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Sunshine coast to Tas and back

Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2015 8:28 pm
by johno
I've been planning this trip for a while .
It's been on again and off again quite a few times
- not really knowing if I can get the time off from work,
- not knowing if family stuff would allow it
- etc etc
Anyways it all seems to have come together in the last couple of months.
Thanks Matt Berry for your help in getting the car into shape.
The plan is ; Depart Sunshine coast 28th Dec. to Melb. via Sydney and Hume hwy.on to the Spirit of Tas Jan 1st to Devonport and back on it again 1st Feb and about 6 days to get home up the coast - roughly 6 weeks away camping .
The bus that we are going in will be known by some on this forum as Dutchy's old panel van - not as low as it used to be, but with a bit of a camping setup in the rear now.
We will have fairly limited internet access a lot of the time - but I will try and update from time to time.


anyways cheers for now
must continue packing and last day of work tomorrow.
Will post some pics in time if my Ipad allows me to

Re: Sunshine coast to Tas and back

Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2015 10:02 pm
by kombibob
Awesome! Safe trip John and look forward to the updates.

Re: Sunshine coast to Tas and back

Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2015 6:23 am
by splitbus
Have a safe trip and look out for those Moreroxian drivers

Re: Sunshine coast to Tas and back

Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2015 6:55 am
by johno
Thanks Guys,
shall try and post some pics and updates as we go - not very tech savvy though with my Ipad.
And will certainly be trying to keep clear of those mad gooses like the one in the Audi in "Anything Goes"

Re: Sunshine coast to Tas and back

Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2015 4:48 pm
by johno
Day 3, only 240kms from Melbourne. Little bit of starter motor trouble today all fixed now (hopefully) into Melbourne for New Years onto the spirit of tas New Year's Day

Re: Sunshine coast to Tas and back

Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2015 1:22 am
by Shaven
johno... no pics. what sort of road trip is this??? :P :lol:

Re: Sunshine coast to Tas and back

Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2015 12:29 pm
by johno
I've been trying to send some pics on my IPad but don't seem to be able to resize them - keep getting the message that the file is too large

Re: Sunshine coast to Tas and back

Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2015 12:41 pm
by johno
If I had an actual email address to send them to I don't seem to have any probs

Re: Sunshine coast to Tas and back

Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2016 11:19 pm
by Shaven
johno wrote:I've been trying to send some pics on my IPad but don't seem to be able to resize them - keep getting the message that the file is too large
iPhone pics automatic will upload to Photobucket. Then just copy IMG from Photobucket & paste here... It's that easy. I've done it for yearssss :lol:

Re: Sunshine coast to Tas and back

Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2016 3:13 pm
by johno
I don't have an iPhone though ,just an iPad.
Seems very easy to send pics to personal email addresses but trying to attach them as a file to this forum I can't seem to reduce them in size.
It will be about another 5 weeks before I'm home and can upload the pics.
But, as a bit of an update, we are now camping seaside at The Bay of Fires. The ocean is visible from our bed.
The trip across on the Spirit of Tas was very uneventful, then the next day we travelled up an down both sides of the Tamar river and the camped at the weld borough pub, even sat in front of a wood fire in the pub last night. This morning we had a look at St Columba falls, then made our way to St Helens and then on to this camp sight. Probably going to spend acouple of nights here now and then a few nights camping with some other family members at Scamander.

Re: Sunshine coast to Tas and back

Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2016 4:31 pm
by silverbullet
Getting close to my home town bicheno. We have the bakery there if you go past. How did you go getting such a good spot at bay of fires with so many people around for school holidays cheer ian

Re: Sunshine coast to Tas and back

Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2016 6:26 pm
by johno
Mate, there aren't too many people around - struck it lucky I guess

Re: Sunshine coast to Tas and back

Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2016 8:44 pm
by dmb
I would advise to eat from Ian's bakery, it is delicious, bay of fires is beautiful

Re: Sunshine coast to Tas and back

Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2016 8:58 pm
by Shaven
johno wrote:I don't have an iPhone though ,just an iPad.
Seems very easy to send pics to personal email addresses but trying to attach them as a file to this forum I can't seem to reduce them in size.
Johno... doesn't matter if you have an iPhone, iPad, laptop or office computer... just download the App or login via the net to Photobucket.
Its all the same... does it all for you.

http://www.photobucket.com

Re: Sunshine coast to Tas and back

Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2016 8:41 am
by johno
Silver bullet will probably be passing thru Bicheno on Sunday.
Will try and drop in and say hello if you're around