Hi andrew,
Welcome to IIS
.
Yes, Geoff is right, we Central Coastians meet up at Mangrove Mountain every new moon (and other times occasionally).
There are usually between 4 to 20 of us get up there, where the sky is clean and light pollution is less prominent.
We are a friendly crew and I am sure you will be welcomed warmly.
There is a post in the "sticky" section of that forum with details of how to get there. Best to try to get there before sunset so you can see to set up and get a feel for the place.
And as Geoff said, watch the star parties forum for Pony Club threads to get details of when they will be on.
Hope to see you there soon
