September Club Run

The September Club run started peacefully enough. At the Club meeting on the previous Wednesday it had been decided to do a scenic run. Don't worry too much about the tyres but focus more on the scenery. (See later the part at lunch time about what Jeepers do best)

The meeting place was Urban at the Jetty Strip. A great new restaurant for Coffs. Great coffee.

The run briefing was conducted and it was told that it was not going to be a scenic tour but a "moderate" run to show what Coffs has to offer.

We all agreed to meet at Korora for any final details as well as tyre stuff. I think there were the same people at Korora as at Urban but.....

The run was virtually in two stages. The first stage was a run into the steep hinterlands of Coffs in the shadow of Bruxner Park Flora Reserve. Then along some guttered tracks where the recent rain made for some trouble. Blokes with low tyre pressures and lockers seemed to do well. Only one snatch required to get everyone out.

We then went through the old gold mining trails around Coffs where the jungle has re-claimed most of the story. The old timers talk about thousands of people living in the hills digging and sweating for the precious gold. We have the history of names and trails around to remind us. "Convincing Ground" Road was named for the purpose it served. After Sunday service anyone who had a dispute with someone else walked to the Convincing Ground and someone convinced someone else about who was right or not.

This was a Stage point in the run and we then went across the upper reaches of the Orara Valley to a creek for lunch and some more work. However due to some mischevious navigation we ran out of roads...yahoo... and had to just keep on going.

There are some satellite images of the run and you can open these up for the road details.

See the post below for the rest of the story