Chaffey Dam weekend

[jakob]

Originally Posted by Inmykombi

Thanks Rick.
Do they have water available from taps for cooking etc ?
Or do we need to bring our own ?
Water from the dam would be ok for showering I assume

Geoff
Have a look at my earlier post.
The place we are going is called Bowling Alley Point Reserve,
the attachement shows all the facilites awailable which includes Water and 1$ showers!

See you there!
j.

[Inmykombi (Geoff)]

Originally Posted by jakob

Geoff
Have a look at my earlier post.
The place we are going is called Bowling Alley Point Reserve,
the attachement shows all the facilites awailable which includes Water and 1$ showers!

See you there!
j.

Thanks Jakob.. Loads of facilities there.
What about the pie shop ?

[Rick Petrie]

Originally Posted by Inmykombi

Thanks Jakob.. Loads of facilities there.
What about the pie shop ?

I think a mobile 'pie shop' will be there hopefully.
It's called 'Al's travelling apple charlotte and latte coffee wagon'

[Inmykombi (Geoff)]

I've seen that Van at other locations.
The foods OK, but the bloke serving ???? well that's another story.

I might stock up on Apple Charlotte ( multiple ) before the trip.
Traditional ones....with no cream

[Rick Petrie]

Originally Posted by Inmykombi

I've seen that Van at other locations.
The foods OK, but the bloke serving ???? well that's another story.

Yep, he's definitely dodgy but we will help him with those pies though.

[Arthur Alchin (Arthur Alchin)]

Will take some stuff to erect a light screen between us and any light. Ideas anyone???

[GTB_an_Owl (Geoff)]

i can bring my black table cloths

geoff

[Arthur Alchin (Arthur Alchin)]

That would be so good Geoff, good thinking

[Inmykombi (Geoff)]

Originally Posted by Arthur Alchin

Will take some stuff to erect a light screen between us and any light. Ideas anyone???

Maybe a spare tarp or two if anyone has any..

[GTB_an_Owl (Geoff)]

now i wonder who would have some spare tarps

geoff

[Rick Petrie]

Originally Posted by GTB_an_Owl

now i wonder who would have some spare tarps

geoff

I know........"Asymmetry Man"

[Inmykombi (Geoff)]

Originally Posted by GTB_an_Owl

now i wonder who would have some spare tarps

geoff

I didn't want to point the finger Geoff....

[Inmykombi (Geoff)]

I just got off the phone with a lady from the information Centre, somewhere near the Dam.
She gave me a whole lot of information about the Dam and after speaking with her for about 15 mins. I found out the following.

• The Dam is approx. 90 odd percent full at present. good for swimming and fishing.

• We can camp anywhere around the forshore of the Dam, we only need to travel the distance to the amenities block if we need them.

• She said that at present there are only about 1/2 dozen campers there.

• They don't expect many this time of year between School holidays.

• It is thought that the lights around the amenities are " sensor " lights to conserve energy.

• Camping grounds don't get mushy when it rains as there are plenty of grassed areas for camping.

• We should get fuel before we get to Nundle as its a bit Dodgy there. We should get last fuel at Willowtree or Wallabadah.

• Woolamin is only a few K's away for essentials such as milk and bread etc. if we need it.

• We can camp away from the ski boats that set up near the dam wall apparently which may be noisy as well.

• I have a phone number to ring when there if need be for more details.

• The area is said to be Beautiful at present with only a few periods of rain recently which has greened the place up a bit.

I hope this helps.

Long Range weather forecast predicts Rain unfortunately, according to Weatherzone.
Keep an eye on this site....

http://www.weatherzone.com.au/long-r...ern-tablelands

http://www.weatherzone.com.au/long-r...pes-and-plains

Getting excited now

[GTB_an_Owl (Geoff)]

ok folks

7Timer for Chaffey Dam

http://weather.gtbastrowise.com.au/i...mer-chaffeydam

looking ok at the moment


geoff

[Inmykombi (Geoff)]

Am I reading this wrong. ?

It looks like mostly rain to me on 7 timer ....

[Rick Petrie]

Nundle is about to get some good rain, so I suppose the dam level should be close to full by the time we get there.
I think from 7 timer and weatherzone the weather is clearing by next week so keep our fingers and toes crossed. I'm confident it should be good.

[GTB_an_Owl (Geoff)]

dewy and cloudy after midnite most nites Geoff

but that might change for the better

geoff

[Inmykombi (Geoff)]

Does anyone know if there is firewood there for the BBQ's ?, or do we need to bring some along for the duration.

[Rick Petrie]

From memory Geoff, I don't think there is firewood provided or much available, unless we find any trees down or isolated stumps to drag to a campsite. No doubt Arthur (Atlas) will find some aka Bretti, but generally there is not much lying around. I don't think this time of year it will be that cold that a fire will need to be burning all the time, but it would be nice to sit around a campfire at night. My trailer normally would be available to take some up, but unfortunately I don't have it at present.

[GTB_an_Owl (Geoff)]

7Timer

Soooooooo what is plan B ?

geoff