Autumn trip to Bretti. 9th,10th,11th and 12th May.

[Inmykombi]

A couple of us from the Central Coast of NSW are thinking we should get up to Bretti like we used to a few years back and enjoy some dark skies and camping.
Bretti is Near Gloucester. About 30k’s up the Thunderbolt Road from Barrington.
If you look it up on Google…. Search for Bretti reserve or Bretti track.
If you are willing to come along you need to bring everything you need with you as the free camp is about 30 K’s from the nearest shop.
This includes water.
There are flushing toilets and drop toilets on site.
Hope to see a few there….

[GTB_an_Owl]

we normally camp where the red cross is

PS. there is no phone coverage at Bretti

geoff

[GTB_an_Owl]

it may get cold - bring warm clothes

geoff

[glend]

I love Bretti and my time spent there is a lasting memory. I highly recommend this trip to anyone who wants to experience a true dark sky and the wonders that it reveals.
Alas for me, I can no longer attend due to health issues, but I look forward to Geoff's report.:thumbsup::eyepop:

[GTB_an_Owl]

just two weeks to go before the planned Bretti trip
time to get organised and pack - then wait for the weather gods

who else is interested ??

geoff

[Leo.G]

I wish I was in a position to go, my late mother lived in Gloucester for many years and I was always fond of the town. I did a lot of driving and sight seeing as a teenager around the region, I even got bogged on an old bridge in Barrington Tops which was timber and mud. No railings either side and a teenager with a high powered Monaro (sadly lowered, didn't help my predicament) and my 4 younger sisters in the vehicle, a recipe for disaster.
I got smart and made my sisters get out and walk to a safe place away from the bridge and the possibility of the Monaro going out of control, dug under, put branches and crap and eventually got out though I did nearly put it over the edge. The next time my 15 year old sister told me she'd direct me I told her I'd use a map.

[Inmykombi]

The long range weather prediction isn’t favourable for this trip for the dates selected. I will check closer to the date and make a decision if I go or not.

[GTB_an_Owl]

don't give up yet Geoff

i predict the rain will break on the wednesday (8th May)

geoff

[Inmykombi]

I'm not giving up. But if rain is predicted I'm not going to go, and will wait until another time.

[Inmykombi]

The weather still isn't playing the game for this trip I’m afraid.
I have been to Bretti in the past when it has rained a lot and it wasn’t fun.
I’ll make a decision Monday as to whether I go or not.
Next new moon is 6th June from memory. Maybe it’s better to try again then.

[glend]

:rain:Hopefully it clears up for you Geoff. The rivers will certainly be up. I recall one trip where the crossing to the farm was impassible, and the water level was up past the gate at our and of the Reserve. Watching the Newcastle radar over the past few days it us pretty certain the area did get some rain. A couple of days of good sunshine should dry things out, if we get it. Lingering high humidity will probably bring fog down into the Reserve, so pray for a slight westerly (dry) breeze.

[GTB_an_Owl]

Yes, despite forecast, radar looks good up that way to-day Glen
fingers crossed

geoff

[Inmykombi]

I have pulled the pin on my trip to Bretti sorry. Friends of ours have suffered with floods with the rising Wyong River waters, and need help to clean up after flood water covered their property at Dooralong.

[GTB_an_Owl]

sadly i must withdraw as well
medical appointment

geoff

[Inmykombi]

We could try again for th 30 May to the 2nd June.
The Moon will be old then and won't bother observing unless we stay up all night .

[GTB_an_Owl]

maybe Geoff
I have doctors appointments every fortnight from the 6th June

geoff

[Shano592]

It's good to drop in here and see some familiar faces.

This one was always a non-starter for me, but I really need to get my scope under a clear sky. It has been a very long while.

Let's see what June holds.

[GTB_an_Owl]

trip might be on again thursday 30th May to sunday 2nd June Shane
will be a little moon though

geoff

[Inmykombi]

Last quarter Moon 31st May. What are people’s thoughts?

[radinsky41]

Geoff,

I broke my left wrist and I had to have an operation this week.

If I'm able to drive my car by end of the month I will come if weather permits.

My car is manual and it is difficult to change gears with broken hand for now.

Rado

[GTB_an_Owl]

please start channelling the weather GODS

hope we all get to go this time

geoff

[Inmykombi]

How’s my luck. I cracked a tooth today and it looks like I need to get a molar crown replaced. I’ll let everyone k is if I have to get it done when I planned on going away. It just depends on the dentists available dates.

[glend]

Geoff, I was on a European trip back in thd 1980s and broke a tooth off, it was a porceline crown. I went into a shop in Amsterdam and bought some Superglue (which had just hit the market). I glued the crown back on the stump of the tooth and it held up just fine until I got back to my dentist in Canada (who just laughed at my DIY approach. Obviously you don't put much pressure on it, but it can be temporary fix, and don't get it on anything you don't want glued (like your tongue).:rofl:

[GTB_an_Owl]

forecast not looking nice
:(
geoff

[Shano592]

Oh Geoff, I know your pain. I was playing basketball a few decades back, and someone chopped down onto my head with his forearm, causing my mouth to snap shut. I was spitting pieces of tooth out for about 10 minutes, and the fire from the raw nerve was excruciating.


I hope you can get in to the dentist sooner than later.

[Inmykombi]

Thx Glenn. I can’t tell with this one, if it’s the tooth or part of the crown. It’s sharp and seems to go down to the gum. Not the complete crown, just a piece out of it, or the tooth itself.
And a Shane…. That sounds very painful indeed. Ouch.

[Inmykombi]

How bad is it looking ageoff.

[GTB_an_Owl]

have a look Geoff

https://weather.byrnesweb.site/bretti/

have a look at the BOM link too

geoff

[Inmykombi]

I am out this weekend.
I have to see the dentist ( emergency visit )about my tooth on friday.
Monday I have work booked in so I wont go for just one night.
Weather prediction is not looking good anyway.
I shall try again another date.

[GTB_an_Owl]

me too

going to be too wet

geoff

[Inmykombi]

No luck with this weather pattern at present.