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Post by sportsman 1 on Nov 26, 2008 16:06:19 GMT 10
Hey Impala,
Labour day is in early March, I suggested Badger Creek in late May.
Sorry Don257, I sorta left you off the list. Do you think we can do a Cowes sometime either before or after the Labour day one. Do you think we can get in at Cowes for Australia Day weekend,( Aust Day falls on a Monday).
Gee, I had better pull my finger out and get the Clipper done!
cheers, Leigh.
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Post by ralphndi on Nov 26, 2008 20:58:25 GMT 10
Anywhere is good for us. Maybe there could be difficulties booking on a long weekend especially at the more popular places.
Regards Di
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Post by winterwood on Nov 27, 2008 8:16:58 GMT 10
The good news is that we have just received advice from our travel agent that our booking for a 3 week cruise to Shanghai, has now been confirmed.
The bad news is that we depart on 7th March (Labour Day Long Weekend).
Max
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Post by sportsman 1 on Nov 27, 2008 9:03:39 GMT 10
Hi Max,
you might say your V V plans for Labour Day have been Shanghai'd!
I am sure we can organise the Blairgowrie w/e to suit when you are around. (cant miss that Barby you offered)
Have a great trip anyway,
cheers, Leigh.
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Post by winterwood on Nov 27, 2008 10:35:33 GMT 10
Leigh,
I was tempted to cancel the 3 week Shanghai cruise in lieu of 3-4 days in the Globe Trotter ... but Jan muttered something about "divorce proceedings"? Thanks for your good wishes.
Max
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Post by don257 on Nov 28, 2008 15:52:39 GMT 10
I agree with Di we will have trouble getting into some parks long weekends Cowes is out long weekends thats why we had to have it when we did last time Doug & Vicki
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Post by sportsman 1 on Nov 28, 2008 16:47:31 GMT 10
Thats fine D & V,
I only thought if we booked far enough ahead we might be able to swing it.
You guys pick a date (early Feb, perhaps the w/e after Australia day if you think that one cant be done) and all of us sheep will come a following along!
thanks for your input, Leigh.
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Post by shaneandsimoen on Dec 2, 2008 19:48:24 GMT 10
Hello, another place that might be worth a look is Creswick, (just out of Ballarat) good caravan park, amenities fine, nice little town to wander around couple of pubs with good meals. ( We stayed there last year would stay there again) Regards Shane  |
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Post by minicamper on Dec 5, 2008 5:44:19 GMT 10
Geez, I'm dizzy..  Might i suggest that someone summarise all that.. I hadn't been back to this thread for a bit and now i'm just confused..  Mind you that's not been hard to do lately... Ooooo, I had just had a 'moment' and a flash of brilliance... Gimme a bit and I'll test something and spill the beans if it turns out that I'm cleverer than i look.... Cheers Chris |
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Post by minicamper on Dec 5, 2008 5:52:36 GMT 10
Ok, so I'm back... How quick was that? Turns out I AM cleverer than I thought... This isn't related specifically to this thread, but might just be an easy way for everyone to track event dates... I'm hoping many of you would be familiar with the VV location maps I created and maintain...? Well, I worked out that I can do the same sort of thing as a calendar of events.. Whatta ya reckon? I'll put this up for general discussion in other areas... Cheers Chris |
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Post by sportsman 1 on Dec 5, 2008 9:10:07 GMT 10
Hey Chris,
If you are a little confused have a look back at page 2, reply 23 and 25.
It basically summarises the 5 areas and the 5 basic times we are looking into.
We are just waiting for confirmation from the people looking into each one to get back with a definite place and date.
Over to you Don257, Impala, f/f, Don Ricardo and Cuz.
Any problems let us know so we can sort out an alternative.
cheers, Leigh.
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Post by tinnie on Dec 5, 2008 23:46:39 GMT 10
Hi guys, don't wanna go throwing spanners, but if your considering an 'east, west and central/north event, and wanna go to new places then why Blairgowrie for 'east'....isn't it south? What about considering Wilsons Promontory, or somewhere else along that piece of coast? Personally the prom is spot on, nice river beach and surf beach and plenty of bush walks for anyone who likes that. And the scenery on the drive in is absolutely spectacular! Just a thought. On a personal note Blairgowrie is similar distance for me, and I've never been there. On a lazy note, Paradise Beach, Seacombe or Paynesville are all within 1.5hr drive ;D. I also know a large park, well priced, on the lake in the Paynesville area that permits camp fires.....which to me are mandatory! Hmmm, looks like I've run out of spanners, or are they about to be thrown back at me. Gristy  |
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Post by Impala on Dec 6, 2008 11:02:55 GMT 10
Hey Gristy, I am going to look into Blairgowrie as soon as I get a chance for either the 1st March weekend, or the one before, as that is before the owner of the BBQ offer goes away Cruising , but Paynesville sounds good too. I think that we need to know where VV's want to go. Impala |
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Post by atouchofglass on Dec 6, 2008 12:19:14 GMT 10
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Post by sportsman 1 on Dec 8, 2008 7:34:37 GMT 10
Hi Gristy,
I agree that Blairgowrie isnt East. The East I was thinking of was the Badger Creek at Healesville. I think that one is East, well its East of me.
I suggested Shallow Inlet as a possible also.
I think we need to just name a date and place and do it.
As long as we spread ourselves around and dont tread on each others toes it should work fine.
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Post by don257 on Dec 8, 2008 15:42:32 GMT 10
???Hi guys,at this stage we are unable to organise any run as we are in the middle of moving house, so we will just go with the flow if we can. Doug &Vicki
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Post by sportsman 1 on Dec 8, 2008 16:27:08 GMT 10
Hope the move goes well guys. Gristy, I just looked at the Paynesville pictures on the Fibreglass rarity thread. What a top looking spot, would be even better with a bunch of V V's in attendance.  As Impala is looking at late Feb or early March for Blairgowrie do you think we could get in at Paynesville for late January or is it too late (gee, only 2 weeks to xmas, that makes it around 6 weeks till the end of Jan.) One other option (if we cant get the long weekend in March) is to do Paynesville in February and do Blairgowrie at the end of March (when Winterwood is back). Come to think of it either place at either time would work well. Now I have said all that I will let Gristy and Impala fight it out.  cheers, Leigh. |
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Post by Impala on Dec 8, 2008 22:21:25 GMT 10
Hey Guys, If you like, I will look into Blairgowrie for late March, and we can do Paynesville in late Feb. We cant do late Jan,  as we will be in Tamworth, and would hate to miss out on a VV weekend. Also, if D & V are unable to do Cowes, maybe we could do that too for mid to late April Impala |
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Post by minicamper on Dec 9, 2008 5:58:24 GMT 10
Oooh, Gristy, i just found a bigger spanner... Blairgowrie isn't East for you, but it is technically East for some people, like those in Torquay.. ;D Oh and as for lazy, I'd win the award... Blairgowrie is only 40 mins from home...  Not helpful, I know, but hey, I like the sound of all of them so far.. |
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Post by don257 on Dec 9, 2008 7:30:55 GMT 10
Thanks Leigh.We could possibly organise Cowes for mid to late April .This year we had it on 12 & 13 april that seemed to work well for most of us.Doug & Vicki
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Post by winterwood on Dec 9, 2008 19:25:30 GMT 10
In my reply #27, I mentioned that we leave on 7th March for Shanghai and are away for 3 and a bit weeks. The actual date of return is 30th March, which means that unfortunately we will not be available for any V V activities during this period.
Max
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Post by don257 on Dec 12, 2008 7:06:42 GMT 10
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as we will be in Tamworth, and would hate to miss out on a VV weekend. Also, if D & V are unable to do Cowes, maybe we could do that too 
