The 2009 PradoPoint Get Together Experience Thread

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A few more:

A strange man plays the digerido


A B team stopover


Fancy a dip?


Rock tamers do their thing

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Dammm I am so disappointed I could not get time off......


Looks like you all had a fantastic time and Mav you organised a get event thanks.

Chuck

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Just a few Pics,


Heading of to Ruby Gap


Morning break at old gold mine


The Drive to Ruby Gap


The Drive to Ruby Gap


Ruby Gap


Prado Car Park


The Night Drive


The Night Drive


The Widow Maker


Widow Maker


Leachy on the Widow Maker


LR and F on the Widow Maker


LF and R on the Widow Maker


Trev L on the Widow Maker


Trev L on the Widow Maker


Trev L on the Widow Maker


Chippy on the Widow Maker


Russ WA on the Widow Maker


The Way Down


The Decent


The Decent


Glen Helens


The lookout to Gosse Bluff


Team WA at Ayres Rock


Chippy


Me and Sharon Climbing Ayres Rock


The view from the top


Prado's on parade


The Boggie Hole Track


Cooking with the king (Jeff)


The Boggie Hole Track


The Boggie Hole Track

Hope you all enjoy

Trev L

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Had a little bit of time to post process some more shots so here they are. These are of the trip out to Ruby Gap and Ross River campgrounds:

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Thanks for all the pics guys, they really make me wish I was there. Pomp can you please tell me what type of CT's are shown in the B team stopover. Thanks.

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Thanks for all the pics guys, they really make me wish I was there. Pomp can you please tell me what type of CT's are shown in the B team stopover. Thanks.

They are Camprites TL8's

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Thanks for all the pics guys, they really make me wish I was there. Pomp can you please tell me what type of CT's are shown in the B team stopover. Thanks.

They are Camprites TL8's

Thanks Mav.

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Thanks for all the pics guys, they really make me wish I was there. Pomp can you please tell me what type of CT's are shown in the B team stopover. Thanks.

They are Camprites TL8's

Speaking of the Camprites, Pomp and the guys who hired them I have a couple of questions.

How do you find the storage in them? I have difficulties in visualising how much space inside when packed up.

How good (Quick) did you get for overnight set up and pack up?

Finally did anyone have someone really tall sleep in one of the single beds? My son is around 6'5" and although he may not be living with us much longer it is still a consideration

Back on Thread topic now, Thanks for all the great pics and experiences guys this has to be my favourite thread at the moment.

Neil

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Well I loved reading through this post. Congrats on a great trip - green with envy reading and looking through the photos.

Once the rugrats grow up a bit - I'll definitly come along ... Unfortunately, with twins at 2.5 and another at 3 weeks of age - I can't see it happening anytime soon - oh well - here's to hoping it's still happening in a few years time. Just out of interest - how old were the youngest kids there?

I think Hunter was the youngest and he was 20 months old.

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Finally arrived home a couple of hours ago, with the odometer reading close to 9000km,s travelled.
It has been a highlight of our lives to have made the GTG and to meet all the wonderful people who before were just a name on a webpage.
A big thank you to Mav and others who helped to make this event a huge success.
Crossing the Simpson was an experience that my family and I will remember forever and to visit the sites of Burke & Wills grave sites and the Dig Tree at Innaminka makes you appreciate both the harshness and beauty of this great big country and the hardships that our early explorers endured.
The Prado purred all the way there and back and nothing fell off or rattled loose so it is a testament to the quality of these cars.
Now comes the fun of getting all the red dust out of the carpets and other places :shock:

Dobbo and family.

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Trust me me peter i have been going for a week and im still finding it tell Hanna to not eat all the mint slice Gen says hi to miss Jane and miss Hanna

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Thanks for all the pics guys, they really make me wish I was there. Pomp can you please tell me what type of CT's are shown in the B team stopover. Thanks.

They are Camprites TL8's

Speaking of the Camprites, Pomp and the guys who hired them I have a couple of questions.

How do you find the storage in them? I have difficulties in visualising how much space inside when packed up.

How good (Quick) did you get for overnight set up and pack up?

Finally did anyone have someone really tall sleep in one of the single beds? My son is around 6'5" and although he may not be living with us much longer it is still a consideration

Back on Thread topic now, Thanks for all the great pics and experiences guys this has to be my favourite thread at the moment.

Neil

Hi Neil, storage wise we found we had plenty of room, there are 6 cupboards and 2 double draws inside the trailer plus the box section in the middle where we had table and chairs, plus a fridge. There is also a large storage compartment at the front of the camper.
Setup was 10 mins easy, I had the advantage over the hire guys as I've done more setups but by the end of the GTG everyone was on a par. Pack up time is slighty longer depending on what you setup, its not so much the camper, thats easy, its mainly the other camping debris which you would get whatever setup you have.

The single beds measure 2150mm, just over 7 feet.
Pomp

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Arrived home at Clarence (Lithgow) around 1530 this afternoon after coming home via Dalhousie Springs, Oodnadatta Track, Birdsville Track and a couple of nights in Lightning Ridge.

Great to meet a bunch of the faces behind forum IDs!

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Arrived home at Clarence (Lithgow) around 1530 this afternoon after coming home via Dalhousie Springs, Oodnadatta Track, Birdsville Track and a couple of nights in Lightning Ridge.

Great to meet a bunch of the faces behind forum IDs!

Glad to see you made it back okay Matthew. We thought about you as we drove through Lithgow on the back way to Windsor last week. We even stopped to take a photo at the top of the range at the lookout there.

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Arrived home at Clarence (Lithgow) around 1530 this afternoon after coming home via Dalhousie Springs, Oodnadatta Track, Birdsville Track and a couple of nights in Lightning Ridge.

Great to meet a bunch of the faces behind forum IDs!

Good to hear you all made it home safe and sound Matthew.

It was great to catch up you, Gabby, Claire and Austin again .... and we're looking forward to the next one :lol: :lol:

Cheers
Chippy