Movin' North, up the Hume

[erick]

Well, interesting news. I'll be moving closer to the Sun in early July. :sunny: I will be relocating to the northern beaches area of Sydney for at least a year.

Hope I can become a regular at the Pony Club? It seems to be just an hour's drive from where I will be living.

But the calendar will have two permanent entries for the Snake Valley camps in March and November. Hmmm..... Sydney to Snake Valley in a day pulling a loaded trailer? Not sure! :driving:

Now all the arrangements that need to be made............:help:

[GTB_an_Owl]

you will be most welcome Eric


hope your move goes well

geoff

[Paddy]

Good to hear that you'll still be at Snake Valley camps Eric. Hope the move goes well.

[gary]

Hi Eric,

Looking forward to seeing you up here in Sydney. :welcome:

After driving around Melbourne a few weeks back, it was a reminder that Sydney,
by comparison, is winning hands down for the dubious title of most traffic
congested city in the country. However, rest assured that the run from the
Northern Beaches, via St Ives and then Wahroonga, up the F3 and onto the Pony Club
will be a comparatively easy and pleasant trip on a Saturday evening.

Be sure to add Lostock to the calendar. :thumbsup:

You also have the amenity of the ASNSW dark sky site at Ilford 4 hours to the west.
The Society owns the property, it has amenities such as hot showers and the skies are excellent.

[AstralTraveller]

Pity your driving past so many nice places just to wind up in Sydney. :P

[koputai]

God's own country Eric, you'll love it here!

Cheers,
Jason.

[koputai]

Yeah, but he's going past Sydney, to the Northern Beaches!

Cheers,
Jason.

[telecasterguru]

Hey Eric,

The beaches around here are very nice and the skies a little more forgiving than the city.

Have a safe move.

Frank

[erick]

Never fear, David, we still have our block at Gerringong. I just keep paying the mortgage , paying the rates and having the grass cut. We'll build our retirement home there......................one day :prey:

[h0ughy]

Eric if i can get to Duckadang in a day from Newcastle you can make that trip LOL

[erick]

On my last long stay in Sydney (1973-1981), I used to hit the Eastern Suburbs beaches (variously Bondi, Tamarama, Bronte, Coogee) for early morning and late afternoon swims. Now I have a shortie wetsuit, I'll tackle early morning winter swims somewhere around Mona Vale :cold:

[bojan]

There will be a stopover for you in Seymour ( when I do my move in a year or two ;))

[erick]

Sounds perfect, Bojan! :thumbsup:

[supernova1965]

Bugger I got excited when you said you were moving closer to the sun I thought you were coming up our way I was getting the welcome mat and the welcome party organised:sadeyes:

[ballaratdragons]

. . . and taking the SDM with him :(

:lol: Good luck for an adventurous future.

It will be good to have one or two more great Astro nights here before you go. :thumbsup:

[mozzie]

hi erick
just keep on going past sydney,newcastle,coffs harbour then pull into little old moonee beach aaaahhh!!!! god's country :lol::lol: best of luck with the move..see you at lostock..

[acropolite]

Eric, that close to Qld, you'll have to make it to Astrofest. If you're worried about traveling just join the h0ugh convoy, the ensuing vortex will drag you all the way to duckadang in record time.

[niko]

Eric,

Good luck with the move!!! A snake valley camp without you just wouldn't be the same so make sure you lock those dates in.

Be careful of that salt air!!

all the best,

niko

[danielsun]

So your moving over the border to the dark side ehh...:(:D Best of luck Erick and sure hope you can still get to the Snake Valley camps.;)

Cheers Daniel.

[byronpaul]

Hands off our Eric you northerners ...... it is only temporary :( :( :(

Deffinitely lock in the SV Camp dates Eric ..... wouldn't be the same without you !!!!

Best of luck :thumbsup:

[Waxing_Gibbous]

No good will come of it!
Sydney is a magnet for vice, licentiousness, corruption and poor time-keeping.
All that sun makes people indolent and shifty. Robs them of ambition and makes 'em think they can cook.
The cold and the wet build character and virtue as well as rheumatism - far preferable to a few months of hedonistic ease and comfort.

[sasup]

good swim on weds morn 6:00am in avalon

[Jen]

:lol::lol: lol Paul thats what i was thinking :lol::lol: they might try and brainwash him and he will never come back :rolleyes:

Have a safe move Eric and im glad you still have Snake Valley Camp locked in :thumbsup:

[Allan_L]

Hey Erick - Welcome :welcome:
Great timing too, we are getting a new clubhouse built at the Pony Club as we speak!
Look forward to seeing you there soon. :thumbsup:

[erick]

Great, Allan! May I have a slab with a power cable embedded, coming up under my scope? My last club obliged :D Sorta just kidding - unless you do plan to lay a slab - then I'd be happy to talk about it to see if anything is possible.

[Allan_L]

Hey Eric!
Funny you should ask about that...

The renovations are nothing to do with us, being funded by the actual Pony Club --> (YES, Virginia, there IS a Pony Club :eyepop: ).
We just get to reap the rewards, I hope :) if they don't change the locks :confused2:

But I did ask for a external Power point to be included in the new design, although I have not heard back as to whether this was granted.
(I even offered to provide the power point {from Bunnings} if cost was a concern).

Fingers crossed.

BTW: I don't think the Ponies would appreciate a concrete slab(s) in the middle of their competition yard. Ouch!

[Rick Petrie]

Hi Eric :welcome:to the Pony Club when you come.
Great....another scope for 'Dob Alley.'
You could always bring your own 'slab', but you would have to share it with all the others.( My pref. Hahn) Just kiddin'. Lookin' forward to catching up.
Cheers:thumbsup:

[erick]

Yuck! Started the process of packing.................:sadeyes:

[ballaratdragons]

Geez, you haven't even left yet and we are already the Ex club :(

You are still a paid up member until March 2012 :lol:

[erick]

The position I have is year by year, elected. Well, last weekend I was re-elected for a further year, so I'll be here for a further 12-14 months. Some past incumbents have been in the role for 8-10 years, so I don't know what the future holds. My wife will now "pull the plug" on Melbourne and move up - so we can learn to live together again :help:

ps. I'd better renew my Snake Valley club membership! Cannot have my sig file wrong! :D

[ballaratdragons]

:lol: Congrats Eric. I know it's what you wanted :thumbsup: (the job that is, not the wife moving up :P )



Yep, keep it renewed for each visit back here :lol:

[mishku]

Oh, Eric, what wonderful news for you, but rather sad for "us down here"!!

You're a fabulous ambassador, so couldn't think of a better front man... But SV just isn't the same without you :sadeyes:

Well done, and good luck to Mrs Eric with her move :)

[pgc hunter]

did yourself a big favour, ditching the worst climate in Australia. One day I hope to follow suit and move somewhere where annual sunshine totals exceed 0 hours, where rain is rare and doesn't require a jacket 8 months of the year...

[ballaratdragons]

The Sudan :lol:

[pgc hunter]

hehe Sudan does have an agreeable climate, but.....


As we enter our 8 month long marathon of cloud and rain, I just have to ponder, it's a great misfortune that the early settlers lacked enough brain matter to render themselves incapable of colonising the Pilbara....

I mean, if they wanted to replicate their motherland's climate, then why in the holy name of crap did they just not stay home? Honestly...let's say if someone spent the last 40 years of their life eating brocolli and suddenly had the choice of a lifetime supply of either brocolli or KFC, then why on earth would they choose brocolli? I just don't get it.

[Jen]

:thumbsup::thumbsup: good on ya Eric but we miss you at SV :sadeyes:

[AstralTraveller]

They like their arteries?? :shrug:

BTW Plibara skies are carp. Try a bit further south around Meekatharra or Mt Magnet - now there's skies. :D

[mithrandir]

Then there's no point in moving to Sydney. Eric's brought the Melbourne weather up here. The last extended sunny period was September.

[erick]

I'll be back! Hopefully March 2013. Solar eclipse trip gets in the way this year.



NOT GUILTY! M'Lord. The trailer wasn't big enough to bring all this rain we have had. And I arrived in July 2011.