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Title: Labour day long weekend in Vic
Post by: Brett B on February 23, 2012, 06:31:55 PM
Any one going away on labour day long weekend Vic
I'm heading up to the Murry River
Title: Re: Labour day long weekend in Vic
Post by: GGV8Cruza on February 23, 2012, 06:33:46 PM
Not this long weekend, painting some more of the house, it will be worth it  ;D

GG
Title: Re: Labour day long weekend in Vic
Post by: Brett B on February 23, 2012, 06:36:26 PM
Mate you gota do what ya gota do
  :cheers:
Title: Re: Labour day long weekend in Vic
Post by: JCAT on February 23, 2012, 06:37:04 PM
No we have been volunteered to hold my wife's Grandfathers 95th birthday. Apparently we are half way for everyone.

The good side of that is I can get along to the caravan and camping show.

The wife wants to compare the Ultimate and the Trak Trailer - a long term plan not in the short term.
Title: Re: Labour day long weekend in Vic
Post by: Brett B on February 23, 2012, 06:38:42 PM
Hope I make it to 95
Title: Re: Labour day long weekend in Vic
Post by: brickiematt on February 23, 2012, 07:11:14 PM
Marley Point overnight yacht race. Not taking the camper, but still fun.  :D
Title: Re: Labour day long weekend in Vic
Post by: Crisp Image on February 23, 2012, 07:15:38 PM
Mansfield,
Staying at a CP in town going to have a look at some huts.
Regards
Crisp Image
Title: Re: Labour day long weekend in Vic
Post by: biggles1024 on February 23, 2012, 07:23:56 PM
I'm going all the way to Ballarat  ;D

I'll be camping in a fashion out at the range.

Competing in the Victorian State Titles (target pistol shooting).

Title: Re: Labour day long weekend in Vic
Post by: Monty94 on February 23, 2012, 08:38:33 PM
We are heading to Stringybark Creek  campground just out of Mansfield.  I'll keep my eyes open for you Crisp!
Title: Re: Labour day long weekend in Vic
Post by: Black Diamond on February 23, 2012, 08:47:35 PM
Not this long weekend, painting some more of the house, it will be worth it  ;D

GG
The things we do for new CT ;D

I'm heading to breakaway twin Rivers at Alexandria CP by the goulburn river. Before I cop it from a few for going to a CP I'm on an unpowered site with no water OK :D
Closest thing to free camping :cheers:
Title: Re: Labour day long weekend in Vic
Post by: JB on February 23, 2012, 09:25:41 PM
The Breakaway Twin Rivers is a great spot BD.  We stayed there last Cup Weekend with 5 other families (11 kids all up). Good spot for the kids to roam in the gangs they naturally form in a caravan park.  Taggerty has a great little farmers market (although you only need 10 mins to see everything), the Catheral ranges are just down the road and Alexandra seems to have something going on most long weekends (like the truck and ute festival around the Queens Birthday weekend) .

But 20 hours of trout fishing delivered nothing except an empty lure wallet.  I was led to believe that we would be feasting on the things all weekend.  Maybe I'll have better luck next Cup weekend.

Beechworth for labour day weekend with my brother and his family.  Never been there before. Any local knowledge out there, I hear the Bakery is pretty good.



Cheers

JB
Title: Re: Labour day long weekend in Vic
Post by: GU Rich on February 23, 2012, 09:59:43 PM
Beechworth for labour day weekend with my brother and his family.  Never been there before. Any local knowledge out there, I hear the Bakery is pretty good.
Cheers

JB
JB make sure you head to courthouse as they do a Ned Kelly court trial reenactment.

Cheers
Title: Re: Labour day long weekend in Vic
Post by: ralphedward on February 25, 2012, 08:51:36 PM
I'm actually doing the opposite.  I'm coming home for the long weekend after spending a few weeks in the glorious west.  I think I'll just camp at home with the kids!
Title: Re: Labour day long weekend in Vic
Post by: JB on February 25, 2012, 09:14:41 PM
Thanks GU.  My son (9 yo) is fascinated by Ned Kelly, so this could be a goer.

Brickimatt,  I did the Marley Point a couple of times when I was a kid.  It's a ripper of a race.   I hope you get a rippin westerly so that you get a good run with the kite.  It's a great sight with all the kites up across Wellington, although a bit tricky through the Mclennans Strait.  Best of luck.

Cheers


JB
Title: Re: Labour day long weekend in Vic
Post by: speewa158 on February 26, 2012, 03:46:16 AM
The things we do for new CT ;D

I'm heading to breakaway twin Rivers at Alexandria CP by the goulburn river. Before I cop it from a few for going to a CP I'm on an unpowered site with no water OK :D
Closest thing to free camping :cheers:
Let us know how much close to free camping costs when you get back to civilisation
Title: Re: Labour day long weekend in Vic
Post by: brickiematt on February 26, 2012, 02:51:38 PM

Brickimatt,  I did the Marley Point a couple of times when I was a kid.  It's a ripper of a race.   I hope you get a rippin westerly so that you get a good run with the kite.  It's a great sight with all the kites up across Wellington, although a bit tricky through the Mclennans Strait.  Best of luck.

Cheers


JB


Thanks JB. This will be my 10th Marlay. I sail it with my dad on his 23 foot Ultimate. It is a great race, tho funny you should mention ripping westerlies. Last year the wind just died half way across Lake Wellington. Made to the straits about 2am! Then the current was running against us. Decided about dawn to start the motor, our first DNF >:( We weren't alone tho....three quarters of the fleet gave up!! Only thing worse than sitting on a yacht with no wind is sitting around a campfire with no beer :'(

Enjoy Beechworth mate. The bakery is a ripper. Great pies and awesome puss boxes (vanilla slice)!!!

Cheers
Matt
Title: Re: Labour day long weekend in Vic
Post by: Black Diamond on February 26, 2012, 06:56:17 PM
Let us know how much close to free camping costs when you get back to civilisation
I was waiting for it ;D it's only my second time :D

:cheers:
Title: Re: Labour day long weekend in Vic
Post by: Brett B on February 26, 2012, 07:38:01 PM
Ive been there to
Its a nice spot every ones happy ;D