Foul weather means another delay to Fraser trip !!!

[VladTepes]

I HATE the thought of delaying my trip to Fraser coz I have to be back by a certain date so every day I wait is a day less on the island.

However, while I can handle rain I don't fancy the prospect of trying to weather gale force winds in a tent behind a dune (if indeed there still are any dunes on Fraser!). Nothing worse than having a tent shredded at the start of a trip - especially an expensive one !

I read the BOM report here:

Forecasts for Southeast Queensland (http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDQ10080.txt)

which says:

WIDE BAY AND BURNETT DISTRICT
Severe Weather Warning is current.
Cloudy with widespread rain areas, and a thunderstorm or two. Moderate to heavy
falls likely. Moderate to fresh E to SE winds, tending NW to NE and becoming
strong and gusty about the coast.
Outlook for Wednesday ... Rain areas easing to isolated showers.
Outlook for Thursday ... Isolated showers.


So it looks as if the weather might be moderating after tonight and I could head up tomorrow ! Let's bloody hope !

also



PRIORITY
Coastal Waters Wind Warning
For Cardwell to Point Danger including Hervey Bay and Moreton Bay.
Issued at 4:55 am EST on Tuesday 12 February 2008
Synoptic Situation
A strong monsoon low west of Mackay moving SE and expected be located over the Sunshine Coast late tonight. SE trade winds on the southern side of the monsoon low forecast to turn NE then NW as the centre of the low passes.
Gale Warning
Bowen to Point Danger including Hervey and Moreton Bay
N/NW winds 30/40 knots initially between Bowen and St Lawrence contracting south to between St Lawrence and Point Danger by late today when SE wind 30 to 40 knots will develop south of Maroochydore. Seas rising to 3.5 metres.
Strong Wind Warning
Double Island Point Point Danger including Hervey and Moreton Bay
SE/E winds 25/30 knots at first then gales developing [refer gale warning] .Seas rising to 3.0 metres.
Strong Wind Warning
Please be aware
Wind gusts can be a further 40 percent stronger than the averages given here, and maximum waves may be up to twice the height.


I'm a bit sad it means less days away though. Our otiginal 11 day trip will have been carved down to 8 !

[x-box]

Either way you'll enjoy it - it's in any case 8 days more than what i've got :(

Have fun, stay safe and don't delay with the trip report :D

[incisor]

stop ya whingeing and get out there and play with your new toy :P

would be upsetting me no end as well i have to say... ;)

[Chucaro]

Mate, here in Moore Park we have rain no stop for the last 14 hrs.
If I was you go inland :)
I just wonder how is going to be the weather tomorrow afternoon for my stop at Chinderah ?

[Grizzly_Adams]

Well you would go out and get a 130 wouldn't you? Couldn't wait until you got back from your trip, you just had to pick it up before you left didn't you? :p:p:p:p:p:p:p
:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

Enjoy it Vlad, it's a good chance to see if your new toy leaks ;):angel:

[VladTepes]

1) Of course it'll leak - its a Defender !
2) I'm taking the 110 to Fraser - gotta do timing belt etc on the new one first - dont want to take any chances !

[Phoenix]

Hang on, when did vlad get a 13o :eek:

off to search!

[Chucaro]

Sell that toy and get a proper 4WD get a Disco Tdi300 :wasntme:
( Here we are going again :twisted:)

[Pedro_The_Swift]

Mate, here in Moore Park we have rain no stop for the last 14 hrs.
If I was you go inland :)
I just wonder how is going to be the weather tomorrow afternoon for my stop at Chinderah ?


last 12 hours non stop here too--

[Chucaro]

I log in on the bom site and the satellite image is not very positive about the weather down south.
Like that I have a Disco and not a Defender 130 so it can handle the bad weather and the occupants are dry. :D

[abaddonxi]

Well I warned you that 130s are cursed.

Edd warned you.

Hiline has scared his into submission.

Rick130 keeps his tame by feeding it gold.

Now it's your turn to do a deal with the devil Defender.:D

Cheers
Simon

[Grizzly_Adams]

Its even raining as far south as Caboolture

Redcliffe too!

[Bigbjorn]

Been raining here, Norman Park, non-stop since the early morning. forecast is for heavy rain and wild weather tonight virtualy the length of the Queensland coastline. North and Central Queensland got an absolute pasting with rain yesterday.

[JohnE]

talk about putting the mockers on a trip we are going up to noosa next thursday, for the trip we planned in september before 'she who writes off cars' wrote off the two vehs.
mmm i was looking forward to sun and surf, maybe just the surf and forget the sun. hopefully by next week it will be fine and sunny.
not taking the disco taking the yaris instead. so i won;t be driving up the beach trying to seek out the family vlad!!!



john

ps raining dogs and cats up here on the north coast, forcast for the rest of the week. bugger nearly got all the outdoors things done!

[Aaron]

Nows a good day to be cutting up milk creates and making up some sand tracks

[cucinadio]

Mate its still ****ing down here and doesnt look like its going let up tonight yhea

cheers

[cucinadio]

Nows a good day to be cutting up milk creates and making up some sand tracks

Vlad, you can drop in and have a lend of my "Hubbatrax" when you get up this way or i can bring them to you at the barge :D

cheers

[VladTepes]

cept that im going via inskip / hook point and disembarking your way !

[cucinadio]

cept that im going via inskip / hook point and disembarking your way !


ooohhhh l see, well aaron has some maxipads oh sorry maxtraxs that im sure he could lend you.

hes near redcliff arnt you aaron

cheers

[Aaron]

Yes yes... The advantage of that is, you can use them, and they wont melt!

[Aaron]

lol.

While we are lending, you can use cucinadio to mow your lawn Mrs Numpty. :)

[VladTepes]

I happily accept Cucinadios generous offer for Mrs Numpty to comeover here and ... oh, wait, I must have misread something ! :P

[cucinadio]

Lending out other peoples gear now?....Surely it's up to Aaron as to whether he wants to lend his gear out...

If you'd offered my gear to someone I'd be mightily pee'd off :mad:


as a wonderfull women said to me once in a very helpful pm "some of the people you are talking to and upsetting are personal Friends out side of the forum and if you don't know that you will sometimes come across as being rude " or something to that effect ;)

although i don't know Aaron out side of the forum sense , l do know him well enough to have a personal joke with him within the forum !!:D

so thank you for the social etiquette lesson, i will try to keep from having anymore personal jokes in the future

cheers

ps this was not ment as a slag off on you if you take it as that , im sorry

[VladTepes]

It's sunny now so bugger it I'm going - catch you all in a few weeks !!!!

[Grizzly_Adams]

Have a good trip Vlad :BigThumb:

[incisor]

hope you are stoping in on the way past so i can vent at your having holidays when i am trapped here :P

enjoy the break!

[RonMcGr]

It's sunny now so bugger it I'm going - catch you all in a few weeks !!!!

Good luck, they had 109mm in that area yesterday :D

[RonMcGr]

Lending out other peoples gear now?....Surely it's up to Aaron as to whether he wants to lend his gear out...

If you'd offered my gear to someone I'd be mightily pee'd off :mad:

:clap2::clap2::Rolling::clap2::clap2:

Onyer NM :D

[incisor]

count to ten dave, count to ten.....

biting tongue.... grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

there, i have resisted temptation :angel:

/me is getting better...... ;)

[Aaron]

/me is getting better...... ;)

Now thats the sign of someone who has spent a long time on IRC :P

[Pedro_The_Swift]

Irrational Red Capsules?:eek: