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
Sunday, September 16, 2007
September Club Run
After the arduous hill climbs and descents we went on some moderate roads to a place west of Coffs and stopped for a great lunch by the creek.
This is a group of Club Jeepers having lunch. Well, not everything is about food. It is also about telling lies. You can tell when they're lying when their mouths are open and sound is coming out. Today they are telling lies about how tough Jeeps were in the old days before Plastic and before Classic when Jeeps were made as tough as stone.
This is Gus thinking about the stories he just heard and trying to work out how they really did build Jeeps out of stone. Click on the image to see the story come to life.
Then something happened that all Jeepers like. We ran out of roads.
Terrible things happen when you run out of roads. Mostly they happened to Max.
Whoops
More Whoops
Saved by Ol' Red Dog
The water from the engine area came from the creek, the stuff running out the door is most likely tears from Max
Most of us built a bridge after that and moved on to some hard hill climbing but I didn't get any photos of that as I was too busy hanging onto the steering wheel.
I don't think they make trees like this anymore.
Now you might think that Max and the little bit of water on the inside was the saddest story of the day. No that would be the story of Chris (Elmo) being discovered in the front seat of a Nissan heading to the same place on Upper and Downer when the Jeep Club came along. He called out something about a cut-off switch not working but that's for the evidence to prove.
Most Club members think that Max will be busy draining, and then some more draining and refilling. Max said he isn't even going to sell it.
This is a great strangler fig picture which was just around the corner from where everyone else stopped.
This is a group of Club Jeepers having lunch. Well, not everything is about food. It is also about telling lies. You can tell when they're lying when their mouths are open and sound is coming out. Today they are telling lies about how tough Jeeps were in the old days before Plastic and before Classic when Jeeps were made as tough as stone.
This is Gus thinking about the stories he just heard and trying to work out how they really did build Jeeps out of stone. Click on the image to see the story come to life.
Then something happened that all Jeepers like. We ran out of roads.
Terrible things happen when you run out of roads. Mostly they happened to Max.
Whoops
More Whoops
Saved by Ol' Red Dog
The water from the engine area came from the creek, the stuff running out the door is most likely tears from Max
Most of us built a bridge after that and moved on to some hard hill climbing but I didn't get any photos of that as I was too busy hanging onto the steering wheel.
I don't think they make trees like this anymore.
Now you might think that Max and the little bit of water on the inside was the saddest story of the day. No that would be the story of Chris (Elmo) being discovered in the front seat of a Nissan heading to the same place on Upper and Downer when the Jeep Club came along. He called out something about a cut-off switch not working but that's for the evidence to prove.
Most Club members think that Max will be busy draining, and then some more draining and refilling. Max said he isn't even going to sell it.
This is a great strangler fig picture which was just around the corner from where everyone else stopped.
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