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Re: 2019 grab an opal tour.
Posted: Thu May 09, 2019 5:54 am
by reddo
I"m gunna contact all parks ... tell em i am you.... ( geez thats gunna be painfull ) and advise them that i ( you ) are bringing a 9ft van and will no longer require drive through sites......
..... might even throw in a comment ... like... i dont mind camping near the transpiration area and dump point....he..he..he..
i suppose we have as much chance of seeing you reverse a van onto a site as we have of seeing World Champion surfer Kelly Slater surfing the point break at Lightning Ridge
6 days and counting.
Junior Ex Tour Organiser.
Re: 2019 grab an opal tour.
Posted: Thu May 09, 2019 7:57 am
by Strugglebrook
Re: 2019 grab an opal tour.
Posted: Fri May 10, 2019 6:16 am
by reddo
9 foot 3 inches...??.....So you are taking the egg instead of the Chicken!!!. Bit small for 13 days on the road..
Yep...your right .. the managers would pick your voice anywhere.. There is nothing like the sound of Foghorn Leghorn making a call from up the telegraph pole out the front of Sam Druckers store at Hooterville.
Yep... thats me.. "Mr Methane" the "00" Agent... silent.. but deadly.
Meanwhile i have packed 2 bricks in the Hilux.
have heard nothing about van park arrangements at Moree or Manilla.. so ... i figure i will do a drive by on the respective police stations.. throw a brick through the front door... The resulting action by the boys should see me get overnight accomodation in a secure spot... and maybe even a free breakfast...
It pays to have a contingency plan when on tour.
Re: 2019 grab an opal tour.
Posted: Fri May 10, 2019 8:02 am
by Strugglebrook
Re: 2019 grab an opal tour.
Posted: Fri May 10, 2019 10:20 am
by humpty
Do I need to confirm with Doug for Murrurundi?
Re: 2019 grab an opal tour.
Posted: Sun May 12, 2019 6:19 am
by reddo
Hi Pete..
Our Tour Organiser seems to be otherwise disposed at the moment..
To answer your question...
Carol and Doug have set aside 4 or 5 sites for us in the one area of the park ...up near the entrance . If you want a "sacred site" aka where you always set up on the Christmas in July weekend , you can ring and let em know that ...
See ya wednesday/
Reddo..... Jnr assistant tour organiser
Re: 2019 grab an opal tour.
Posted: Sun May 12, 2019 8:35 am
by Strugglebrook
Re: 2019 grab an opal tour.
Posted: Tue May 14, 2019 7:46 am
by Strugglebrook
Good morning fellow Tourourists,
One more sleep for Pam and I before the pre tour kicking off tomorrow in sunny Murrurundi where we will catch up with some then on to Kootingal on Thursday before the Grab an Opal Tour kicks off on Friday. There will be a bowl of Pumkin soup for all on Friday night.
Everybody check your car and van and drive safely.
JD PSK.
Re: 2019 grab an opal tour.
Posted: Thu May 16, 2019 2:00 pm
by philmac
Re: 2019 grab an opal tour.
Posted: Thu May 16, 2019 8:46 pm
by Richard
WOW guys and have a fantastic time.
Thanks for posting the photos Phil and dont forget to keep them coming.
Cheers.