Last weekend Mat and I went on our second camping trip with the Suzuki Club (we went to the Zukana over the October long weekend for which I still need to write up a post). It was just for one night from Saturday through to Sunday and was entitled “Classics by the Campfire”, a chance for members to get away for a short break and do a spot of four wheel driving in a relaxed atmosphere. The location was Abercrombie River National Park not far from Oberon.
We set off at 6.30am to meet up with the rest of the group in Oberon at 10.00am and then drive in convoy to the park. We have got quite a lot of camping gear now but Mat managed to get everything packed in with room for the rear view and last minute things behind the seats. Our little Sierra might be small but she managed to get us there in good time with all the additional weight and we even fitted in a visit to the local pie shop for some breakfast before joining the group.
The weather in Oberon was pretty dismal with a chill in the wind and drizzle to add to the discomfort. We had been warned that Oberon was a particularly cold place, worse even than the Blue Mountains which we passed through to get there, and we just hoped that the rain would abate in time for setting up camp. Before we left in convoy to my delight Tim kindly provided us with the use of a club CB handheld radio so that we could tune in and keep in contact with everyone on the journey (all other people having one of the same or a proper in-car installation). I didn’t realise quite how useful this would be until (more…)
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