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Post up your tent city easter pics
« on: April 27, 2011, 11:53:40 AM »
For those that went away camping over easter, does anyone have any pics of their campsites? I'm keen to see how busy some places were ;)

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Re: Post up your tent city easter pics
« Reply #1 on: April 27, 2011, 12:11:49 PM »
This is one of the 2 places I camped at. There were only 5 camps here and it was about 15km from Mansfield.



I stayed at Rubicon which was busier. I also dropped into StringyBark creek and the Kelly Tree. There were around 10 camps there but a truckload of troom.
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Re: Post up your tent city easter pics
« Reply #2 on: April 27, 2011, 12:40:52 PM »
Yo Jeeps,

Check out trip reports etc - all in there my friend.

Grrr!!! >:D

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Re: Post up your tent city easter pics
« Reply #3 on: April 27, 2011, 07:49:43 PM »
Hi Jeeps
Was on the murray for easter
1st camp was at Shaws flat near Rutherglen
wished I had taken some pics of the other campsites
2nd camp was at Gunbower State Forest west of Echuca
Heeps & Heeps  of camp sites , Campers everywhere 
Cheers sheeds
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Re: Post up your tent city easter pics
« Reply #4 on: April 27, 2011, 07:53:54 PM »
Sorry a couple of pics didnt load
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Re: Post up your tent city easter pics
« Reply #5 on: April 27, 2011, 07:58:50 PM »
For some reason only loading one pic at a time
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Re: Post up your tent city easter pics
« Reply #6 on: April 27, 2011, 08:18:44 PM »
One of Angusvale over the weekend

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Re: Post up your tent city easter pics
« Reply #7 on: April 27, 2011, 08:28:41 PM »
Went to Rubicon Valley in Vic for Easter. Was Quiet busy as access to the campground is very easy. A lot left on sunday Morn which quietened things down a fair bit.
I would go back there but not on long weekends etc  :cheers:

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Re: Post up your tent city easter pics
« Reply #8 on: April 27, 2011, 08:33:28 PM »
heres one of Clarence Gorge the wednesday before easter weekend.



what a beautiful spot.  shame it took us 6 hours to get there.

You can see our closest neighbours on the grassy gnol just over the river there!  (if you look hard enough!)
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Re: Post up your tent city easter pics
« Reply #9 on: April 27, 2011, 08:40:04 PM »
Quote from: gunna on April 27, 2011, 07:49:43 PM
Hi Jeeps
Was on the murray for easter
1st camp was at Shaws flat near Rutherglen
wished I had taken some pics of the other campsites
2nd camp was at Gunbower State Forest west of Echuca
Heeps & Heeps  of camp sites , Campers everywhere 
Cheers sheeds

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Re: Post up your tent city easter pics
« Reply #10 on: April 27, 2011, 09:03:27 PM »
Myall river camp.
Seriously packed. Caretaker said he had never seen it as busy as Easter Saturday. Still we managed to find a big enough area out of the way, about 15 metres to the next tent.

One bloke had a big diesel Ford F250 crew cab ute. I was going to ask him for his exhaust pipes to store my tent poles in. ;D
He had a bit of trouble getting around the place in the big Effie.
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Re: Post up your tent city easter pics
« Reply #11 on: April 27, 2011, 09:14:01 PM »
Hi SteveandViv
The Missus is very flattered with those commets lol
cheers sheeds
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Re: Post up your tent city easter pics
« Reply #12 on: April 27, 2011, 10:06:12 PM »
Went to Cobbold gorge. Nice place, nice ammenaties, smallish camp ground, lots of campers,  >:( ,,ended a refering to it as cobbold gorge refugee camp, because thats what it reminded us of. I,m assuming my contribution to  :worthles: , but i,ve yet to successfuly upload a pic to this site.
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Re: Post up your tent city easter pics
« Reply #13 on: April 27, 2011, 11:42:59 PM »


Check out my blog for results for this poll.  Pics included of course.

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P.S.  SavannahKelpy ... did a stink up on the Tablelands.  Used to work in the Star Cafe in Atherton when I was about 11 (yes so many, many years ago) and I attended the ASHS and the Yungaburra SS (lived out there for awhile) and did a stint to the Cape with the Yungabura Publican at the time.  Loved the skating rink at Mareeba too.  Still got some good mates up that way!

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Re: Post up your tent city easter pics
« Reply #14 on: April 28, 2011, 01:29:53 PM »
Some friends and I from work camped near "Mountain Dam" camp ground at Rocklands in Victoria. A man made water storage near the Grampians. Moc and I went on Thursday and the girls arrived on Friday, because of this it was renamed "Brokeback Mountain Dam". Took the tinnie and lots of bait but alas no fish. I thought I should take some pics before I packed up camp on Monday. A beautiful sheltered spot, but where we camped would normally be under water as the reserve is only 49% full, much better that 3% this time last year. The first couple of pics are near the water and sunset over the Gramps in the background. The third is a view from our Tambo. The last is a pic from in front of our camper looking toward the water with the Grampians in the background.

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Re: Post up your tent city easter pics
« Reply #15 on: April 28, 2011, 01:48:06 PM »
Big Crystal Creek, Paluma Range Nation Park. Campsite was overflowing Full report here http://myswag.org/forum/index.php?topic=746.msg194047#msg194047 but these couple of photos show how close our neighbours were. The ones next to us with the red Pajero decided to have a domestic argument on the first night from about 9pm to 1am. Great stuff when they are only a few metres from where you're trying to sleep. :-[ Fortunately the campsite emptied significantly each day so after a couple of days it was a lot quieter.




We also would go back but not a on a long weekend.
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Re: Post up your tent city easter pics
« Reply #16 on: April 28, 2011, 03:56:49 PM »
Earle, thats why I dont go anywhere on long weekends I allways used to get neighbours who thought they where the only ones there and stuff everyone else.

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Re: Post up your tent city easter pics
« Reply #17 on: April 28, 2011, 03:59:55 PM »
Quote from: savanahkelpy on April 27, 2011, 10:06:12 PM
Went to Cobbold gorge. Nice place, nice ammenaties, smallish camp ground, lots of campers,  >:( ,,ended a refering to it as cobbold gorge refugee camp, because thats what it reminded us of.
Hey Savanahkelpy,

That pretty much sums up our experience of the place too, I'm afraid. The gorge itself is breathtaking, but the camping is pretty poor (especially considering how much land the station has to work with). We went in a long weekend last year, and this is what it was like:



That was around midday, it got considerably worse as the afternoon unfolded and people continued to stream in. There were people camped in the driveways, big (inconsiderate) groups setting up camp encircling other people's existing tents, just people squeezed in everywhere. I can't imagine how packed it must have been at Easter - sardines in a tin come to mind. Which is a shame, because the amenities block has got to be one of the flashiest I've ever had the privilege of using  ;D

We spent the weekend up at Pinnacle Village, and while there were a lot of people there, it certainly wasn't what I'd call "packed". I was pleasantly surprised. They've got a lot of land - I'll happily go back. Piccies to come.

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Re: Post up your tent city easter pics
« Reply #18 on: April 28, 2011, 04:08:02 PM »
Quote from: nuthermug on April 28, 2011, 03:56:49 PM
Earle, thats why I dont go anywhere on long weekends I allways used to get neighbours who thought they where the only ones there and stuff everyone else.


Listening to it and being kept awake was annoying but the thing that pees me of the most was that their kids were in a tent right next to them, and at least one was awake listening to them. The kid was obviously upset by it so they started having a go at the kid. Borders on child-abuse.  >:( >:(
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Re: Post up your tent city easter pics
« Reply #19 on: April 28, 2011, 06:54:54 PM »

Teewah Beach at Easter. Ahh the serenity...







Later that day...







Much later that day someone had a good idea...








And then...








:)   :cup:  :cheers:   :police:   :angel:


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Re: Post up your tent city easter pics
« Reply #20 on: April 28, 2011, 07:33:26 PM »
Are you allowed to do that  ???   But it dose work for me  >:D       :cheers:
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Re: Post up your tent city easter pics
« Reply #21 on: April 28, 2011, 07:53:50 PM »
The outback is busy, unbelievable to be honest.

The only good thing is everyone seems to stay at caravan parks - WTF?
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Re: Post up your tent city easter pics
« Reply #22 on: April 28, 2011, 08:46:32 PM »
Not this year
but a tent city
was down at that huge park at Mallacoota a couple of easters ago
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Re: Post up your tent city easter pics
« Reply #23 on: April 28, 2011, 08:47:58 PM »
Sorry this is pic of Mallacoota
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Re: Post up your tent city easter pics
« Reply #24 on: April 28, 2011, 11:20:55 PM »
Where'd the model go...?
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