Livin' Levuka Loca !

I finally went to Levuka 4wd park with Guru in Old Smokey, his silver Nissan. We met up with Eyepee in the 40, and Dibbz in the 60. My zook stayed home with the shakes.

The first thing I want to say about Levuka is this. Stinging trees are teh suck.


Research shows that antiseptic cream does little to quell the burning sensation. Staring at it intently drowns out everything thats happening around you. Insect repellent will have you looking for the Fiskars. Doctors recommend hair wax strips as the most efficient remidy for stinging trees. My wifes mothers neighbour said to try Vicks Vaporub on the affected area, so next time, I plan to cropdust the entire park before I go.

On the Upside, we had a ball at the Levuka 4wd park.


Guru was listening to the latest Mark of Cain album. Eyepee had Gnarls Barkley ripping off the Violent Femmes' "Gone Daddy Gone" from 1979, and Dibbz gave Resin Dogs some intermittent airplay, all of which I enjoyed.

Heres a very brief 'up and down' view of the weekend:

Dibbz had a minor power-steering issue in the big blue bus.

(always good to see a yota with the bonnet up. It makes me feel better in my zook. 'Zook' is japanese for 'uh-oh something just stopped working'. I love how they can turn a phrase into one simple little word.)


He also got to lift a wheel for about 1/2 a second, captured here on my crusty/trusty 2mp cybershot:


Guru had fun blaming Dibbz for his demeanour early in the night:


He also tried to fall off the road:


Eyepee, comfortably seated in his jaytee shod 40series, looked back down at the previously slithering silver Nissan and kindly offered to test his winch out:


He also tested his tractor plow out. Only he forgot to attach it:


I missed getting any shots of the mad mad mad mad drunken Nissan guys with their all-terrained 7000rpm-limited long wheelbase gq's, but they did promote some brave rally-style driving later in the day, from a certain silver mq driver..

Overall, Levuka is a great camping spot, if you remember that trees and bushes can bite. There are clean, modern hygeine facilities. The ppl who run the place are pleasant. You can bring your dogs. $50 a vehicle for the weekend (no bikes). Also, it will be closed for a private function on the last weekend of July this year.. Google for the website.