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Hi fellow PPers,
Ever had one of those moments when although you think you have done enough planning for the task ahead,whatever it is,the simplest ( dumbest in my case ) thing that can ruin a good day of 4wding? Well here is one that will hopefully give some of you a laugh. I.ll keep it as short as I can.
A bit of recent history to paint a picture to maybe ease my embarrassment slightly..
After months of building an off road trailer in my spare time ( which like a lot of us is rare ,wife, kids,work etc ) I finally got it " Blue Slipped "(NSW roadworthy certified ) Friday and then registered Saturday morning I thought it only fair to take the family on a nice day trip 4wding / touring,have a BBQ, kids have a play etc on Sunday. Somewhere we had not been previously, so after a brief chat with wife decided to go around Yengo National Park ( 1 hour west of Sydney CBD approx ) and follow a trip out of a book of 4wd day trips around Sydney. The starting point for this particular trip was a place called Wisemans Ferry which I entered in GPS and off we go. With no knowledge of this place and eager to get moving I did no more reading of this trip just wanted to get there so we could start and go bush. After about 90 mins of travel through winding countryside ( we live in Newcastle , 2 hours north of Syd ) we finally arrived at WF but there was a queue to cross the river.it so happened that thre are 2 vehicle ferries,6 car and a 24 car. Of course today the 24 car was not working hence the queue. So after waiting the best part of an hour to get across whilst keeping 3 kids entertained ( until the boat ride ) so our day adventure could begin we finally got across..hooray.
As we drove into this nice little place I got out my book to follow directions from Post Office as the starting point. As some of you who know the area may have already figured out, my first instruction was to proceed to car Ferry , cross the river , turn left and continue on to Yengo NP!
I have no idea why I did not even think to read the book a bit earlier but I just didn't and thought I would share as it may help someone else think about the smallest obvious thing when setting out for a nice day out with family. I thought I would feel better about sharing as from time to time we all have one of these moments, wondered if anyone else has an experience they would like to post. I did not mean for it to go this long but hope someone got a laugh, albeit at my expense.
Just to clarify, we continued on to outer suburbs of Sydney for quick lunch for kids only to find out that the Freeway to get home was closed due to fire..
Did I mention it was not one of my betters day?
Happy Trails
Shrek
Ever had one of those moments when although you think you have done enough planning for the task ahead,whatever it is,the simplest ( dumbest in my case ) thing that can ruin a good day of 4wding? Well here is one that will hopefully give some of you a laugh. I.ll keep it as short as I can.
A bit of recent history to paint a picture to maybe ease my embarrassment slightly..
After months of building an off road trailer in my spare time ( which like a lot of us is rare ,wife, kids,work etc ) I finally got it " Blue Slipped "(NSW roadworthy certified ) Friday and then registered Saturday morning I thought it only fair to take the family on a nice day trip 4wding / touring,have a BBQ, kids have a play etc on Sunday. Somewhere we had not been previously, so after a brief chat with wife decided to go around Yengo National Park ( 1 hour west of Sydney CBD approx ) and follow a trip out of a book of 4wd day trips around Sydney. The starting point for this particular trip was a place called Wisemans Ferry which I entered in GPS and off we go. With no knowledge of this place and eager to get moving I did no more reading of this trip just wanted to get there so we could start and go bush. After about 90 mins of travel through winding countryside ( we live in Newcastle , 2 hours north of Syd ) we finally arrived at WF but there was a queue to cross the river.it so happened that thre are 2 vehicle ferries,6 car and a 24 car. Of course today the 24 car was not working hence the queue. So after waiting the best part of an hour to get across whilst keeping 3 kids entertained ( until the boat ride ) so our day adventure could begin we finally got across..hooray.
As we drove into this nice little place I got out my book to follow directions from Post Office as the starting point. As some of you who know the area may have already figured out, my first instruction was to proceed to car Ferry , cross the river , turn left and continue on to Yengo NP!
I have no idea why I did not even think to read the book a bit earlier but I just didn't and thought I would share as it may help someone else think about the smallest obvious thing when setting out for a nice day out with family. I thought I would feel better about sharing as from time to time we all have one of these moments, wondered if anyone else has an experience they would like to post. I did not mean for it to go this long but hope someone got a laugh, albeit at my expense.
Just to clarify, we continued on to outer suburbs of Sydney for quick lunch for kids only to find out that the Freeway to get home was closed due to fire..
Did I mention it was not one of my betters day?
Happy Trails
Shrek
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