Gday from Mace Ok

[Mace]

Ok, after 250 posts, and One profile name change, perhaps its time to put a post up here.

I stumbled onto myswag in April this year, and have found it as addictive as many of you.

SHMBO and I decided 12 months ago that we had better start enjoying ourselves as the girls had both left home for jobs and uni.  We used to spend a lot of time on the road with the VN Commodore with a 6x4 trailer on the back in the late 80's and early 90's when the family was young.   Time to get out ther again.

We replaced our old 1985 Hilux with a slightly newer 95 Rodeo with all the goodies (Gas, Winch, UHF, etc - ex NSW Police unit then owned by a fastidious mechanic owner).  We then trawled ebay and other sites looking for a good second hand deal, and then finally decided that a new Ezytrail Jackaroo offroad suited our needs. So, for 15k, we had both a vehicle and CT.

We've since tracelled to SA twice, once to Robe (dont you just love that beach driving), and once to Wilpena via Broken Hill.  We actually saw a lot of swaggers heading to Wilmongton during that very windy week previous, but we didnt call in as we were due in Adelaide (where a daughter lives) on Grand Final day.

Im a North East vic boy, whilst SHMBO hails from South Gippsland.  We have worked, played and looked at the high counrty for the last 20 years (but there's still something about that desert country that intriuges me).

Anyway, have booked into GURichs feb hig country trip, looking forward 2 meeting those going.

As  Ive tried to post this topic twice before and lost the lot, Ill cut my losses and post this text and then come bac and post some pics, coz I kno:



Cheers, Mace.

[Mace]

Try these pics


Ezytrail Jackaroo

Our camp @ Rawnsley PArk - just before I knocked that stump out of the ground!

Robe - caravan park site.

[Manjimike]

Welcome Mace 
Know your area well, I used to live in Yarrawonga and Wangaratta and my sister used to live in Baddaginnie and my brother married an Upper Lurg girl


Mike

[Mace]

Welcome Mace 
Know your area well, I used to live in Yarrawonga and Wangaratta and my sister used to live in Baddaginnie and my brother married an Upper Lurg girl


Mike

2 close 2 home!

[Manjimike]

Banjo music playing in the background 

[Mace]

Knowing how to spell Badaginnie is scary, we live in goomalibee st!!!

[Manjimike]

 

[gunna]

welcome to myswag Mace & family
sheeds

[Mace]

Banjo music playing in the background 

Howd you know I was bred in Tolmie.

[Newsman]

Do any of you Victorians speak Australian!!!???

The rest of us don't understand! 

[Mace]

A few more pics added to previous post, as well as these of our Flinders Rangers Trip.

[Hairs]

Hi Mace and

We traveled the Flinders for about a week before the 2011 National meet at Wilmington.
Silverton to Wilmington

Wish we would of had more time 
Oh well, maybe next time.
Happy & safe travels

[Heiny]

Hi Mace and welcome to My Swag

bubba

[staghornflat]

All of us victorians speak australian its just the rest ofyou that don't.

[Mace]

All of us victorians speak australian its just the rest ofyou that don't.

Dead right!  Ive been to Tangambalanga and Woragee 2.  Good names, they dont all end in "up" over here!

(perhaps except Toombullup - suburb of Tolmie)

[sol]

G'day Mace
Nice setup and beautiful pics.Any more?

                     

[GU Rich]

It will be good to have you on the trip Mace! Good to see you squeezed in!

[Mace]

G'day Mace
Nice setup and beautiful pics.Any more?

                     

Gday Sol,

Here's a couple more of the Flinders just 4 you, dont tell anyone. 

It was great 2 go there whilst it was actually wet, havnt seen that before (not wet 2 your standards tho)







Mace

[Mace]

It will be good to have you on the trip Mace! Good to see you squeezed in!

Thanx Rich, looking forward to it.

Have you met my brother!