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Boat Harbour, Anna Bay, Stockton beach excursion
Posted:
Fri May 13, 2005 7:48 amby birddog114
Hi All,
As discussed with stubbsy, I may organise a meet and a photo workshop over those areas in the next couple months, and date has not been set yet.
Boat Harbour, Anna Bay, Stockton beach, Nelson Bay, Newcastle are the nice places with sand dunes, nice beaches with sunrise and sunset. 4WD fun driving over the Stockton beach, sand dunes, camel rides etc...
Possibility of camping, fishing, 4WD on Stockton beach
I'll open my holiday home at Boat harbour and use it as a base to explore the surrounded areas, Stubbsy and Flyer's bases are about 50 min. drive to/ from.
Maximum of 10 members, please express your thoughts and interest.
Posted:
Fri May 13, 2005 10:25 amby stubbsy
Unsurprisingly I'm interested. Don't have a 4WD (don't think my Mazda 6 likes sand that much
)
Posted:
Fri May 13, 2005 10:29 amby birddog114
stubbsy wrote:Unsurprisingly I'm interested. Don't have a 4WD (don't think my Mazda 6 likes sand that much
)
Stubbsy,
My truck will pull your Mazda out if you're stuck in the sand
Re: Boat Harbour, Anna Bay, Stockton beach excursion
Posted:
Fri May 13, 2005 10:32 amby MCWB
Birddog114 wrote:4WD fun driving over the Stockton beach
Darb's mates with the Hilux might be able to give you some tips. On how not to do it.
Posted:
Fri May 13, 2005 12:07 pmby sheepie
Naturally, you can count us in
Our Forrester may only be a baby 4WD, but it still counts
Will consider camping, but we have back up accommodation in Newcastle if it comes to that.
Posted:
Fri May 13, 2005 5:30 pmby stubbsy
bump
Posted:
Fri May 13, 2005 5:36 pmby sheepie
stubbsy wrote:bump
Ouch! Mind who yer bumpin', lad!
Posted:
Fri May 13, 2005 6:02 pmby MCWB
Registering interest for the concept in principle, depending if I can get the other half involved or not. After May is better for me, May is a bit mental for me.
Posted:
Fri May 13, 2005 7:26 pmby pippin88
I'm interested, but it would depend on timing.
Posted:
Fri May 13, 2005 7:50 pmby Flyer
pippin88 wrote:I'm interested, but it would depend on timing.
Same here.
Very interested.
Hope I don't miss it this time...
Posted:
Fri May 13, 2005 7:58 pmby birddog114
Have to be somehere in June or July.
Posted:
Fri May 13, 2005 9:51 pmby sheepie
Don't make it the holiday weekend tho - we are going to Canberra (our 'early May' trip!)
Posted:
Fri May 13, 2005 9:54 pmby birddog114
sheepie wrote:Don't make it the holiday weekend tho - we are going to Canberra (our 'early May' trip!)
No, not long week-end I have some commitments with it already.
Have you ever been on Stockton beach and sand dunes in Anna Bay?
Posted:
Fri May 13, 2005 10:01 pmby birddog114
Perhaps, stubbsy and myself will recon those areas more in details and find some good spots, I knew Boat Harbour, Anna Bay and its vicinity very well but like to pick the top spots.
Posted:
Fri May 13, 2005 10:02 pmby sheepie
Birddog114 wrote:Have you ever been on Stockton beach and sand dunes in Anna Bay?
Not yet, although have driven past them. The whole area is really nice.
Have been looking for an excuse to go on the beach since I got the Forrester. Looks like we finally have one
Look forward to getting out there (hopefully) for a sunrise with the shipwreck in the foreground. We'll see
Posted:
Fri May 13, 2005 10:03 pmby sheepie
Birddog114 wrote:Perhaps, stubbsy and myself will recon those areas more in details and find some good spots, I knew Boat Harbour, Anna Bay and its vicinity very well but like to pick the top spots.
Give us a yell if you're going to, don't need too much of an excuse to go to Newcastle. I think we're headed up that way in the next couple of weeks anyway
Posted:
Fri May 13, 2005 10:18 pmby birddog114
My holiday home is just five min. walk to Boat Harbour beach, a small beach with natural boat ramp, nice view.
Now I need a boat about 17 or 22 feet.
Posted:
Fri May 13, 2005 10:20 pmby birddog114
sheepie wrote:Birddog114 wrote:Perhaps, stubbsy and myself will recon those areas more in details and find some good spots, I knew Boat Harbour, Anna Bay and its vicinity very well but like to pick the top spots.
Give us a yell if you're going to, don't need too much of an excuse to go to Newcastle. I think we're headed up that way in the next couple of weeks anyway
I'll give you the address tomorrow for stoping by, in case you're around that area.
Posted:
Sat May 14, 2005 12:18 amby stubbsy
Birddog114 wrote:Perhaps, stubbsy and myself will recon those areas more in details and find some good spots, I knew Boat Harbour, Anna Bay and its vicinity very well but like to pick the top spots.
I'm up for that. Just give me a yell.
Posted:
Sat May 14, 2005 7:14 amby birddog114
stubbsy wrote:Birddog114 wrote:Perhaps, stubbsy and myself will recon those areas more in details and find some good spots, I knew Boat Harbour, Anna Bay and its vicinity very well but like to pick the top spots.
I'm up for that. Just give me a yell.
stubbsy,
Do you want to make a visit tomorrow? I'll call you when I approach the exit, perhaps around 7:30 - 8:00am.
Posted:
Sat May 14, 2005 11:44 amby stubbsy
Sounds good to me. I have nothing planned. It will take me about 10 miutes to get to the Hexham exit on the freeway. So far as the time WHAT TIME ARE YOU LEAVING SYDNEY
? 6 am Bet the kids love you
Posted:
Sat May 14, 2005 12:58 pmby birddog114
stubbsy wrote:Sounds good to me. I have nothing planned. It will take me about 10 miutes to get to the Hexham exit on the freeway. So far as the time WHAT TIME ARE YOU LEAVING SYDNEY
? 6 am Bet the kids love you
I'll call you!
Posted:
Tue May 24, 2005 8:41 amby birddog114
Is anyone interesting in doing the outdoor workshop shooting in this area over the Queen's Birthday Long weekend? Saturday or Sunday?
Your thought please.
Posted:
Tue May 24, 2005 10:32 amby pippin88
Is that the weekend of the 11/12th of June?
If so, unfortunately, I can't make it (exams).
Posted:
Tue May 24, 2005 10:48 amby birddog114
pippin88 wrote:Is that the weekend of the 11/12th of June?
If so, unfortunately, I can't make it (exams).
Yes, exams on weekend?
Strange!!!!
Posted:
Tue May 24, 2005 12:35 pmby sheepie
nup - we'll be in Canberra
Posted:
Tue May 24, 2005 12:45 pmby stubbsy
I am free that weekend.
Posted:
Tue May 24, 2005 12:50 pmby birddog114
sheepie wrote:nup - we'll be in Canberra
What? seeing Johnny? Your mate
Posted:
Tue May 31, 2005 2:49 pmby stubbsy
I'm guessing this isn't happening due to lack of interest for the long weekend. Definitely we should organise it some time though.
Posted:
Tue May 31, 2005 3:34 pmby birddog114
stubbsy wrote:I'm guessing this isn't happening due to lack of interest for the long weekend. Definitely we should organise it some time though.
Yes, correct, we might leave it for a later date.
Posted:
Tue May 31, 2005 5:30 pmby pippin88
Birddog114 wrote:pippin88 wrote:Is that the weekend of the 11/12th of June?
If so, unfortunately, I can't make it (exams).
Yes, exams on weekend?
Strange!!!!
I have major exams on the 15/16th, so I need to be studying unfortunately.
Posted:
Wed Jun 01, 2005 9:54 pmby Ben
I would be keen and have a 4wd, it would just depend on timing as I too have exams on 22 and 23rd June and my sons B'day on 3rd july.
Hey Pippin I hear your a med student in Newie. What year??
Ben
Posted:
Thu Jun 02, 2005 7:09 amby birddog114
This event may delay until July, though the long
w/e does not attract many member's interest.
How's about an event at the week end with Twilight cruise dinner and accomodation + workshops during the day.
http://www.moonshadow.com.au/
Posted:
Thu Jun 02, 2005 10:32 amby stubbsy
Birddog114 wrote:This event may delay until July, though the long
w/e does not attract many member's interest.
How's about an event at the week end with Twilight cruise dinner and accomodation + workshops during the day.
http://www.moonshadow.com.au/
I'd be interested. If we're lucky we might even see some dolphins.
Posted:
Thu Jun 02, 2005 10:33 amby birddog114
This
w/e and next
w/e are their whale watching opening season.
Lot of activities at the Bay.
Posted:
Thu Jun 02, 2005 10:44 amby stubbsy
Birddog114 wrote:This
w/e and next
w/e are their whale watching opening season.
Lot of activities at the Bay.
Lot's of japanese tourists window shopping for their dinner then
Photo's of a whale up close would be awesome. Never seen one
(please note - no problem with japanese people, just those people on the planet who want to hunt another species to extinction)
Posted:
Thu Jun 02, 2005 6:43 pmby pippin88
Ben wrote:I would be keen and have a 4wd, it would just depend on timing as I too have exams on 22 and 23rd June and my sons B'day on 3rd july.
Hey Pippin I hear your a med student in Newie. What year??
Ben
I'm first year. Yourself?
Posted:
Thu Jun 02, 2005 11:08 pmby Ben
Im in fourth year. How are you enjoying it so far?
Posted:
Fri Jun 03, 2005 2:47 pmby pippin88
Ben wrote:Im in fourth year. How are you enjoying it so far?
It's pretty good so far, but I'll get back to you on that after exams
Posted:
Thu Jun 09, 2005 3:33 pmby pippin88
What's the current status of this excursion?
I've decided that if it's on this weekend (Saturday?) I'd like to come, and bring Ann too.
EDIT: Just spoken to Thanh, and I'm coming along on Saturday - hopefully some others can make it too.
Posted:
Thu Jun 09, 2005 4:12 pmby MCWB
By the look of
this thread it looks like
this is a goer? I'm still deciding whether or not I can go, I have to be in the city at 6, which would probably mean leaving around 4-ish... might consider doing Sunday instead, what do people have planned?
Posted:
Thu Jun 09, 2005 8:58 pmby birddog114
pippin88 & MCWB,
If you can make it, please give me a call n 0416 218 618.
Posted:
Fri Jun 10, 2005 12:42 pmby stubbsy
Just had a chat to some 4WD people at work. It's about 20 minutes from the 4WD entrance at Anna Bay to the wreck of the Sygna. You can also go on at Lavis Lane (the roundabout where the servo is south of the Newcastle airport roundabout) which is shorter, but not as good a track.
Of visual interest apart from the dunes is the Sygna itself (probably as far south as we need go) and "steel city" which is a whole stack of rusty tin fisherman's shacks behind the dunes. The Sygna is S of Lavis Lane and the shacks are N of Lavis lane.
I believe birddog has a GPS which would be a useful thing to have. At the Anna bay entrance is also a big sign with a mobile phone no for people who'll come and drag you out if you get bogged
Posted:
Tue Jun 14, 2005 7:21 amby birddog114
stubbsy wrote:Just had a chat to some 4WD people at work. It's about 20 minutes from the 4WD entrance at Anna Bay to the wreck of the Sygna. You can also go on at Lavis Lane (the roundabout where the servo is south of the Newcastle airport roundabout) which is shorter, but not as good a track.
Of visual interest apart from the dunes is the Sygna itself (probably as far south as we need go) and "steel city" which is a whole stack of rusty tin fisherman's shacks behind the dunes. The Sygna is S of Lavis Lane and the shacks are N of Lavis lane.
I believe birddog has a GPS which would be a useful thing to have. At the Anna bay entrance is also a big sign with a mobile phone no for people who'll come and drag you out if you get bogged
Peter,
I knew both these spots, unfortunately, we had no good opportunity to do it last
w/e but will do one day near, I normarlly start at Anna Bay near my DRP base, the venture and exploration may take up to 1/2 day with the 4WD. We have to summon members who have the 4WD to join otherwise, my truck only takes 4 and it's the maximum.