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We arrived in Coffs at about 6pm Friday night, with a thunder storm positioned over the hills we were planning to drive the next morning.
Discussion over a nice Thai dinner in town was all centered on how slippery John’s Hill would be and how I really wanted to do the top of Koala; Which I really wanted dry to be any chance, mumble mumble, stupid storm.
We headed out to Mr Lowe’s place, had the necessary chat and we finally arrived at the camp grounds around 9pm, everyone was around the fire so we headed over, Stevo was nodding off already, I could not help but look around for Trav in a nod off competition with Stevo. (Miss ya Trav)
Bright and early Saturday Morning in the new tradition of an Eric trip, we departed camp at 7am sharp. Over Prior’s road, (a bit of a disappointment because the grader had been through) to the Three Bears. Nice warm up for Koala. I was Super stoked to do the Top Section.Everybody who did the top drove very well.
We had some lunch whilst we attempted to navigate to Eagle’s (without any highway)we nearly made it, drove down Big Boambie but missed a turn and wound up at the Tower instead. Eric and I had a go at the side track off the top of Eagles up the back of the tower (fun)
We met up with the others at sixes road and headed off for Triple peek. We went via John’s road, which must have got some of the storm because it was moist, and slippery. Winches needed.
As Eric returned down Triple Peek I thought his face was going to break, he and Pete must have had fun because the smiles went from ear to ear.
After Rod kindly donated some engine oil to the Mongrel we had a chop, when we came back, the bottom of the track had had the skin stripped from the first two cars, making it very slippery for the remainder who had been having lots of “fun” trying to climb.
Back to camp was the decision; we had some “Try Latter” way points off Peek Trail, so on the way home we gave them a nudge. The first went well so inspired we had a go at a second, this kinda turned out to be a bit “Bright Orange”.Basically it was a motorcycle track which we opened.
Sunday 7am sharp we left again on another adventure, Henry had given me a talking to, along the lines of “Wayne is a bad influence on you” that and it being go home day we went on a black to red run around Mr Lowe’s place, ending up at the wrong end of Fridays Creek road. The bit which for the last three years has been impassable; not any more!!!
With Wayne suggesting angles of attack at the bush and Henry mumbling in the back about peer group pressure, Pete on the chain saw (all practiced up from yesterday), we got through to the camp site.
We had missed a hill we call Tyre off, maybe I lost a tyre there once, so with some time up our sleeves we took the freeway back and gave it a nudge, being dry it turned out not to take the two hours we spent on it last time.
Pack up and departure was at the allotted 12 o’clock
Sorry for the GPS errors at times, hope the U-Turns were not too frustrating.
Thanks to Eric for doing the leg work, thanks to everybody who came along made a great weekend happen.
South Coffs is known as the harder side of town, which explains why we were often traveling the road less traveled. Maybe next time we will do more North side. Mr Lowe did finally reveal the location of “Suicide Track” (not on any map) that might be worth a look along with the Zephyr (also not on a map)
I wonder if the folks who live a Coffs know how lucky they are to have so much great driving (of all levels,we went G4 remember
) so close.
Pete at the risk of posting another picture of a Jeep on the forum did you get a picture of the “Twig” which got stuck under the Jeep during one of the GPS U-Turns
Cheers
Gaz
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