2011 MySwag National Meet

[Wandering Tassie]

We could be another late addition. If the cooks health improves we are plannimg on doing our Old Ghan and Old Andodo trip around that time.
Will be able to include the National Trip on the way up. Should know in a week or 2 if that is not to late.

Trevor

[Mandrake]

Its never too late - Just need a site booked at Beautiful Valley CP ..

Cheers

Steve

[Mav]

We have driven past Beautiful Valley CP 4 times in the past month, we always take this route when we travel to Newcastle from Alice Springs and back. I have clocked up 12000 kms in the past 4 weeks.

I always liked the look of the CP but have never stayed there, unfortunately I don't think we can make it to this event due to a lack of leave, I will be in Port Augusta tomorrow on my way to Adelaide but I will be back in Alice on Saturday. I am overnighting tonight in Coober Pedy.

[Heiny]

The weather is looking great heading into October

http://www.weatherzone.com.au/long-range-forecast/28-day-rain/sa/ne-pastoral

[BigJules]

My plans are changing.

Turns out our new baby does not like to travel. At. All. So the plan of taking the family on a gentle stroll down, checking out the sites along the way will have to be altered.

I am deadset keen, so my options are:

• fly over, rent a car and swag it
• drive over on my own, or with the oldest daughter, but still a rush trip
• et someone with a company vehicle to "get their k's up"

[LC]

My plans are changing.

Turns out our new baby does not like to travel. At. All. So the plan of taking the family on a gentle stroll down, checking out the sites along the way will have to be altered.

I am deadset keen, so my options are:

• fly over, rent a car and swag it
• drive over on my own, or with the oldest daughter, but still a rush trip
• et someone with a company vehicle to "get their k's up"

if you go with option 1 and would like me to deliver the swag for you let me know - but you will have to get the swag to me by Thursday afternoon!

[Heiny]

24 days to go

[Mav]

if you go with option 1 and would like me to deliver the swag for you let me know - but you will have to get the swag to me by Thursday afternoon!

Are you going to this Lindsay? We are going to be in the Wilmington area on the 1st of October as we are relocating to canberra and leaving Alice either on the 30th of September or the 1st of October. We are not sure yet if we will go via the Hay Plain or via Broken Hill. We will keep an eye out for all the myswagers and listen in on the UHF too

[gronk]

Are you going to this Lindsay? We are going to be in the Wilmington area on the 1st of October as we are relocating to canberra and leaving Alice either on the 30th of September or the 1st of October. We are not sure yet if we will go via the Hay Plain or via Broken Hill. We will keep an eye out for all the myswagers and listen in on the UHF too

Mav...if you are going thru Wilmington you may as well stay at least one night for the gathering ??

[LC]

Are you going to this Lindsay? We are going to be in the Wilmington area on the 1st of October as we are relocating to canberra and leaving Alice either on the 30th of September or the 1st of October. We are not sure yet if we will go via the Hay Plain or via Broken Hill. We will keep an eye out for all the myswagers and listen in on the UHF too

Hi Paul - no we are not going to the myswag meet, although we will be staying in the Barossa for a few days before going up to the Flinders then Lake Eyre and the Birdsville track. We were originally going to go, but have since decided that with all the water that is in Lake Eyre and the associated bird life etc etc that goes with it, it was to good an event to miss out on and who knows when it will happen again. We had to make a decision to go to either lake Eyre or the MySwag meet. Lake Eyre won!

[Wandering Tassie]

For those like myself travelling up from Melbourne for the meet,
on the Friday I will cross from Vic into SA, move watch back half an hour.
Saturday with daylight savings move watch forward 1 hour.
Worse than International travel.

Trevor

[crackacoldie]

For those like myself travelling up from Melbourne for the meet,
on the Friday I will cross from Vic into SA, move watch back half an hour.
Saturday with daylight savings move watch forward 1 hour.
Worse than International travel.

Trevor

Trevor, just remember that although the watch goes back 1/2 an hour, the calender goes back 20 years when entering SA

Cracka

[disco1]

  Hi

Catching the ferry on 27th to Melbourne then onto Red Cliffs / Mildura for the night (600km)
leave early am for Waikerie (2.5hrs) re shopping at Woolies etc then onto Peterborough (2hrs)
fuel stop arriving late afternoon at camp site.


  Mauri

 

[Mav]

Mav...if you are going thru Wilmington you may as well stay at least one night for the gathering ??

Although we would dearly love to attend I am afraid that it just would not be feasible for us as the car and trailer will be packed to the gunwales with everything we will need for the next few weeks in Canberra so there is no room for a tent or camping gear. We will listen in on the UHF for any voice traffic as we pass through on our way to Canberra.

[Mav]

Hi Paul - no we are not going to the myswag meet, although we will be staying in the Barossa for a few days before going up to the Flinders then Lake Eyre and the Birdsville track. We were originally going to go, but have since decided that with all the water that is in Lake Eyre and the associated bird life etc etc that goes with it, it was to good an event to miss out on and who knows when it will happen again. We had to make a decision to go to either lake Eyre or the MySwag meet. Lake Eyre won!

Sounds like a top trip Lindsay, we will catch up with you back in the bay.

[Wandering Tassie]

  Hi

Catching the ferry on 27th to Melbourne then onto Red Cliffs / Mildura for the night (600km)
leave early am for Waikerie (2.5hrs) re shopping at Woolies etc then onto Peterborough (2hrs)
fuel stop arriving late afternoon at camp site.


  Mauri

Hi Mauri, might see you on the ferry. We leave on the 27th as well.

Trevor

 

[MsTree]

Breaking news .....

I've changed the date of the auction of my home .....

We will be coming to the National meet !!!!

looking forward to putting faces to names ...


Speewa will fill u all in with details of our travel plans

cheers

MsTree

[speewa158]

We are looking forward to meeting those that are only names on the screen . Those that are thinking Ahhh well  should I go . Stop thinking & pack the CT Be there , we might sink a  :cheers:or 2 or 3  
Departing Melb Thursday early if that fits we could get together to travel , back to Melb on Sunday or so 

[graham]

be nice to see ya again young fella&fe. i wonder if outback jack is going too cheers Graham

[speewa158]

With that amount of coldies in 1 place ,   he will smell them & that will be almost too much for him to miss . Thats why I going & , to meet Swaggers . Just hanging out for it 

[camdyson]

We're hoping to hit the road early Friday and get to Bordertown if possible. Then should get to the meet by Sat arvo'. After the meet we're heading into the Flinders and then desert tracks, hopefully up to Uluru if time permits. Have a few weeks so we'll see.

Look forward to catching up and putting some faces to names. I think......

Cheers,

Cam

[disco1]

  Trevor

  Look for a old fart driving an old white Landrover two door Defender.

Have just arrived back from a few weeks at depot springs station
the other side of Copley in the Flinders, after the meet will be going
to Yorke Peninsula for a few days then to Broken Hill from there back to
Depot springs for a while, Melbourne on the 27th Oct.

Mauri.   

[Wandering Tassie]

Ok Mauri, will look for before boarding. I will be driving a Pajero, towing a hard floor camper.

Trevor

[graham]

Ok Mauri, will look for before boarding. I will be driving a Pajero, towing a hard floor camper.

Trevor

Boys if things turn nasty for me i might ask if i can tag along with you fine fellows. cheers Graham

[Wandering Tassie]

Not a problem Graham.

Trevor