North Coast 4x4 Club Inc. Trip Reports
Yallacool Tourist Park Murgon - November 2009
Instead of a 4WD weekend we decided this one would be for fishing and visiting the local wineries. We were lucky enough to have three boats and some very capable fishermen - thanks for the feed Bernie! On Saturday we treated ourselves to lunch at a local winery and Saturday night dinner was in the well equipped camp kitchen. We made friends with the local birds who had many a feed from us. A great place to visit and no doubt we'll return.
Mystery Trip - October 2009
We all met at Lake Somerset Holiday Park on Friday afternoon and all up about 20 4WD's took part. On Saturday we were given instructions and left for a day trip at 3 minute intervals. Tied for first place was Dave and Jenny, and Scott and Jennifer but Gunther had organised so many prizes everyone was able to take something home. There was a total fire ban but luckily Cheryl had brought along her red cellophane pretend fire - enough to fool the security guard who came over for a look!
September 2009 - Cedar Grove Imbil
About eight families with 4WD's came on this weekend trip where we had perfect weather. Saturday morning we went for a drive through Amamoor State Forest where we found some challenging slopes before heading back to the campsite for lunch. Thanks for the lollies Cheryl! On Sunday the 'fit' people in the club went for a walk/climb while the others had a leisurely morning lounging around. Some of the team went for another run.......Noel and Cathi will remember the weekend well!
August 2009 - Imbil State Forest
Borumba Dam was the chosen campsite for the weekend with the hope of catching some fish - unfortunately they weren't biting. Seven vehicles went for a day run on Sunday through the Imbil State Forest. Everything was going really well until we hit a 200m tunnel of lantana. Even in our capable 4WD's we decided not to back out so we all powered through it gritting our teeth - needless to say we won't be taking that particular track again. The photo shows the entire group at Borumba Dam.
May 2009 - 4WD Corroboree Kilcoy
Over 300 4WDs turned up for a long weekend of driving and socialising. The Ipswich 4WD Club were the host and they did a great job organising all the day trips. Saturday's night entertainment was a great band and there were a few sore heads the next day. The photo on the left shows some of the guys comparing notes after one of the runs. Kilcoy is a great place to explore.
March 2009 - Peach Trees / Landcruiser Mountain Park
We were supposed to go to Cedar Grove this weekend but the weather on the Sunshine Coast was rain, rain and more rain. We decided to come here with a day trip to Landcruiser Mountain Park. We went through Sunday Creek Road on Friday night, a bit boggy in one part but once we put the cars into 4WD it wasn't a problem. Saturday morning we headed off to Landcruiser Mountain Park and we decided to stick to the green and yellow tracks. That didn't last long - we all managed to get up Airlocker Ave which was red - easy but challenging enough. The pic on the left shows Noel and Cathi playing in the mud. A great weekend with good friends.
December 2008 - Island Reach Imbil
This was our Christmas party weekend and most people arrived on Friday afternoon. On Saturday morning eight 4WD's headed off to explore the local region. It was very hot and sticky in the afternoon but a swim in the Mary River cooled us down. We had a special visit from Santa on Saturday afternoon and that night we all came together, shared a great meal and enjoyed the thunder and lightning spectacular.