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NSW members
weekend
Shallow
Crossing
weekend of Saturday &
Sunday, 24th & 25th of September 2005
The Shallow Crossing weekend get together was the biggest
group meet to date, even out numbering the first national get together held at Copeton Waters last July. In total there was 40 camper trailers & tents owned by
77 adults, 36 childern, 3 dogs & a cat.
Our camp was on private property at
Shallow Crossing
owned by Jim Surrey. The camping area is a large grassed area next to the Clyde
River inland from Batemans Bay on the NSW South Coast.
When we arrived on the Wednesday afternoon with Wayne,
Jeff, Karen & family from Melbourne with their Trak Shak had been camping since
Sunday & were well & truely settled in. They had been enjoying the quietness &
spring sunshine. Not long after Barry & Margaret arrived. We all enjoyed the
chat around the evening campfire.
Thursday saw more arrive with the majority turning up on
Friday or Friday night. A few drifted in on the Saturday. After lunch our hosts for the
weekend Greg & Marge took those who were interested on a 4wd trip around the
area which included a visit to a lookout & an old gold mine.
A few of us went out with Jim to cut a bit of wood on Friday
& Saturday afternoon. He cut & we loaded his trailer. The ironbark burnt well
into the night.
Unfortunately the batteries what looked after the fans on the
composting toilets decided to call it quits leading to an unsightly smell over
the weekend. It wasn't until everything was open again that Jim could get into
town & buy suitable batteries that the problem could be solved. He apologizes
for any inconvenience caused.
The weekend was plagued with a few showers which developed
into rain by Sunday night, but that didn't seem to dampen the spirit of the
meet. There were shelter sheds around the property so these were used along with
a few tarps to keep the chat going into the night. The showers were annoying
more than anything.
By Sunday afternoon a few members had left with more leaving
Monday morning. By Tuesday only a handful remained, with the last departing on
Thursday.
Bloopers of the weekend
* Peter & Deirdre locking their car keys in their Jeep &
having to break the side quarter window to get home.
* Renee's burnt camp oven scones
It was great catching up with the now regular get together
friends as well as meeting more new faces from the group.
Rob & Carol
|
name |
camper |
vehicle |
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Greg Carthew & Marge Hynoski
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CUB Spacematic Offroad
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2002 Nissan Ti Pathfinder |
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Rob & Carol |
1990 Track Trailer Eagle |
1990 SWB Nissin Patrol |
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Kevin & Karen Phillips |
2005 Aussie Swag Rover LX |
Jeep Grand Overland |
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Alan & Brenda Spencer |
Customline Offroad |
Troopy |
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Tony & Chris |
Oryx |
Discovery |
|
Jeff
& Gill, Matt,
Ben |
Trak Shak |
96 Prado |
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Jason
& Mary, Clayton,
Georgia Wills
|
TrakShak |
Land Cruiser |
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Brad & Soraya, Oscar (9), Boston
(7), Fatima (Granny) |
Ultimate |
Toyo LC100 |
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Steve & Lynn, Toby, Maddie Burns |
2002 Kimberley Kakadu |
2002 Toyota Prado |
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Ken & Renee, Mitchell (13),
Lauren (11) |
Kimberley Kamper |
Pajero 99 |
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Barry & Margaret |
Ultimate |
T/D Prado |
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Peter & Deirdre Clarke & Charlie
the dog |
Challenge |
Jeep Grand Overland |
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Trevor & Lorraine |
2005 Tambo Cooper |
2001 Nissan Patrol 3.0TD |
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Dennis & Anne Tootill |
Light Weight Camper |
Jeep |
|
Richard & Robyn Graylin |
Trak Shak |
2002 Prado v6 |
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Kim & Helen, Hannah, Daniel
Edwards |
Central Coast Canvas |
Challenger |
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Steven
& Lynn, Aidan(4) &
Elyssa (2) |
2001 O’Briens Off Road |
80 Series Landcruiser |
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Robert Martin |
CUB Kamparoo (on road) |
Ford LTD sedan (1989) |
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Lynn, Allan & Rachelle McDonald &
friend |
Ultimate Camper |
1998 100 series Landcruiser |
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Ed & Donna,
Courtney (13) Savannah (11) |
Campatrek "town &
country" |
Nissan X-Trail |
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Jeff & Karen, William (8 yo)
Andrew (6 yo) |
Trak Shak 2000 |
Toyota Prado |
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Alan & Marie (with Deety, Chilli,
Matilda(the cat) |
Goldstream Wing2 |
'02 Subaru Forester |
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Dave
& Kerrie, Hailey (11)
Lachlan (10) |
All Terrain |
94 Nissan Patrol |
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Ian & Edythe
Wilkin |
Trek Bwana |
2000 Patrol |
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Wayne Dwyer |
Shipp Shape roof topper |
98 GU Nissan Patrol |
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Greg & Therese |
Aussie Swag
|
96 Pajero GLX
2.8TD |
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John & Ann Wilkinson |
Cub Supamatic |
Jackaroo |
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Barry & Kerry |
Redback Explorer Country |
2001 LandRover Discovery
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Paul & Karen's |
All Terrain |
100s Landcruiser |
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Jeff & Carolyn, Ben,
Tim, Julian & Samantha Cooney |
Tambo Cooper |
GQ Patrol |
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Peter & Claire, Tyler (10) Reed |
Aussie Swag |
Discovery TD5 |
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Brett & Angela, Elisha 11, Jeremy
9, Natan 5 |
cavalier |
80 series cruiser |
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William & Lara, Megan |
Swag & small Tent |
Nissan Patrol GU 4.2 T/D |
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David |
Heaslip |
Land Rover Defender |
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Terry |
2 man dome tent |
Subaru Liberty |
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Howard & Margaret Taylor |
all terrain |
80 series l/c gxl |
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Sue & Terry Ford |
tent |
Landrover Freelander |
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Jeff & Sandra Elliott |
Cub Spacematic |
Subaru Forrester |
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