Trip to stockton beach - Sat 17/11.

[thebludger1 Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close thebludger1]

leaving late afternoon kids want to go for a swim in the freash water lakes its going to be a top day

[samo Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close samo]

no worries matt hope to see ya, hope the little one gets better. samo

[rally1 Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close rally1]

Hi All
Wish i could make it but i'am off on holidays tommorow
taking the new camper for spin hope you all have a good time

cheers

[thebludger1 Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close thebludger1]

thanks for top day nice and hot and the sand was soft but still a good day gotta say thanks to samo and Byrnsie and everyone i'll put up pictures later

[Damien Parker Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close Damien Parker]

Was a great day for the few hours i was up there.

great to meet all you guys, can't wait tp do it again, when i can spend the day up there.

[PeteS Member Find all posts View Profile Close PeteS]

What a great day.

Thanks Samo for kicking off the idea and getting the ball rolling. Samo also did a great job leading the conga line. I get so disorientated when it comes to the sand and snow, follow the leader is my motto in these situations.

Great to meet up and place a face to the names. Nice to 2meetya Damien, Byrnsie, Samo, Bludger, Yota and Craig. Unfortunately I have no embarrassing pics to show as my camera batteries died…........ damn it

I lashed out and purchased an annual pass for $30 so I'm keen to do it again. Looking forward to the next meet up no matter where it is.

PeteS
Maybe this should be moved to the Trip Report section?

[Byrnsie Member Find all posts View Profile Close Byrnsie]

OK. Here we go with a bit of a trip report.

We all met up at 10.00am about 2 hours north of Sydney. While the introductions were happening, we all "aired down" ready for the sand.

Most of us made it across the notorious entry dunes without issue. Yota's brother was having some problems with his Suzuki.

The Western Australia Pradopointers sent over a spy to see if us New South Welshmen knew how to have fun in our Prados.

We all lined up for the obligatory photo shoot in front of the shipwreck.

Yota's brothers Suzuki retired hurt early in the day. Fortunately there were two Prado's in his family (Yota & his dad) that could link up together to slingshot the poor Suzuki back to civilisation.

We then set off to go play in the dunes. The soft sand had a few of us trying a couple of runs in different gears until we worked out the best combination that could get us to the summit. Top of the world!

On the decent, the sun glare made it fun trying to pick the right lines. When going through one bowl, I got stuck on a wind drift that I didn't see until it was too late. This gave us an opportunity to refresh our recovery skills. Samo was able to snatch me out with ease, albeit with two snatch straps joined together.

Good looking bunch (?)

We then came across a nice firm flat section that was just begging for some donut action.
thebludger1 (Chris)

PeteS

Note to self: Wind up windows before doing circuit work!
(Samo, I am looking forward to the video footage!)
Time for a debrief and a cleansing ale.

Samo and myself decided to set up camp and stay the night. Tried our hand at fishing with no success. A few more ales were consumed!

Woke up to a perfect morning. Blue skies - no wind. Bacon & Eggs for brekky. Packed up before heading down the beach, across the dunes and back out via Larvis Lane.

Aired up about 11am. Back in Sydney by 1pm. Next two hours spent vacuuming the car and hosing out the chassis rails.

Great to meet everyone that came along. Can't wait for the next outing.

Cheers - Byrnsie (Greg)

[PeteS Member Find all posts View Profile Close PeteS]

My apologizes for a no show. Kids come first and the little one is getting alot more colour back in her cheeks now.
Matt

No need for apologies Matt, and great news regarding the little one's recovery. You did the right thing and pre-warned us before of your slim chances of attending. Sorry you missed out and look forward to meeting you next time.

Anything arranged with a Jacto meet up?

PeteS

[mav Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close mav]

Looks as though you all had a great time. Has there been any word on a Barringtons meet/day out?

I am now expecting to be in Port Stephens as of the 27th of Nov and am up for a day out if anyone is around. Probably the wrong time of year now as everyone will be heading off on their Chrissy hols.

[Chippy Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close Chippy]

The Western Australia Pradopointers sent over a spy to see if us New South Welshmen knew how to have fun in our Prados.

I did wave :lol: :lol: :lol:

I just happened to be in the area and thought I'd drop by for a head count. You guys on the eastern edge of the rock are getting better ... but no cigar :wink: :roll: :roll:

Looks like a great trip. Well done guys.

Cheers
Chippy (Chopper pilot and WA PP Spy)

[samo Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close samo]

was a great outing had by all, barrington trip sound like a great idea, when i got home i hosed the car and rods and threw the gear in da shed. i will worry about the inside of the car and shed tomorrow. got sand everywhere through the car. but thats all part of the fun. samo

[thebludger1 Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close thebludger1]

We had a top day, thanks guys. The clean up of sand inside the vehicle filled the vacuum so the little fella now has another sandpit to play in! :lol:

Here's a few of our pics from the day.

READY, SET, GO

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Edit: Made the images inline. Drew, Part time pradopointer.

[StormyKnight Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close StormyKnight]

http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd100/thebludger1/stoctonpradopoint/stocktonpradopoint034.jpg

Its a pity that all prados are constant 4WD, but I still see you guys had a good go at the circle work!

Cheers
Richard

[wengnuts Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close wengnuts]

Good trip report Byrnsie. now that the trips completed, i'll be moving this thread into the Trip Report section.

Cheers