ok heres a short report then
Friday :
was wet
very wet
after nearly not making it due to my daughter getting sick i rocked up about 730pm to the boys all set up and on the cans with a small fire flickering in the rain
i cracked a cold one and set my gear up managing not to get to wet. then settled back for a few laughs around the fire
Saturday :
that night it pissed down
and we woke to find Kris and Justin floating around the camp site in there swags and Rob had ditched his brand new tent for the front seat of his 80 as there was more water in side it than out
so this was the ongoing joke for the day.
it continued to rain up until 930am and we were debating weather to pack up and head home, Then all of a sudden the sun was out so we jumped in the cars and headed for a look at the old huts and the two lookouts close to camp.
The weather was only getting better at this time so we decided to take a look at the track and if it was overly wet we would turn around.
well the track was wet but really gripy so we crawled our way through, some of us were on two wheels in spots and others had things clenched from start to finish.
we didn't get to the top due to the water washing some big holes in the track Wright before the step up along the rock wall witch is about three quarters the way through i guess ( soon it will be lockers only passed this point and still expect damage)
i managed to get stuck on the way out in a fun little spot that is now more a bog hole due to the river coming on to the track and washing the soil out making a steep bank that i couldn't get a wheel on due to the angle my trol was sitting on. This required knocking the top off the bank and then a short winch out.
kris dropped his passenger side in to a new hole that was covered with water and had to be snatched back out by rob. He did his damage in a few different spots as he likes to share himself around
two side steps a door sill and the front quarter is on the repair list for his trip. All the other cars came out with no damage (that they would admit anyway)
on the way back to camp we stopped at the groto that was at its the best, with all the water flowing down the waterfalls and through the ravine
back at camp the stories came out around the fire from the days rivalry
as we hit the cans again, cooked up some grub and the boys dried out there swags and gear for another nights rest
sunday morn was an early pack up after brecky to head back home
thanks to all for a top weekend and helping with my winch recovery (great team work)
cant wait for the next trip
all my pics are the same as matt's so have a look at his photo bucket!
