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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2011 20:04:58 GMT 10
Okay then.....
I havent been swamped with ideas about what parks are best ...
So... Here they are...
Just work out where ya wanna hook up with those on the tour and book in.
then book the other parks on the nights listed. if ya wanna tag along...
Sat and sunday 8th and 9th of Oct....Eden : Garden of Eden van park
1800224460
Monday 10th ...... Tathra Beach tourist park
02-64941302
Tuesday 11th........River breeze van park - Moruya
02-44742370
Wednesday 12th..Riverside caravan park - Sussex Inlet
02- 44412163
Thursday 13th ...Kendalls Beach Caravan Park - Kiama
02-42321790
Friday 14th .... Coledale Beach Camping Reserve
02- 42674302
Just a reminder if you are staying on at Coledale for saturday night and beyond ya better mention that when ya ring and book friday night there.
At this stage i have not rang and block booked any sites at any parks..
So if someone rings and they are first to let the park know that we are coming , can you block out say 10 sites for Vintage caravanners.
We can work out what we plan on doing and which way we are heading to get to the next van park each day before we leave the park.
Minimum organisation ... means a fuss free week away..
Most parks are Ok with hounds.. just ask when ya ring em to make your booking.
If i sound slack... well.. then i am.
Not sure where i will be saturday and sunday..Eden??.. Might not get that far south ...so will see ya at one of the parks when i get there.
Reddo
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Post by Cruz on Aug 5, 2011 17:38:28 GMT 10
Thanks reddo,
All sounds good.
I think the whales will be passing then so i am thinking of booking a cruise in Eden on Sunday morning.i think it is about $70.00. i will check with Cat Balou Cruises, if anyone else is intrested let me know as i think we will need to book asit is very popular.
There are lots of grat things to see here on the South coast so i am sure we can all fill our days with no problems, of course keeping in mind to be in camp for happy hour.
Cruz
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Post by kingy on Aug 5, 2011 19:21:47 GMT 10
  :-[Just read up on the tour Guy's .......wish we were around for this one again, really going to miss not ''being home'' for the first time in a long time. Anyone thinking of joining in on the tour, better think quick, or you'll miss a great trip. Maybe one of you might check me mail box when you pass through  ;D Kingy & Mez
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Post by Cruz on Aug 6, 2011 13:39:46 GMT 10
Hi fellow East Coast Tourists
I have started the ball rolling and have booked at the parks surgested by Reddo. all the parks are holding some sites,so plase book ASAP if we want to camp as a group.
Tathra Sies 23-27 and 63-67
Moruya sites On the riverbank. (no wind forecast) ph. 44742370 1800467730
ALL other parks just mention you are with the VV group.
Sites at Coledale need to be booked thru Jude.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2011 19:14:08 GMT 10
Yo.. I am booked in at all parks.. Hope to make it to Eden on the saturday arvo Eden.. Site P2.. the lady said i am in the pet section...  "..oooo ... goody  ..i might get "best of breed".. or maybe "Best inbred"  Tathra .. site 25 Moruya ..site 113 Sussex inlet.. site 3.. Just a word of warning here at sussex inlet.. there is only 4 powered sites with slabs left and 3 powered sites / grass. Get in while ya can.... if we get anymore than say.. 10 of us on the tour some may have to end up on unpowered sites.... Moral of the story.... to avoid dissapointment Book now if you intend coming along . Kendalls beach.. Site 43... same again here folks .. not a big park and powered sites will be thin on the ground as we get closer to October.... Book now. Just a reminder to do as i have done and contact/pm Geoff and Jude and let em know if you are staying at Coledale on Friday night at the end of the tour ...and any other night after that. Do Not ring the park. Geoff and Jude are doing the co-ordinating of sites again this year... and i am sure if you ask nicely they will do thier darndest to get you back on your favourite site again this year. Its all good. Regards Reddo |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2011 19:40:08 GMT 10
Yo.. tin can towers.. termite haven haulers...and fobbergross bubble freaks Aka .. east coast vintage van spring tourers.... Tís 8 weeks this coming saturday until we kick off at Eden on this years east cost spring tour. Dont stuff about... get ya finger out and ring the van parks to secure a site before the grey nomads move in and steal the good spots. How would ya like to be bathing in the bright sunshine at Bega over the past month or so... consistently dropping to zero every night and struggling up to 16 each day.... Hope ta god someone lights a fire under the place before we get down to that neck of the woods... and .. they call it a spring tour... yeah ... right Well .. dont just sit there like a stale bottle of pi  .......beer. Get busy and get yaselves booked in ... NOW.  Regards Reddo . |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2011 12:08:36 GMT 10
Hi All
I bumped into John Daniels at Cessnock swapmeet today..
He and Pam have been working hard on their little TD to get it finished by October......and are are coming on the tour with us.
Cool bannanas John and Pam.. Glad you guys can make it.
Regards
Reddo
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2011 19:12:53 GMT 10
Hi Everyone.... ;D Just giving this years East Coast Tour a bit of a rev up here. Its not too late ta tell your boss to stick his job ...... weeelllllll...... for a week at least .... and come along on the tour. This year we are doing a lot less kilometres each day than we did on last years tour.....almost drove around the border of NSW we did... And... it stands to reason that less kilometres means more time for sightseeing and socialising.... And with more socialising time comes longer happy hours in the van parks.. And..... Isnt that what holidays are all about.... being away from work.... and.... being happy. So.... why not pull the chocks out from under the old vintage van...... give that old clunker tow car and oil change and hit the road with a whole heapa people that just love showing off down the highway with thier old vans and cars. Sure.... its great to head off for a weekend at a set point with a group of other vanners ... But .. it pales in to insignifacance when compared to experiencing a week on the road with a stack of other vintage vanners , .... Nothing like sitting in your car at the end of a long congo line of old cars and vans watching em all swaying away up the road.. sorta remanisant of boxing day morning on any east coast highway back in the fifties as familys headed off to the favourite holiday haunts with thier old vans filled to the roof . Little has changed .. except tourpeople enjoy dropping off at tourist attractions, hitting the antiques shops, cruising the backstreets and backblocks of the little towns ya roll through with eyes peeled looking for that old barn find. Just soaking up the atmosphere and pulling up for a cuppa at one of the gazzillion little cafes along the south coast roads. This years tour hugs the south coast and there will be plenty of time to dangle a line and hopefully catch a feed for tea. Moruya... sussex inlet and Kendalls beach van park are all right on the water.....sweet What could be more relaxing than slumping back in a deck chair in your annexe, right on the edge of a river, a cold beer ( or something more toxic if you choose) in one hand. . a rod and reel in the other ....ya favorite tunes oozing outta the old car stereo...a fly landing in one ear......... and walking out the other  and.. at least dozen or so of your mildly intoxicated mates laughin and pointing at you telling you that you are wasting your time..... Then ..... Bang..... a bloody great bream takes off with your bait and all of a sudden you are king of the world and.............. .......................................................work just seems ssssssssssoooooooooooooooooooooooo .. far away. ;D Have i painted a clear enough picture for you yet?? Good..... then get cracking and go back to the start of the thread and see whats doin and where we are staying on this years Tour. If you are still pumped after reading through the replies etc,,,.... well then ring the parks and let em know you are coming with the van mob in October and ya want a spot with us...and.. do us a favour and let us know here on this thread that you are coming with us. One other thing.. Cruz brought to my attention that i had booked a site at Kendalls which was up in amongst the cabins, I phoned them and got evicted down to site 56 If you are coming on the tour make sure you tell em ya wanna be with the rest of the nutcases down between sites 49 to 63. We want you down with us .... sure we love ya... but the real reason is......... ... we can rat through your cheese and jatz Just realised i havent given this years tour and name yet..... Ummmmmm.....  ... I'll get back to ya shortly.... Hmmm... think... think... thinkitty think... ???ummmmmmm.... Whales.. fishin.... Ummmm.. yup... i'll get back ta ya shortly with a title.. SIGN UP NOW SLACKO.... Yeah... You. Cheers Reddo |
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Post by Jennison on Aug 20, 2011 21:23:46 GMT 10
Paid all the deposits on the bookings for the east coast tour today so locked in and ready to go.
Bar fitting the switches, my 12V system is all fixed up as well so I will have own internal power for Coledale.....luxury plus!! ;D ;D ;D
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2011 18:38:08 GMT 10
Okey Dokey then.. vannophiles After much deliberation i have come up with a name for the 2011 ..www.vintagecaravans.com East Coast Tour . In light of the magnificent effort displayed in France by our very own ... Pedal Evans......i have named this years event.......... Huh...... wha... whats that you say? ... His name is CADEL Evans.... Ooooooooo jeez... i am gunna havta upgrade my hearing aid.. And here was me screaming ... "go pedal... go pedal"...as our boy Evans thrashed his way up through the Pekanese mountains.... What a legend..... huh... whats that you say... it was the Pirenniese mountains..... Oh bugga this.......I cant get nunnavit right can i.... ;D Anyway... as a tribute to young Cadel on his custom built Malvern Star i am naming this yea........huh.... whats that ya say..... It wassnt a 27 inch malvern star with sturmey archer 3 speed hub gears..... ... Bloody hell.. they where the fastest thing around when i was a kid.... ......well........ almost the fastest thing... there was this good lookin blonde in 4th class that i could never quite lay my hands on at P.E......waay too quick fa me Ok.. Ok... Ok... On with the announcement.. This years east coast tour will .. from here on be known as.... "The 2011 Tour De Vanz ( pronounced "Vance"). Bloody Bewdy Mate.... A yellow t shirt will be presented each morning to the winner of the day befores "stage.... No expense will be spent on this prestigous garmet and it will be signwritten in texta... I will buy an XXXXL shirt so no matter who is awarded the shirt at happy hour they will fit in it...... maybe even use it as an annexe for the night. If the reciever is spotted without the shirt on the next day they will be forced to shout the first round of drinks at "fiveses" . Ongoing planning all the time here folks.... You would have to be insaine.......(.isnt that the river that runs through Paris???) to miss this years tour.... Regards Reddo |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2011 7:10:26 GMT 10
Ok.. With only about 5 weekends to go i feel it is time to give the east coat tour just one more push. To quote a famous Mexican...... " We highly recommend this event to anyone who likes to get the best out of their van experience , nothing quite as much fun as the driving, sightseeing and 'van park nights with all your friends.....come on you guys....put your hands up!..... " Like he said...in a word... "Waycool".... Yup... it is a word. I use it in scrabble against my 4 year old grandaughter all the time... Its not too late..... Sign up now.... weather is on the improve. Hell....Bega even got up to 10 the other day... thats bikini weather girls......and boys if you are a cross dresser . Hope to see a few more starters in the next few weeks... Regards Reddo.. Tour de pants...... ummmm... Tour De Vanz Organarser |
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Post by Cruz on Sept 8, 2011 14:40:02 GMT 10
Come on all you VV nuts. Be there,or be square.
Looking forward to another great week of cruz'in, drink'in and bs'in (Think about it). You never know what you might see on the road.
Cruz
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2011 18:55:37 GMT 10
Okay Guys.. Looks like we have a happy little group signed up for this years tour. Can i just remind all those going that that by now THEY should have contacted each of the van parks listed back in an earlier post and let em know you are staying there on the allocated night. Some parks have asked for deposits. Most havent. I figure if ya spend a bit of time now checking on your bookings it will save a bit of embarrassemnt on arrival at those parks. I apologise for not "Bulk" booking our sites at each park for you this year... been a bit slack.... also can be a bugger chasing people who have stated they are going and i have asked the parks to save em a site.. only to find that they cant make it. Nothing wrong with cancelling out of a tour but can take a few apologies to smooth things with park managers. I havent done anything about a tour sticker as yet .. have a design in my head... but havent tipped my head on its side and shook it out on the counter at the sticker place as yet. Hope to do so real soon. After a few years of organising these tours i have come to realise its more about the cruising/ socialising / catching up with good mates .. than it is about "showbags / maps/ and goodies "i have put together in the past. Really looking forward to catching up with those coming along on the tour .. and catching up with a lot of long term friends i have made over the years we have been attending Coledale. See yas all soon.  Reddo |
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Post by Cruz on Sept 17, 2011 18:22:30 GMT 10
Busy,Busy, Busy Getting the new tow car ready for the tour. came with a tow bar but after sandblasting was not up the scratch so having a new one made, fitting eletric brake harness and dual battery system to run fringe in the back of the . Also donig a few mechanical repairs and upgrades, as well as some cosmetic improvements. Not long to go now. See you on the road Cruz |
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Post by Jennison on Sept 27, 2011 19:32:27 GMT 10
10 days to go, so much to do, can't wait to get on the road!! Going in style this time in the old stato, now that it's back up and running ;D ;D
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2011 19:18:26 GMT 10
Yo.. Better get ya wiper blades replaced tourers... With under a week to go the weather forecasters are suggesting rain right through until at least saturday Its been raining since friday arvo up here in Newy. Lets just hope the synoptic chart shows no percipitation for the south coast from Friday 7th until the 10th of ... 2012 What am i saying?? .. of course its gunna rain. Its tradition to cop a mini cyclone at coledale on saturday night  Really strange "squeaks"coming from under the front right of the old panelvan. Ball joint??.. control arm bushes.. Lucky its a pub holiday.... umm .. public holiday tomorrow. I will be all over... ummmmm.. all under it early in the day. Spent 60 bucks on a pair of 15"flapper whitewalls for the van wheels. Gave em to the local tyre mob to fit... the boneheads used bead lube on em . Both lasted about 3k today on a test tow yesterday. Both stretched and are buggered. Tempted ta get the flat white paint out and paint em on... Just gotta fix the panno.. throw the food and clothes in Öld Blue"and thats me ready to roll... cant wait.. rain hail or shine.. i am gunna be there... I am bringing "Pamela"älong with me this year. You havent met her yet......Its Ok.. i have Trishas permission.... Will get a photo of her up here soon...Tall island girl i picked up the other day when i was out cruisin in the Panno  Cheers Reddo Reddo.. seasoned camper.. vintage caravanner..car repairer |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2011 19:40:32 GMT 10
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Post by Jennison on Oct 7, 2011 20:50:12 GMT 10
Confirmation tonight that Reddo is already at the pub with Cruz, with Pam and John on their way to meet them in moruya. I am going to avoid canberras' "second" long weekend traffic on sat morning and keep clear of the clyde mtn darby by going down the Brown mtn from cooma to tathra. Doesn't take any longer and hopefully going in the opposite direction to most of the ACT idiots racing for the coast. It's Tour de Vans time at last.....you've got the rest of the week to make a last minute start. jennison PS HQ went off with the new owners yesterday  ....guess I will have to change my profile photo thingo |
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Post by JBJ on Oct 8, 2011 7:10:12 GMT 10
Hi Jennison,
seeing your mention of the "Clyde Mountain derby" made me remember when I lived at Braidwood in 1970.
The road was unsafe to attempt to travel on friday arvo/sat morning, & again on sunday arvo, with all the speeding Canberra drivers rushing to the coast & home for the weekend.
I even remember one Friday about 5 pm a car rolled over on the turn left from the main street.
The things that jog your memory.
Hope everyone has a great time on the tour. I wish we could have been able to come, but maybe next year it wont be so far away from our end of NSW.
JBJ
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2011 13:38:31 GMT 10
Hi all
Friday fine until Braidwood. Then thunderstroms to Moruya van park.
Couple of beers with cruz at the pub.
Pam and John arrived 9.00pm.
Sat off to Eden.
Caught up with Jenno at Bega.
Rained saturday night.
Whale watchn sunday. Whale museum. Then watched bathurst.
Cruz has scored a nice 1941 sedan delivery....more from her about that some other time.
short run to Tathra today. Just had $9 lunch at the pub lookin out over the ocean... Happy hour tonight in the park with frankie J Holden ( He owns the park)...
Wish i had the FJ Here .. will get him to autograh the FB van or the caravan somewhere....
Weather has improved heaps. Cars and vans running well..
Cruzs falc ute stewed the radiator on sat ... but we have it sorted now.
Having a ball.
Off to Moruya tomorrow via Bermagui. Lunch at the fishos co-op.
Praying for more good weather.
That
a it for now...
Reddo
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Post by cobber on Oct 10, 2011 17:47:19 GMT 10
Hey... all you east coast Reddo tourists If you come across any decent weather down there can you bring it on up to Coledale.... the forcast isn't looking great, surprise surprise  Cobber. |
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Post by Don Ricardo on Oct 10, 2011 20:19:07 GMT 10
Hi all, A couple of pics posted on behalf of Jennison who is on the 2011 East Coast Tour:  At Tathra:  |
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Post by firefighter on Oct 10, 2011 21:32:09 GMT 10
Hi All Good to see the vintagecaravans.com flag that our Canberra members now have ....flying on the east coast tour ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D I guess that means we will have 2 flags flying at Coledale (NSW and the Canberra one) f/f ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by Cruz on Oct 12, 2011 13:08:23 GMT 10
Parted company with my fellow tourists today as i need to organise pick up of my purchase from Eden ASAP. i am sure a good time will still be had by all. Thanks for another great few days on the road,and the help from all with my boiling old Ford.
Cruz
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Post by Don Ricardo on Oct 12, 2011 22:06:06 GMT 10
Some more photos of the 2011 East Coast Tour from Jennison on the road:Moruya - Cruz and Kingy country...  Bateman's Bay... 
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:-[Just read up on the tour Guy's .......wish we were around for this one again, really going to miss not ''being home'' for the first time in a long time. Anyone thinking of joining in on the tour, better think quick, or you'll miss a great trip.
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