Easter 2014 - What's your plans?

[nbd73]

Tonight's campfire

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[berlitza]

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[Cruiser 105Tvan]

Scarps, You said you were going home!!!

[scarps]

Scarps, You said you were going home!!!

yep, we start packing up today. Swmbo's been here for two weeks.
Can't miss today's excitement. I love watching incoming campers domestic disputes of:
Where's the tent poles? Did you grab the rope/peg bag from the garage?
Did you grab the esky of food off the front verandah? Where's the beer?
Kid's bike tyre has a puncture and needs fixing immediately to stop the child crying.
Forgotten the gas hose for the stove/bbq.
Forgotten the bags with the clothes in them.
Wives yelling at husbands who have just driven 3hrs out of town with kids asking "are we there yet?"
C'mon, wouldn't miss today for anything. More exciting than Carlton winning a game:-)

[oldmate]

yep, we start packing up today. Swmbo's been here for two weeks.
Can't miss today's excitement. I love watching incoming campers domestic disputes of:
Where's the tent poles? Did you grab the rope/peg bag from the garage?
Did you grab the esky of food off the front verandah? Where's the beer?
Kid's bike tyre has a puncture and needs fixing immediately to stop the child crying.
Forgotten the gas hose for the stove/bbq.
Forgotten the bags with the clothes in them.
Wives yelling at husbands who have just driven 3hrs out of town with kids asking "are we there yet?"
C'mon, wouldn't miss today for anything. More exciting than Carlton winning a game:-)

  yep love watching it all.

[scarps]

  yep love watching it all.

Classic last night.  We sat up by the fire til 11pm'ish and had to make a decision to either crack another bottle or head off to bed.  Man did we make the wrong decision........ Took the bed option.......

Within 1/2hr of heading to bed, in rolls a 4by and CT and decide to set up right next to us.  1/2km of empty beach still available and the patch of ground next to us looked the best for them.

Have to give them some credit, they were respectful and set up as quietly as possible.  I think they may have even put a rag over the 8 pegs that got quietly hammered in.  Even on several occasions they were polite enough to say shhhhh to each other.

All was quite polite and respectable until she couldn't get the clip on her bra undone and she asked him to help. 
Think I could get to sleep after that?

Next time - take the 'another bottle' option.......

[lino6]

Next time - take the 'another bottle' option.......

As the saying goes "I'd rather have a full bottle in front of me than a full frontal lobotomy"

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[Jeepers Creepers]

Well, our Easter plans turned to a big pile of poop just as I hit the key to start the boat at 8:30am.

No rumbling, 5.7 litres of V8 horsepower... oh no.... just a whizzing noise and no cranking of the furkin engine.

Great, boat chock a block with food, drinks etc and the wife and I looking at each other. Right, seats out, hatch open, suss out where the starter is, main floor out and get the starter out and rock up at a neighbours place (Auto Electrician)
Quick strip down reveals the clutch for the drive thingy has gone on holidays too.

In to Gympie tomorra, grab a new starter (hopefully they have one in stock) and put it all back together to try and salvage the last half of Easter at least.

Repco better have one too.

[scarps]

5.7L V8 in the boat.  Chrysler?

[Jasman]

Gotta be a Merc hasn't it?

[Jeepers Creepers]

5.7L V8 in the boat.  Chrysler?

Volvo Penta, in other words, a small block chev, hence a trip to repco soon to try and get a starter motor.

[nbd73]

Volvo Penta, in other words, a small block chev, hence a trip to repco soon to try and get a starter motor.

Good luck JC, hope it works out and you can salvage at least half of the Easter break.

[britts]

I'll post this in the wanted section as well, broke the leaf spring on the camper yesterday arvo at Cobar any one in Cobar or within a couple of hours got a spare? 50mm wide and 690 approx eye to eye. Heading into town this morning to see if I can source 1. We got lucky drove 9 hours at highway speeds and had the spring snap driving into the property we are staying on at about 15kms hour.Got it dodged up and into camp by dark.

[Coolblue80]

Just got back from 12 nights at Fraser Island. Our first trip over there & had a ball. Did Sandy Cape, Platypus Bay, Wathumba, Lake Mackenzie Postan's Logging camp & a few other spots. Had a couple of days of yucky weather but that didn't bother us as we were in a house at Orchid Beach. Kids had a great time, even took my 6y.o. boy up for a joy flight as it was his birthday whilst we were over there. His first ride in a plane. Photos later.
Off to clean the Cruiser.
Cheers, MIke.

[Jeepers Creepers]

Good luck JC, hope it works out and you can salvage at least half of the Easter break.

No good, getting a genuine starter from Volvo Penta on Tuesday. I was shocked when they answered the phone at spare parts, but no-one in the main warehouse until Tuesday....     

[ozstickman]

Bugger on the starter. Let me guess, you'll get the motor sorted and you have to go back to work?


I get to use our camper this weekend if only a night, BBQ and piss up at the sister inlaws place, it's only out at Gracemere but means both of us can hit the turps.  Also get the brother in law to chuck a second pair of eyes over the planned rear tyre relocation and kitchen mods.

[aussieducker]

Camped in Numinbah Valley, 25mins from home . Quiet, peaceful awesome weather. Happy days


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[lino6]

Camped in Numinbah Valley, 25mins from home . Quiet, peaceful awesome weather. Happy days


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Like the security device on the chair, might be better than one of GG's cables!

Looks like a nice spot too.

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[ozstickman]

Like the security device on the chair, might be better than one of GG's cables!

Looks like a nice spot too.

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But he/she looks like they are off shift! Has the "You woke me up for what?"

[Shadow2000]

This is the life!

[Tim - Stratford]

Have to work all Easter 

...but at least I'll be in the High Country -Working out of Dargo for the Easter weekend. Will be in the work Poo-troll if anyone is in the area. 

Tim

Spent the night cruising around the High Country and then back to the office. Went to start the Poo-troll and she wouldn't fire. Suspected fuel issue. Local RACV checked it out and gave it the 'she's cactus' verdict. So it's on a flat tray Tuesday morning.

Luckily we had the backup Paj as 20 minutes after knocking off we were called out for a rollover back in the High Country.

So, for the rest of the weekend we'll be in the Paj. 

Tim

[MrNoodle]

Kicking back in Yarrawonga



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[DaveR]

Camped in Numinbah Valley, 25mins from home . Quiet, peaceful awesome weather. Happy days

May I ask if it is a private property or something others can stay at.
I've spent the day a few times with the kids at the park just before Natural Bridge, forget the name.
Sure is peaceful, until the bikes start coming along, then the Ambo's.....

[scarps]

Packed up from the Murray today in sunshine which was great to dry the canvas out.
Swmbo had 2 great weeks up there albeit a little wet to start with.
Now two days at home to catch up on home duties.

[Pete_R]

Departed Sydney last Saturday before heading up to Narromine then Bourke. From there it was across to Wanaaring then on to Cameron Corner. Back to Tibooburra before heading down to Silverton & now currently at Broken Hill. Over the next week it is on to Menindee, Mungo NP, then Mildura before heading back to Sydney