners, as the drop off the
edge of the cliff looks to be quite unforgiving!
From here we had a pleasant drive back to Sydney, the boys having enjoyed their meeting Science!
2010