The Pyrenees 4WD/Camping 2010

26 April 2010

What a fantastic campsite! Glen Patrick Reserve had flushing toilets, a stone shelter with a large fireplace and tables and wooden seats, plus plenty of room for tents, caravans and campers.

Easter at Loveday 4x4

06 April 2010

Good Friday and we were off to a pretty good start with Darren Goetz still the last to arrive at the club but nowhere near as late as he was for the Otways. We picked up Anton and the Gysbers in Penola who completed our convoy of nine and a half vehicles.

Canunda's Sand Test On Australia Day

27 January 2010

On Tuesday 26th January 2010 Australia Day Public Holiday, a large group of club members (nine vehicles) met at the clubrooms for a Canunda/Beach Run. The weather was fantastic, and everyone was eager to get started, so we knew that it was going to be a top day.

The Border Track Offroad Challenge

14 September 2009

A convey of ten made their way to Pinnaroo and then down the Border Track. Saturday night we camped at Red Bluff and the sales of Glayva should rise after several members took a liking to the samples that Marty was handing out. Marty did a bit of sampling of this and that himself and paid for it the next morning.

Simpson Desert Exploration

26 July 2009

John and Ronda decided to defer their trip to the Hay River and instead headed off with the Blacks and the Pools to cross the Simpson Desert and explore the East MacDonnell Ranges. The first day was a biggy making it from the Mount Gambier all the way to Leigh Creek where we rewarded ourselves with a bed in a motel.

NOT The Noorla Yo Long Trip

23 May 2009

It turned out to be a little too wet and hilly to go hanging off ropes at Noorla Yo Long, so we dragged out the fire maps and plotted a course for a day trip. We pretty much had absolutely no idea what it was going to be like. We just picked out as many dotted lines on the maps as we could find and hoped for the best.

Fraser Island - Cape York 2008

07 July 2008

We made our way from Mount Gambier, through Mildura, Pooncarrie and at our bush camp outside of Wilcania, Leon and Fiona gave us a demo of the cha cha and some rock and roll moves. It wasn’t long before we had our own country dance happening around the camp fire.

Anzac weekend at the Grampians

25 April 2008

Debbie and Leighton and Debbie and Wolfgang left Mount Gambier on Friday the 25th of April 2008 heading for Casterton along the Glenelg Highway where we met up with Leolla, Anton and Olivia. We then made our way up to the Henty Highway were we stopped at Cavendish to get some refreshments.

Quarry 4X4 Suspension Test

13 April 2008

Ruslans meager mention of playing in an old quarry had ears pricking. Along for the trip was Ruslan in his Defender, Grant in his Rangie, Luke in his Patrol, Matty in his Maverick, Darren in his Hilux, Mark in his Cruiser and  Charles in his Cruiser.

Canunda Night Sand Boarding

16 February 2008

Everybody must have been hanging out to lock in the hubs and go for a drive after the Christmas /new years break. It was arranged to meet at the club rooms on Saturday arvo and travel together to Carpenters Rocks. Along for the trip were the Wehrmann, Goetze, O’Donnell and  Sagirov families as well as Trev Buckell and his neighbours. We were met along the way by the Neills, Guenthers and Stolls.  We aired down at the usual spot at the entrance to Canunda and headed off for some fun in the sand. 

Clutching at the Otways

29 December 2007

Camp Oven Cookout 2007

13 October 2007

It didn’t take long for the boys to take advantage of Wolf’s swamp to get their cars dirty. While it wasn’t deep it was hard going and when Anton made his debut into the mud he soon learned that you need to keep the power on if you want to maintain that forward motion. Of course that also gave Anton the chance to learn the finer art of using a snatch strap. Darren had the clearance to avoid accumulating reeds under the car but Luke’s car looked like it needed a whipper snipper run over its underbelly.

Local Forest Run

16 September 2007

Participants:
- Ruslan and Grant (Land Rover Defender)
- Luke (Nissan Patrol)
- Mathew and Russel (Toyota Landcruiser)
- Mark (Toyota Landcruiser)
- Adrian, Damian, Mitchell  (Toyota Landcruiser)
- Tim, Jackie, Brenna, Laura, Samuel (Mitsubishi Pajero)

6 cars left our Club House ground that morning, 6 cars safely arrived home later at night. But only 5 cars got into muddy tracks. Suddenly, Luke’s Nissan lost left rear wheel on the way to our destination. No major damage, about 1 hour to get it fixed. Nissan had been parked in good safe place, and we were back on track. On the way back to home we picked up Luke’s Patrol and escorted him up to his house.

Little Desert Trip

26 May 2007

Janet and Russell, Leon and Fiona, Chris and Marty and Nissa and Callun joined us for the weekend.  The park is divided into three sections and we entered the Central Block via the Edenhope road and then on to the McDonald Highway (a sandy track, not the highway past McDonalds).  Good Aussie sense of humor to call a 4WD track a highway.  Our first stop is Broughton’s Waterhole, which is a very picturesque spot and would make a great camp spot. A couple of kilometers up the track we stop at Wild Dog spring to find nothing but a depression in the ground.  After a few minutes of gazing at the hole we decided there really was nothing to see.

Rockin' and Rollin' in the Pyrennees

20 April 2007

Murray and Fay are seasoned 4 wheel drivers but they freely admitted that the Pyrenees offered them some of the most challenging tracks they have ever tackled.

A pleasant surprise at Watervalley

24 March 2007

Given the media bombardment of a drought stricken country, we were somewhat wary of what Watervalley Wetlands may be like for our Easter trip. Turns out that despite the lack of boggy wetlands, our concerns were unwarranted.

Mystery Trip

21 August 2005

"Bring Ya Rubber Boots!"

Trip leaders: Grant and Caroline.
The participants: Ruslan, Natalia & kids; Tim, Karen & kids; Trevor & Juanita.

After getting away from the Lady Nelson by 9:20am, we headed to Tower Road north of Nangwarry and by then we had already had some good heavy rain. We crossed over the Penola/Casterton Road, following pine breaks and tracks making our way along the border lane with occasional muddy patches.

Glenelg River Muddy Tracks

10 July 2005

Trip Leaders: Grant & Caroline

The Participants: Murray & Fay, Russell & Janet, Leighton & Deb, Wolf, Debbie & Alex, Tim, Karyn & kids, Dave & Laura, Cheryl & Neil, David & Charmaine and Jim, Karen &

After a wet Saturday, Sunday morning was looking good. With the sun out, the convoy was up and rolling by 9:15am heading out on Kennedy Ave.  Soon we were off the bitumen, following hundred lines & pine breaks before arriving at the first obstacle that took some by surprise. One of the larger sand hills in the pines got everybody’s attention.

Echuca-Barmah State Park

14 June 2005

The participants: Grant & Caroline, Jim & Lynne, Leighton & Debbie, Ruslan & Natalia, Nelly & Victoria.

On Friday June 10 at 3:45pm we were on our way and it wasn’t long before we had the windscreen wipers on, which is how they stayed most of the way to Echuca. As we rolled into Hamilton, everybody was in agreement that take away was the go for tea. We battled wind, rain and traffic to Lake Bolac where we turned and headed for Ararat, Avoca & Maryborough where a stop was needed for toilets and to consult the maps. Time was slipping by, so after a discussion with a Ballarat 4WD club member passing by, the decision was made to go to Castlemaine & Bendigo to Echuca. Finally around 10pm and some 525kms later we had arrived After more map consultation we quickly found Ruslan & Natalia’s accommodation and then the rest of us found our way to our shared cabin.