Our Touring Past

Hi all..

Well here we are roughly 12 weeks off the start of the Kaybees "Bigger than Texas 2018 Vint van Tour".
The tour itself officially starts at Nowa Nowa Vic on the Friday13th April.

There was a bit of talk on the tour thread about where to stay on the way down to Victoria when the tour was first announced .
I had a bit of a think about it and i am looking at putting in a 6 hour run on Thursday 12th April and staying at Moruya Riverbreeze Van park that night.. Then doing the rest of the run to Nowa Nowa the next day.

Obviuosly people are coming to Nowa Nowa from all directions and from longer distances than i am from Newcastle.
Also people travel at different paces and might want to break the trip into smaller "chunks"..
But it would be nice to be in the same location at the end of each day??

So.. what are you doing??.. What are your thoughts??..All ideas and comments on distances and overnight stays are welcome.. hopefully we can come to agreeable overnight stops
?????

Reddo

gday reddo
sounds like a plan , they will be 2 good days for you but im happy to run with that , moruya is a good place to stop ink and plenty of room for casper to turn around if he finds his way
it will split your run pretty even i think although it gets a bit hilly after eden but should be alright .
we will see what others think and see what happens

Thanks for the reply Phill..
Casper now has a limited slip diff to put in the wagon... so making his way through Caretakers transpiration pits during the early hours of the morning should be a breeze nowadays.

Happy to listen to anyone thoughts on overnight stays... but would like to get to Nowa Nowa in a 2 day hop??
Cheers
Reddo

This is where Cheers Reddo lets himself down, the waggon has the V8 diff, the 3.36 limited slip is a banjo and will be going into the HJ sedan.
I would just like to say that was an inspired piece of driving.

Casper.

Sounds good Strugglebrook..
Hows about we make Yass Caravan Park a stop over on the way home..
Me n Phill Would like to discuss " the early morning exit" with the caretaker..., and see if he thought it was "Inspired driving"

Hey Phill .. i will bring the deck chairs , pop corn and Go Pro...
You and Veronica can provide the vanilla slices and drinks..

Wouldnt miss this showdown for quids.

Very cheery Reddo

By the time you are all seated, once again we will go from the near Q to the far Q !

Casper in the mighty HQ.

Is the HQ a stump jump plough or a harrow disc...
Seems to do a wanderful of ripping up van parks...


From inspiration .. to Transpiration
Gone in 30 seconds.
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I see Slatterys are having a farm clearance at Beggary creek.. lots of cars etc.
Rare and collectable Strugglebrook models.. Holdens.. MG... Jag... Morris..... all missing reverse gear..???

The camp kitchen at Moruya is to die for.....
It has 3 bars .. a dining room.. TAB...Bottle Shop .Right next to the entrance to the van park on the river.. Beer is cheap too.

I make up for it with the Messerschmitt, it has 4 reverse gears.

Don`t forget the motor bikes, great little stocking fillers.

Moruya is what you call a nice spot.

Casper HQ.

gday fellas
jeez it doesnt take much to fire you fellas up does it
im all for the yass trip but it is a long way for 30 seconds of air time after he hits the first hump!!!
vron reckons you wouldnt have time to eat a vanilla slice and he would be gone
moruya will be nice and safe for starters and the camp kitchen with its own cook even better!!!

Hi Phill..

All this spitting between me n Strugglebrook ...???
To quote from a Jim Carey movie.."When nature calls"..

Its the mucus that binds us.

Reddo