16Th Snake Valley Camp.

[mill (Martin)]

1st - 5th November 2013
Booking in at the bottom of this page.

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4 nights of beautiful dark sky away from City glare.
- LIMITED TO 50 BOOKINGS ONLY -
(plus casual visitors also welcome)

- The observing field has 240 volt mains Power
- There are 12 bunkhouses (from 2 to 8 bunks) and lots of camping space on the observing field.
- Caravans welcome.
- Hot showers & toilets in a caravan park style amenities block.
- Large dining room for about 60 people
- Recreation room (billiards, table tennis)
- Fully equipped kitchen with all cooking utensils, crockery, cutlery, fridges etc.
- Lake for swimming, fishing, canoeing etc.
- BBQ facilities
*Please note, Bunkhouses CANNOT be booked for one night only.
We have previously lost bookings due to bunkhouses being used for only one night when people wanted to book them for 3 or 4 nights and couldn't because of the 'one night' stayer booking it first.
Exceptions are accepted if you are in a shared bunkhouse with others staying more than one night.
Alternatively, the campsite is available for one night if that's all you can stay.
*Alcohol is allowed, but 'drunkenness' will not be tolerated. Offenders will be asked to leave.
* Aerosols of any description (Aeroguard, deodorant etc) are TOTALLY BANNED on the observing field. Stray spray could (and has) permanently damage optics.
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Snake Valley Astronomy Camps are fun, low key social events. A white light ban is in force (as expected), but due to the nature of our camps, imagers and observers are all mixed in together having a great social astronomy experience.
Red Lights (Red LED Head Torches, etc) are acceptable.

THE BUNKHOUSES
The 12 bunkhouses range from 2, 4, or 6 bunks up to several with 8 bunks (4 sets of upper and lower bunks).
They have mattresses, but no bed linen. You will need to supply your own sheets, blankets, doona's, and pillows. Or just throw a sleeping bag on the mattress.
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CAMPING
The observing field/camping area is on a very gentle slope to assist drainage, bordered on the west by trees and the
road, and on the east by the lake. Plenty of room for a lot of people to camp and set up.
240v power is supplied.
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SKY
Very dark. There is a faint light dome visible low in the east, coming from Ballarat, Melbourne and Geelong.
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COOKING
The kitchen is fully equipped.
All cutlery, cooking utensils, pots, pans, jugs, you name it, it's probably there!
Microwaves, grillers, enormous gas ovens and stove top, 3 fridge/freezers.
All you need is your food.
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SHOPS
There are supplies available locally.
3k - Snake Valley General Store: Basic groceries, petrol etc
closes 12:00 Sat, shut Sunday
5k - Linton Store: Basic groceries, petrol, hot fish & chips, hamburgers etc.
Open 7 days till 8pm
12k - Smythesdale: Supermarket, petrol, shops.
Open 7 days
20 minutes - Ballarat
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LOCAL SIGHTS: Nimmons Bridge, Computer Museum, Jubilee Gold Mine Historic Reserve, Sovereign Hill, etc.

FEES
(to allow more people to attend the camp some people may have to share a bunkhouse)

Bunkhouses (per person)*
2 nights $60.00
3 nights $80.00
4 nights $95.00
Campsite (per person)
1 night $25.00
2 nights $50.00
3 nights $75.00
4 nights $90.00
Children under 5 y.o. - free
Saturday Night Feast - adults -$20.00 - under 15 yo -$15.00
The fee for the Saturday night feast goes to assist the local CERT Team. (Community First Responder Emergency Response Team).


Please book in with name:
Bunk or tent:
How many ppl:
How many nights:
Which day's:
Feast yes/no:



Hoping to see you all there,


Martin.

[barx1963 (Malcolm)]

Name Malcolm Barker
Bunk or tent:Bunk
How many ppl:1
How many nights:2
Which day's:Friday and Saturday
Feast yes/no:YES!!!

Love ya work Martin!!

Malcolm

[desler]

Name Darren Esler
Bunk or tent:Bunk
How many ppl:1
How many nights:4
Which day's: All of them!
Feast yes/no:YES!!!

Yey Marty

Dazza

: P

[Cloudyagain (Neale)]

Please book in with name: Neale Walters
Bunk or tent: BUNK
How many ppl: 1
How many nights: 3
Which day's: Fri Sat Sun
Feast yes/no: YES

[Jen]

Woooooohoooooo yes im in for sure I wouldn't miss it even though its the hubby's birthday that weekend hahaha shhhhhhhh

Jen & Drew
Bunk or tent: tent
How many ppl: 2
How many nights: all of them cause Mondays always the best night haha
Which day's: as above ummm do I really have to repeat myself again lol
Feast yes/no: yes please

IS IT NOVEMBER YET
Omg I'm so excited look out crystal cabins were back with a vengeance after missing out last camp hahaha it's going to feel like a 5 star hotel to be able to have a shower lol lol

[Forgey (Paula)]

Please book in with name: Paula
Bunk or tent: Tent
How many ppl: 2
How many nights:2 (might change when i get my rec leave request back from work)
Which day's: Friday/Saturday
Feast yes/no: YES!

Bring it on

[mill (Martin)]

All booked in

[Jen]

Wooohooo jens doing her happy dance

[niko]

Niko
Camping
4 nights
Feast
No clouds

Thanks

[alistairsam]

oh yeah, its about time!!
count me in

Bunk or tent: Tent
How many ppl: 1
How many nights: 2
Which day's: Sat, Sun
Feast yes/no: Yep

[Jen]

Originally Posted by niko

Niko
Camping
4 nights
Feast
No clouds

Thanks

Mmmm Niko where has you enthusiasm gone lol what happened to f#*k yeah count me in haha

[rcheshire (Rowland)]

Please book in with name: Rowland
Bunk or tent: Bunk
How many ppl: 1
How many nights: 4
Which day's: All
Feast yes/no: Yes

Thanks Martin

[Greenswale (Wren)]

Soooo, its that time again!

Wren
Bunk
One ppl
4 nights
And you betcha for the feast!

Darren - bring ya togs, rubber ducky and shrink reduction kit.

[Jen]

Hahaha lol Wren are you bringing some more flying toys

[Wombat_In_Space (Darren)]

Hi Martin
Put me down as a possible booking for now please.

Please book in with namearren
Bunk or tent:Tent
How many ppl:1
How many nights:All
Which day's:All
Feast yes/no:Yes

[byronpaul (Paul)]

Martin,

been hanging out for this !!!!!!

Name: Paul Byron
Bunk or tent: Caravan
How many ppl: 1
How many nights: 3 (possibly 4)
Which day's: Fri, Sat, Sun (maybe Monday)
Feast yes/no: Yes

Looking forward to catching up with everybody.

[Greenswale (Wren)]

Originally Posted by Jen

Hahaha lol Wren are you bringing some more flying toys

Yep, Jen. There will be flying and frolic in the pond. Maybe even a bit of night flying........

But it all depends on someone's need to jump in and play with the frogs.

[mill (Martin)]

All booked in

[desler]

Jen

I heard you were the one with snorkel and flippers, retrieving the big boys toys from the lake! We could possibly make a empty UDL can raft!

Daz

[Jen]

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Originally Posted by desler

Jen

I heard you were the one with snorkel and flippers, retrieving the big boys toys from the lake! We could possibly make a empty UDL can raft!

Daz

lol Daz but you my dear friend owns the rubber ducky bahahaha udl raft sounds like fun hehe let's do it I will empty them while you make the raft [/COLOR]