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I have just spoken to Barry Burfield, president of the Central Coast chapter of the Campervan and Motorhome Club of Australia (CMCA).
He confirmed that they are going to Bretti Reserve form the 11th October to the 14 October (Inclusive).
He expects about a dozen motorhomes to participate (maybe less as there is a bigger rally elsewhere at the same time).
He said that they will be arriving before lunch on the Thursday.
They normally camp about half way along the track near the river.
(However, he was unaware that the second toilet block had been washed away and said they may want to camp closer to the remaining block ie near our preferred site)
He said they will be erecting a large Marquee.
There will be lights on in the marquee probably to about 10:30 each night, at which time most people will then be heading for bed.
He said they are all "oldies" so night time activities are usually limited to a game of cards etc.
They will have generators and some vehicles may have outside lights (nothing new there).
I explained the conflict, and he said we were more than welcome to come along and share their fun and facilities. Hmm!
I stated that some of our members were considering cancelling if they (CMCA) were going to have lights blaring all night, Barry did not think that would be a problem.
I extended an offer to their members to come over and have a look through our telescopes (if we still go), this is usually a good ploy to make them aware of our requirements for lights to be minimised. He thought that was a good idea.
I hope we still decide to go ahead with Bretti this October, and hope that we can get some good quality dark observing done.
Let me know if you want more info.
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