Driving to Wodonga and back

[Ralph1Malph]

Hi all,
I'll be setting out on an adventure really early this Thursday morning 24 Jan.
Driving to Wodonga to attend a reunion and then returning.

Anyhoo, just letting everyone know that I'll be on the road, feel free to wave and if I get in trouble, respond to my emergency 'help' post!.

I have done the trip many times before but not for a few years now so I guess the road conditions will be different to what I remember.

My intended route and timings are:

Leave NW Bris 0500 along the Cunningham Hwy to Warwick and Goondiwindi, then Newell Hwy through Moree (stopping for a quick cup of tea/lunch at a friends house) to Dubbo.

Plan is to O'nite in Dubbo if I have a slow run or trouble or Parkes/Forbes if all goes well and I get that far.

Friday morn is on to Wodonga via Wagga and Albury. I often shave a few km off the trip by turning off the Newell and using the Olypic Hwy through Grenfell and Young (bypassing West Wyalong) rejoining near Junee.

Home will be the reverse leaving Wodonga on Sunday 27 Jan.

I am just posting in case I run into trouble, I'd be grateful to anyone living near the route that could assist if it goes pear shaped. I'll ring my wife who'll post an SOS here! Of course all will go well but gotta plan for worst case.

Cheers
Ralph

[Chucaro]

Relax, you driving a LR so you will never run into trouble
Have a safe and enjoyable trip

[Blknight.aus]

you know you can do that trip and spend less than 1/10th of it on black top...

have a good run at it.

[Ralph1Malph]

you know you can do that trip and spend less than 1/10th of it on black top...

have a good run at it.

Yup.
I'd love to avoid the black top but this trip comes second to the event at the end and time is tight unfortunately. Gotta be there by 1600 Fri and back at work by 1000 Tues 29.

Be interested in a little bit of fun road/track on the way back though!

Ralph

[Blknight.aus]

IIR theres a short section that pulls about 50K out of the trip and was capable of being done near highway speed so shouldnt slow you down, If I still have my GPS log/map run of it I'll post it over.

[alien]

The things people do for their mates

Might be worth a last minute check of the NSW Fire service web site.
The Newel looks like it is now open after the fire near Coonabarabran.

Above all, have fun and stay safe.

[weeds]

what re-union is it?

we had our 25 year re-union for the 43rd fitters 2 weekend ago

[ecn226]

I heard on the grape vine that the 38th class was having one on Australia Day

[Ralph1Malph]

what re-union is it?

we had our 25 year re-union for the 43rd fitters 2 weekend ago

I heard on the grape vine that the 38th class was having one on Australia Day

Yup right on both counts.

38th Class Reunion, this Australia Day.

Drinks Fri evening, Memorial service and dedication Sat morning, tour of trade wings and museum Sat arvo (I'll prob not do that bit) and dinner on Sat evening.
Looking forward to catching up with heaps of dudes. About the same or more folk than came to the 20th.

The organiser reckons about 75-80 38th intake attending, including spouses/partners is close to 100. Not bad for an intake of approx 300, 30 years on!

Cheers Big Ears.

Ralph

[weeds]

Yup right on both counts.

38th Class Reunion, this Australia Day.

Drinks Fri evening, Memorial service and dedication Sat morning, tour of trade wings and museum Sat arvo (I'll prob not do that bit) and dinner on Sat evening.
Looking forward to catching up with heaps of dudes. About the same or more folk than came to the 20th.

The organiser reckons about 75-80 38th intake attending, including spouses/partners is close to 100. Not bad for an intake of approx 300, 30 years on!

Cheers Big Ears.

Ralph

good stuff...you will have a hoot