We Are Off To The Cold!

[Col.Coleman]

Well, our week long trip to NSW Central Tablelands has commenced.

Extreme and the Coleman Clan +2 left home at 6am concurrently and met up at Yamanto Macca's in the fog this morning for breakfast, before heading out to the rondevous point at Aratula. Wabashford was waiting for us, and the trip Leaders, the Ho Hars, with Pop058 and Nan following were holding everyone up.

We have arrived in Warialda for the night, made camp, had dinner, and are settling in for the night.

We have had 1 breakage, 1 tinkering session and a mechanical requiring 3 sets of hands, some onlookers and a spread of tools to fix.

All good now, but see if you can guess who had what go wrong.

Will update as we have access.

Beer and Stones is calling, and off to our destination tomorrow.

CC

[Col.Coleman]

Well it is 8:00 and everyone is in bed. It's quite cold and the wisps of Fog are flowing up the street.

Our tent is toasty warm, thanks to a powered site, heater and six bodies. The Ho Hars still have some residual heat in the 101 from the day, Pop and Nan have an Air Conditioned cabin, Bill is sleeping in the back of his traveling truck and Kevin and Leon are roughing it out in swags under a tree.

The General has just climbed in, so now it is snuggle time.

See you all Tomorrow.

CC

[Col.Coleman]

Nice chilly morning.:D Only down to 3 degrees though.

Camper trailer tent packed up. Plenty of bodies up since 5am. Bacon and eggs cooking away, then we will final pack and be off.

CC

[Pedro_The_Swift]

too cold for pics?:angel:

[Col.Coleman]

Am running the posts on my phone so can't upload the pics. There will be plenty in the report though.
Currently on the road between Manilla and Gunnedah.

CC

[Rangier Rover]

Well, it turned damn cold here today. Must have seen the slow club coming.:p I dare say a few may be a bit numb with these draughty old vehicles and some have no heater let alone door tops .:o

I was wondering if this lot were ever going to front, but they did just in time to set up camp.... Just.
It was like a construction zone, walls, roofs, more walls, then more walls, then two of them created a car port out of a tarp:wasntme: (I call it tent poll city)

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/attachment.php?attachmentid=48623&stc=1&d=1341147451

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/attachment.php?attachmentid=48624&stc=1&d=1341147499

The vehicles all appear to still function,(or partially function) but I think some of tomorrow maywell be spent chasing two oil leaks, another possible issue a wont mention and perhaps an electrical gremlin or two mixed in.:angel:

Speaking of electrical, It seems Mr Lucas may have wired the light in the main kitchen as it stopped functioning as the LandRovers arrived. :confused:



As usual, there were plenty of laughs, banter and some great stories on the trip so far around the warm fire at the Hilton.:cool:

One thing I have picked up, never get directions off Mrs HH unless you have three extra jerry cans and a pretty handy map. Even if a sign says fuel in 4kms.:p:angel:

I'll let them all tell the stories in time during the trip report.

Most or tomorrow will be settling in and a perhaps a few minor repairs.

Tuesday. JDNSW could be calling over in his trusty 2a and perhaps go for a run around some of the property.

Wednesday, we plan to take the slow club for a run to the Coolah Tops to take in some scenery and have a BBQ etc. (great spot for a visit)

Dare say most of Thursday everyone will just blend in to the farm life as we have plenty going on here at the moment.

Pretty sure the slow club plan to launch on Friday for a very sloooow trip home via the odd bit of scenery.

[Timj]

Damn, now I am really upset that we couldn't get there :(. Though it does look cold :eek:. Hope you all have a great time, but then I know Tony will look after you well.

Tim.

[Col.Coleman]

Well, as you know we have arrived and settled in.

We spent the day yesterday in the workshop tinkering and helping out Tony get ready to repair the ute.

JDNSW came for a visit today, and we are currently on Trig Hill taking in an overview of the property and a bit of low range work.

Nice and cold, plenty of indoor and outdoor fires and our roast lamb dinner is in the oven as we speak.

Off to Coolah Tops tomorrow.

See you at the next update.

CC

[Lotz-A-Landies]

Hope you have the thermal undies, Mrs HoHar tells me it's freezing!

Have a great time!

[Dinty]

HHMMM, Coolah, aka Cooler colder n freezing:D, and in summer Hotta n hotta LOL, been in that region multiple times over the past 40 years, the Tops is a great place to visit, anyway cheers Dennis:angel:

[easo]

Ha Ha Ha, hope its ubar cold for you lot!!! Ha Ha Ha!!! I can see Mrs HH now!

Awesome, Easo

[JDNSW]

Had a very enjoyable trip to Rangier's yesterday. The 2a behaved faultlessly, but it is a bit thirsty when pushed along near the speed limit. (made it back with ten litres to spare from one and three quarters tanks)

And it was cold. Which makes it all the more surprising that my grand daughters, who went down to the creek with the other kids, ended up in soaking wet clothes (but they live in Yass - and want to go swimming in the dam today!). But the heater in the 2a works well.

However, my admiration has to go out to the SLOW member (who shall remain nameless) who, with his son, had the courage to drive to Coolah in winter in a 2a with no door tops. And did not bring gloves!

I don't know how Coolah is going, but at 0600, Dubbo was the coldest place in the state.

John

[Killer]

Had a very enjoyable trip to Rangier's yesterday. The 2a behaved faultlessly, but it is a bit thirsty when pushed along near the speed limit. (made it back with ten litres to spare from one and three quarters tanks)

And it was cold. Which makes it all the more surprising that my grand daughters, who went down to the creek with the other kids, ended up in soaking wet clothes (but they live in Yass - and want to go swimming in the dam today!). But the heater in the 2a works well.

However, my admiration has to go out to the SLOW member (who shall remain nameless) who, with his son, had the courage to drive to Coolah in winter in a 2a with no door tops. And did not bring gloves!

I don't know how Coolah is going, but at 0600, Dubbo was the coldest place in the state.

John

That sounds pretty "extreme".;)

Cheers, Mick.

[seano87]

Coolah currently 0. Here in Dubbo -5 at 7.15. Just finished de-icing enough to go to work.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

[Killer]

Coolah currently 0. Here in Dubbo -5 at 7.15. Just finished de-icing enough to go to work.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

I can see why they think Coolah is cold, it was a full 0.2 degrees hotter than that in Ipswich this morning.:D

Cheers, Mick.

[Lotz-A-Landies]

Had a very enjoyable trip to Rangier's ...
I don't know how Coolah is going, but at 0600, Dubbo was the coldest place in the state.

JohnNot sure that that is correct although it may feel that way, the Dubbo recording was -4.7 compared to Goulburn Airport at -7.1 and Threadbo top station -6.4 (and they're still -3.5) Latest Weather Observations for New South Wales (http://www.bom.gov.au/nsw/observations/nswall.shtml'ref=hdr)

What I wouldn't want to be doing is camping under canvas in any of the areas.

Diana

[Col.Coleman]

Well we are up at Coolah Tops playing football and a BBQ lunch.

It was -4 at the homestead this morning on the gauge, and frost on the ground until well after 10:30.

We have fixed more things around the farm this morning, Tony's Rangie window, then headed into town. We checked out AYI077 and will bring him home this afternoon. The local paper came out and took photo's of the vehicles and will be running a story about our visit in their next issue.

State of Origin tonight, and the friendly rivalry has already started. Organizing pizza and Bundy from town tonight, and it is game on tonight. Thought about the pub, but the locals might not take too kindly to all of us in Qld guernsey's rubbing it in when NSW loose:D

Scenery is beautiful, the day is perfect, Tony's and my youngest girl's have bonded well and having a sleep over tonight.

Shaping up to being the best holiday/trip I have ever done. In fact I know it already is.

CC

[JDNSW]

Not sure that that is correct although it may feel that way, the Dubbo recording was -4.7 compared to Goulburn Airport at -7.1 and Threadbo top station -6.4 (and they're still -3.5) Latest Weather Observations fpart 1or New South Wales (http://www.bom.gov.au/nsw/observations/nswall.shtml'ref=hdr)

What I wouldn't want to be doing is camping under canvas in any of the areas.

Diana

I was just quoting the information relayed by ABC radio - but regardless, it was cold.

John

[Lotz-A-Landies]

I was just quoting the information relayed by ABC radio - but regardless, it was cold.

JohnI guess the ABC was probably reporting the "coldest major town" rather than the "coldest place" (AWS), although one could dispute whether Perisher Valley (-5.5) constitutes a major town or merely place.

[JDNSW]

I guess the ABC was probably reporting the "coldest major town" rather than the "coldest place" (AWS), although one could dispute whether Perisher Valley (-5.5) constitutes a major town or merely place.

I think you could be right - I suspect they work off a list of major towns.

It was not that cold here, probably because we were shrouded in fog, although there was a very heavy frost. Minimum here was about 2.

John

[Lionelgee]

HHMMM, Coolah, aka Cooler colder n freezing:D, and in summer Hotta n hotta LOL, been in that region multiple times over the past 40 years, the Tops is a great place to visit, anyway cheers Dennis:angel:


Good to see you on the SLOw forum Dennis :). I think with your fleet you more than qualify for the membership requirement.

Kind Regards
Lionel

[pop058]

more to come when we get home (head off tomorrow morning), but here is a couple of snaps to "warm you up" :D

[Col.Coleman]

All Friday has come and time to start the journey home.

After drenching some sheep and moving them to the feed paddock, we did most of the pulling down and packing last night, before being joined by Tony and his family for a beef roast.

Final pack this morning, and we headed off from the property at 8:30 for town to fuel and air up.

Currently at Werris Creek, then heading north to overnight at Ashford.

CC

[Col.Coleman]

We made it to Ashford(well some of us), just before dusk and set up an overnight camp before setting off on our pilgrimage to the Bowls Club for dinner.

Had a very nice meal, returned for a shower and cuppa, so now it is time for bed after a big day.

The stragglers who have a situation leaving them back in Inverell, will join us in the morning for the run to Tenterfield. Here will most likely see a split with some going well north, some via the Mount Lindsay Hwy and I would also like to take in Condamine River Toad on the way home.

Wabashford had left us yesterday to go visiting friends, so it will be sad to dismantle our little touring group we have had for the past week.

Tony, Libby and Family, you are fantastic hosts, wonderful people and a credit to Yourselves, family and Australians in general. We deeply thank you for this opportunity to visit your property, (I know this is a big deal), and look forward to crossing paths again in the future. Only z couple of months to wait I think.

Bed is warm, so time to go.

CC

[Col.Coleman]

Well after an eventful day:eek:, we are home, but at least a couple are still traveling.

Has been a BIG trip, but awesome, right until the end.

Great traveling company, great vehicles, great destination and great route. Thank-you so much Harry and Carolyn for leading and putting together a trip that can only be described as Epic.

Keep your eyes out for a few trip reports.

CC

[The ho har's]

We are not fancy pants like CC:p:) so we couldn't post till we got home:)

Thanks everyone for coming we had a blast:)

Thanks again to Anthony, Libby, Alex and Caitlin??(several ways of spelling that one)


Mrs HH:angel:

[pop058]

Well we (the stragglers) made it home to Bundy just before 8 o'clock. After 13 hours in the saddle, Nan & I are looking forward to some sleep. Thanks to all for a great trip. We will post some more pics and such up in the next couple of days.