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[Tiny]

OK! Well it looks like we have some support to head out for another cruise/drive in day as our leg of the All States Cruise.

Ideas that have been put forward so far are:

Cruise to Warragamba Dam for a picnic, A cruise ( somewhere?) And then to Blacktown Drive Ins for a Movie.

Any other suggestions?


One suggestion i'll make is:
A cruise to a southern dam, Maybe Cordeaux dam? This would incorporate a cruise south, include a nice picnic area and parking space ( from memory of when we used to go fanging down there in the torry when i was young!), a cruise back to blacktown to the drive in!

Take a look here :
Sydney DAM Locations

and what's at the dams:

Facilities


My only concern is that i do not remeber the roads in completely, I do recall that most of the places we went to were sealed road just about all the way to the dam wall!

Over to you guys!

[orangeLJ]

wow those dams are really really far away....... im just kinda adding up all the tanks of fuel i would need to get there and back...not to mention my bad sense of direction. when the times comes it will come down to money, if i have any then i will come but if not... If some central coasties would be goin it would be better! i could actually find my way there with help then..

[TerrA LX]

if ending at blacktown drive in then warragamba would be the closest but a trip thru the back way from appin etc to blacktown would be the better drive.

[TerrA LX]

would that be a 6am start keith?

[Tiny]

I took Keith's idea of going to a further dam, and then back to blacktown, but as Orange said, It's quite a drive! I think i know better than anyone the cost of fuel in our cars

I'm easy to please, the dam idea was just one.. where else could be a reasonable cruise to end up at blacktown?

[TerrA LX]

we should go on a trial run and plot some fuel stops etc cause its a long haul.

Edited by ALX76, 09 February 2007 - 05:16 PM.

[Tiny]

Bear in mind... it doesnt have to be the damn dam idea ( Was waiting to say that! HA!).

I think we HAVE to do a recon run to see what state teh roads are in, actual trip times and fuel stops etc etc

[TerrA LX]

Bear in mind... it doesnt have to be the damn dam idea ( Was waiting to say that! HA!).

Damn, you beat me to the damn dam joke.

[blown308]

Yeh you guys can do the trial run up this on Sunday.. I could use the couple of extra hands getting this bloody UTE ready for painting, pulling out engine etc........ha ha ha...Keith knows where I live !!!!!!

PS I have plenty of cold JB in the fridge... hint hint..

Anyway which ever way we go does not matter to us.. If we go to Warragamba I can bring the beast down (she has no rego at the moment) But if we go south I wil have to bring along the wifes car.. As I said either way does not matter count us in

I am trying to get my mate Roy to come along in either his Torrie or his Monaro with the supercharger.... hope thats OK....

rgds
blown308

[Tiny]

The more the merrier! maybe even convince him to join the forum

Keith: Might be a plan mate

[Tiny]

Keith: Got plans for tomorrow arvo already mate, Will hafta talk to simmo and see what time things are happening! If it works out i'll call you on your mobile tonight!

Cheers mate!

[Tiny]

Well, Simmo, Keith and I braved the torrential rain to have a bit of a look at the southern dams.

TO cut a long story short, only the Cordeuax dam is open to the public at the moment. There are a few speed humps that could pose a bit of a challenge.. but i reckon i could get the monaro across them with a bit of 45 degree action.

We also went ot Mt Kiera Lookout which on a clearer day would have been absolutely lovely!

Now... We've really got a couple of options...

1) "Short" run... Start at liverpool area, cruise down the M5, turn left onto picton rd, follow it to the lookout, and spend a bit of time there, and then head back to the cordeaux dam.

2) Long Run... Start at Liverpool ( alot earlier), Cruise all the way down the freeway to Bowral, Then cut accross to robertson and stop for breakfast at the robertson pie shop. Then we'd cruise down the mountain and into the back of albion park rail, back up via Mt Ousley and left onto picton rd, stop at the lookout and on to the dam.

The direction we take AFTER that is up to us... the suggestion so far is a run out the back of picton via the oaks, and on to warragamba the back way, and then across to the drive ins, OR depending on how late we leave the dam area, we could go back up the M5, onto the M7 ( Tolls on the M7 need an E tag or you have to ring them), and get off the M7 near eastern creek and the drive ins.


SO!... I'm going top open it up to you guys for a little while to make any other suggestions, and then we'll decide on 2 options and do a Poll on which way to go!

Over to you!

[TerrA LX]

thanx for scoping the run guys.
does the short run include a BBQ lunch.
i like the idea of the drive in and think it will be a long day with an early start.
although the forecast isn't that far yet, this is whats on at blacktown http://www.greaterun...ema=6&state=NSW
cheers T.

[Tiny]

Cheers Terry,

Basically we can do a BBQ lunch at any of the stops as there is BBQ facilities at each place.

What simmo and i are planning is most likely to pack a BBQ chook and some bread into an esky so that we dont have to worry about an actual BBQ area!

Cheers!

[TerrA LX]

im keen on the short run (only cause doing the drive in will be a 10 hr day as it is) and avoiding the M7, its a top road but i just dislike tolls.
are you starting a new poll thread with an attendance list?

[Tiny]

I'll start a new thread when a few more of the sydneysiders have seen this one and put their ideas forward and we have a firm choice between 2 runs!

To be honest, I'm more keen on the shorter run myself.. Freeway cruising is all good by me ( the smoother the roads the better for the HQ! Doesnt rattle so much!).

I havent seen the back way from picton to Warragamba/west sydney but there are a few different routes we could take to head that direction to end up or near the drive ins.

As for dinner/food/drinks at/near the drive ins, there are two options that i know of...

1) Eastern creek tavern like we did last time.. Large car park out the front that worked well for us
2) the irish pub on the corner of the road directly AT the drive ins. I think it's called the cricketers arms? We may have to make a booking there but they do food there and good drinks and atmosphere!

Cheers!

[blown308]

Guys

The road from Picton across the back to Silverdale and down to Penrith (m4) is not that bad off a run, has a couple bad spots, nothing that will not cause any damage but apart from that it is good..

The Cricketers Arms is a good choice for Dinner, but it can be exspensive...plus you may need to book...

Any way you just let us know and we come along (in the Commodore though) Sorry

rgds
blown308

[orangeLJ]

a short, prferably cheep run would be my option.... to be a downer...... and im still waiting for someone to tell me they are goin from the central coast so i can folow them/ not get lost by myself. i will probably be makin the trip solo or with my neighba on board. better start saving my pennies now i suppose.