Pebbly Beach 2012

[Psimpson7]

Thanks to everyone who came along on the pebbly beach trip.

We had a good turnout and the weather was kind too, with a decent amount of sun.

Most of us met at BP Chinderah, meeting up with harry and the hohars at Grafton.

Only 1 mechanical issue on the way was the front prop uj on the 101 about 5km from camp, which harry hh and dave removed on the track to get them going again.

It was good to see the 101 on a trip. hopefully we see it out again soon!

The convoy heading onto the tracks into Yuaragyir national park:

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us with camper trailer project in tow:

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101 pit stop:

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the campsite:

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Some pics of the beach:

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John John reading!:

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Oooh is that a tree sloth!

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nope, its a busman:

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Go on dave you can rescue it :D :

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or maybe not!

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Firewood collection team:

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another one of camp:

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Heading for a walk to the point:

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view from the top:

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Random pic of some shells I collected!:

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Sam and Harry

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Carolyn and Denyse

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Some more scenery pics:

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Campsite from the top of the dunes behind it:

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campsite into the distance:

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Our tent up:

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Johns 110 was very good at kite flying :D:

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Another of the 110 and scenery:

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Couple more of the beach:

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couple of the wildlife:

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Sorry I dont have pics of everyone. I also dont have any of the creek either which was really nice to swim in and we spent a couple of hours in there on the saturday and sunday.

We along with the Hampsons, Xbox, and the R's were the last to leave and 3 of us stopped for dinner at a really nice pizza place in Bangalow.

Got home about 730/8 last night. spent an hour under the car with a hose straight away!..

Thanks again to everyone who came. We had a really nice trip and I hope everyone else did and got home safely.

cheers Pete

[x-box]

Good report there Pete, and some good pics too!
JohnR will no doubt post some pics as well later, and I'll put some up as well later in the week, just too much on at the moment to sort them.....
It was a good trip, well led, good campsite, great weather, salty river frolics and a good campfire. Great people too!
Very enjoyable indeed, except that just about every rivet, bolt and screw has rattled loose on the gravel road in and back out.... I never knew the fender could have more rattles and squeaks than it already had ;) :p
On the plus side my solar panel worked a treat - no more flat battery and warm beer!!! :D

[Presto]

Gutted we missed this trip! :( ....did anyone catch any fish?

[The ho har's]

Some more pics:D

While we were waiting down at BP Grafton for the others we saw these:)

Vanguard Standard
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Mayflower, the owner/driver was 90 and had his wheely walker with him:D
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the creek

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our camp

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and White D3's

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As we were 2WD because we had a Uni Joint failure we new we would/might have problems getting off the beach, but it musn't have happened because there are no photos:D

[WhiteD3]

Thanks Pete et al for another great trip.

I'd never been to Pebbly Beach before and it's such a great spot. Highlights for me were Harry falling off the ladder and surviving with just his pride and a few ribs bruised, Carolin's fruit cake, seeing 3 big (~1m) turtles swim into the creek, snatching the 101 and finding the toilets (after a fruitless search with Dave's Mum as spotter).

I had to take off on Saturday arvo and was blessed with a lot of rain from Byron north which washed out all the salt water ingested in the creek crossing :D

Here's some pics:

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The 2 wheel drive 101 having a go at the creek exit...

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JohnR and co looking for air...front
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and rear
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When you getting that snorkel Dave?
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More air
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Pete & Sam
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[JohnR]

Like everybody has said a great weekend :D And by all accounts we had miles better weather than SE Qld :p

Great place Pebbly Beach and it is kept fairly secluded by the creek crossing to get in. Nobody likes salt water in their car but worth it all the same.

The kids had a blast, We had a blast. Great Camping, Very relaxing and most importantly Great company :D

I've gone for the retro look with the photo's :cool: I hope you enjoy :)

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Bring on the next trip!!

Cheers,

[WhiteD3]

A couple more....

Fantastic rainbow on Friday arvo; always hard (for me) to capture on camera. I thought it was much brighter than this.

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Before sunrise on Saturday.

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[CheekyD1]

Thanks to everyone who came along on the pebbly beach trip.

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us with camper trailer project in tow:

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Our tent up:

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I must say again, how great it is to see you in a Disco, enlightened one. :D



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How cheeky are these lizards, very cool :cool:

[Psimpson7]

lol thanks Gary.... I think!

[WhiteD3]

Here's a really boring video of me crossing Station Creek on the way home.

Station Creek.wmv - YouTube

[dungarover]

From the pics, all enjoyed the weekend. Wish I was there, instead I was stranded roadside with a busted auto with 3 tonne on the back (horrid chrunching noise as well :mad:).

Was itas hot as last year? That spoiled the trip for me personally, including the fact I got roasted to the ****house as well :eek:. Still would like to go back there again in a cooler part of the year :)

Trav

[x-box]

Trav, we sure missed you there mate....

It was not as hot as last time, but very pleasant. We all went prepared with ample sunscreen and shade this time, but even so got a bit burnt floating down the creek. A lot of the pebbles have washed away from the beach during the fierce weather the area has been experiencing earlier in the year, but is making a comeback.

It was a good trip....