Itenary For Those Staying For A Couple Of Days In Newcastle

tidy protege · 09-01-2005, 08:23 PM

I thought that we could have another thread for those who are staying in or live in the Newcastle Area will this cruise is being held.

At this stage it looks like some people are coming to the Newcastle from the 23rd of Jan to the 27th, so I thought we could get some ideas together for the4 or 5 days of fun.

Accomodation:Too my Knowledge Andrew and his fellow Qld'ers are staying in Maitland.

twilightprotege · 09-01-2005, 11:00 PM

well gav, kurt and myself will be staying at the maitland city motel. will be there on sunday the 23rd, leaving on friday the 28th.

now, wineries...i wanna go to :

brokenwood (shiraz)
lake's folly (cabernet & chardy)
mount pleasant (semillon & shiraz)
tyrrell's (semillon & chardy)

that'll do me.

tidy protege · 09-01-2005, 11:48 PM

Ok so the winneries are one day or there abouts, it really depends how much time you want to spend there.

I know gav wants to have a look around newcastle and get an idea about the area in general.

Anything inparticular that Snert wants to do or Boostedbatman

I am pretty vauge cause I have never organised a big cruise before

platypus · 10-01-2005, 12:46 AM

ya might want to check - but last i heard the tyrells were closing up shop

and hey they are a friend of a friend of mine, so it could actually be true

boostedbatman · 10-01-2005, 05:00 AM

Im gonna go with the flow as I dont know the area or whats to see, trust a local I say. I will be around until late on Australia Day when I'm off to meet some of the inlaws in Sydney for the first time (*types with one hand while chewing knuckles on the other) and to go to a wedding

tidy protege · 10-01-2005, 01:17 PM

ok sweet so wat esle do you want to do any ideas you have im willing to make sure happen I will arange what ever you want providing its legal

chicaboo · 10-01-2005, 09:12 PM

Andrew, you are a total LUSH! I will be impressed if you can take in so many winOries in 1 day... And I wonder why I pay you in ale. :lol:

Just getting around the map of Tassie last week, I was able to suss out the good areas, and the places that weren't so flash just from driving around and checking out the inhabitants. So I guess us strangers from the north can take in Newcastle for all it's splendor and glory by doing the same, pretty much...? I might be meeting up with a girl in Gosford when I'm there too, but I got no idea what day that will be?

Well I'm not fussy, if there's a view and something we're not used to, I guess it's all good.
Gav.

twilightprotege · 10-01-2005, 09:54 PM

arh that many wineries in one day is a peice of piss. i spit out the wine.

i like me wine. spent $5k on wine on my trip to victoria in 03.

i only go to the good wineries. too much time and money can be wasted on bad wine

anyway, brisbanites, how does this sound?

sunday 23rd
meet at BP @ goodna 4am
warwick 6am for mcdonalds breaky & BP (or shell for snert) servo.
tamworth lunch, whenever. probably around 11am real time. fill up
maitland @ 3pm real time.

leaving on the 28th - same sorta deal? leave early like 6am. lunch probably glen innes @ 12, home by 5

chicaboo · 10-01-2005, 10:13 PM

Goodna? Where dat? No Goodna in the southside massive, iiiiieeee.
Otherwise sounds fine to me (except for the 4am thing....).

twilightprotege · 10-01-2005, 10:43 PM

ipswich motorway. just after where the logan toll road connects to it.

just make sure your car is locked :roll:

tidy protege · 10-01-2005, 10:46 PM

sounds good to me and dont worry andrew our vineyards will not dissappoint we are famous for them.

Gav like Tasmania Newcastle will be pretty easy o suss out.

Now that we have some basics sorted out lets start to get this itenery together, because I want to see you guys going home saying man that was a bloody good couple of days.

twilightprotege · 10-01-2005, 10:51 PM

my idea.

sunday night - quiet and sleep
monday - wineries
tuesday - quiet day but big piss up night
wednesday - urrr....nothing????
thursday - drive day and early night
friday - bugger off.

platypus · 11-01-2005, 08:04 AM

gav - pay him in ale - you can't afford wine for andrew!!!!

wednesday - i thinks that is a cruise is it not?

andy - i'm having to go to a meeting at work this morning - yesterday was my last day of probabtion!!!!! so while i'm there i'll chat to my boss about my cousins from QLD!!

tidy protege · 11-01-2005, 11:02 AM

Yeah the cruise is on the wensday

twilightprotege · 11-01-2005, 11:09 AM

i was joking about wednesday being nothing ppl! come on work with me!

james, yeah cousin bob, billy bob, billy joe, bobby, bobby joe, bob, and gavin will be visiting that week.

tidy protege · 11-01-2005, 11:15 AM

Sounds like a plan

Some day in the week gav wants to suss out newcastle so we can allow either tuesday or thursday for it, most of you guys arnt familia with Newcastle so ill show you around forthe best part of a day.

And on the other free day we could have a nice relaxing day at Nelson Bay, maybe go to shoal bay go for a swim grab some fish and chips and just bum around there for the better part of a day.

What do you guys normally do at night apart from sleep, one night in the week we could go down to the foreshore and you guys can catch some of our laps action, which is big on sunday arvo's, thursday night's, friday night's and saturday night's.

Just some idea's please throw up some more and after we have a few we can decide what you guys want to do.

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Originally Posted by twilightprotege

my idea.

sunday night - quiet and sleep
monday - wineries
tuesday - quiet day but big piss up night
wednesday - urrr....nothing????
thursday - drive day and early night
friday - bugger off.

twilightprotege · 11-01-2005, 11:37 AM

tues sounds like a good idea to check out newy for gav

Toyboy · 11-01-2005, 12:11 PM

I just wana know what is planned for the weds cause thats the day ill be coming down :P
You'll find that public holidays go off in the foreshore so you'll be flat out trying to get parking,especially with a big group :P

tidy protege · 11-01-2005, 12:53 PM

at this stage it looks like we are meeting at the north bound caltex twin servo near wyong and cruising out to hunter valley gardnes to grab some happy snaps maybe grabbing anibble at Harrigans while we are out that way then heading into Newcastle hopefully catch some lap action.

It will be very big so im thinking if we want to get some pic's altogether in newcastle maybe we could grab soe at king edward park or bar beach car park thats where last years were taking, mind you there will be plenty of photo opportunities at hunter valley gardens.

So we can all hangout together on the foreshore I was thinking maybe we could park on the road the fort scratchly over looks either the main one near the occean baths or the smaller one that curves up the hill near fort scratchly.

Either way im sure we will find some where, no doubt the foreshore is going to be packed especially pit lane and you can be sure that Nobby's Beack car park will be packed to, but the other areas are less congested and im sure we can find some room somewhere, on the last cruise we parked on a small patch of grass just below fort scratchly but this time I think that for people with very low cars it might be a real task to get in there with out scrapage.

Toyboy · 11-01-2005, 01:19 PM

Well im prolly gunnn skip the winery thing and just meet yous in newcastle somewhere :wink: we can just exchange mob numbers and you can contact me when yous are back in town,hows that sound :?:

09-01-2005, 08:23 PM	#1
tidy protege Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: maitland nsw 15 mins from newcastle Car: wrx Posts: 879 View Photos By: tidy protege	Itenary For Those Staying For A Couple Of Days In Newcastle I thought that we could have another thread for those who are staying in or live in the Newcastle Area will this cruise is being held. At this stage it looks like some people are coming to the Newcastle from the 23rd of Jan to the 27th, so I thought we could get some ideas together for the4 or 5 days of fun. Accomodation:Too my Knowledge Andrew and his fellow Qld'ers are staying in Maitland.

10-01-2005, 12:46 AM	#4
platypus living in the past man Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Newcastle, NSW Car: Subaru Outback 2.0 turbo Posts: 4,707	ya might want to check - but last i heard the tyrells were closing up shop and hey they are a friend of a friend of mine, so it could actually be true __________________ 1997 BG5 Subaru Outback - Now with STI boost...

10-01-2005, 05:00 AM	#5
boostedbatman Manpink Crusader Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Stafford, Brisbane Car: 1990 GD mx6 F2T, and soon I might drive the batmoobile once again Posts: 2,280 View Photos By: boostedbatman	Im gonna go with the flow as I dont know the area or whats to see, trust a local I say. I will be around until late on Australia Day when I'm off to meet some of the inlaws in Sydney for the first time (*types with one hand while chewing knuckles on the other) and to go to a wedding __________________ The Batmobile as she used to be and now she hangs from a chain in the garage

11-01-2005, 08:04 AM	#13
platypus living in the past man Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Newcastle, NSW Car: Subaru Outback 2.0 turbo Posts: 4,707	gav - pay him in ale - you can't afford wine for andrew!!!! wednesday - i thinks that is a cruise is it not? andy - i'm having to go to a meeting at work this morning - yesterday was my last day of probabtion!!!!! so while i'm there i'll chat to my boss about my cousins from QLD!! __________________ 1997 BG5 Subaru Outback - Now with STI boost...

11-01-2005, 12:11 PM	#18
Toyboy Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: nsw Car: Ba Astina Posts: 1,113	I just wana know what is planned for the weds cause thats the day ill be coming down :P You'll find that public holidays go off in the foreshore so you'll be flat out trying to get parking,especially with a big group :P __________________ "Man who drop watch in toilet have ****ty time."

09-01-2005, 11:00 PM	#2
twilightprotege Driving a faster car now! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Work, always at bloody work... Car: Lotus ....... . Posts: 5,217 View Photos By: twilightprotege	well gav, kurt and myself will be staying at the maitland city motel. will be there on sunday the 23rd, leaving on friday the 28th. now, wineries...i wanna go to : brokenwood (shiraz) lake's folly (cabernet & chardy) mount pleasant (semillon & shiraz) tyrrell's (semillon & chardy) that'll do me.

09-01-2005, 11:48 PM	#3
tidy protege Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: maitland nsw 15 mins from newcastle Car: wrx Posts: 879 View Photos By: tidy protege	Ok so the winneries are one day or there abouts, it really depends how much time you want to spend there. I know gav wants to have a look around newcastle and get an idea about the area in general. Anything inparticular that Snert wants to do or Boostedbatman I am pretty vauge cause I have never organised a big cruise before

10-01-2005, 01:17 PM	#6
tidy protege Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: maitland nsw 15 mins from newcastle Car: wrx Posts: 879 View Photos By: tidy protege	ok sweet so wat esle do you want to do any ideas you have im willing to make sure happen I will arange what ever you want providing its legal

10-01-2005, 09:12 PM	#7
chicaboo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Logan prefecture Car: Touge monster Posts: 7,585	Andrew, you are a total LUSH! I will be impressed if you can take in so many winOries in 1 day... And I wonder why I pay you in ale. :lol: Just getting around the map of Tassie last week, I was able to suss out the good areas, and the places that weren't so flash just from driving around and checking out the inhabitants. So I guess us strangers from the north can take in Newcastle for all it's splendor and glory by doing the same, pretty much...? I might be meeting up with a girl in Gosford when I'm there too, but I got no idea what day that will be? Well I'm not fussy, if there's a view and something we're not used to, I guess it's all good. Gav.

10-01-2005, 09:54 PM	#8
twilightprotege Driving a faster car now! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Work, always at bloody work... Car: Lotus ....... . Posts: 5,217 View Photos By: twilightprotege	arh that many wineries in one day is a peice of piss. i spit out the wine. i like me wine. spent $5k on wine on my trip to victoria in 03. i only go to the good wineries. too much time and money can be wasted on bad wine anyway, brisbanites, how does this sound? sunday 23rd meet at BP @ goodna 4am warwick 6am for mcdonalds breaky & BP (or shell for snert) servo. tamworth lunch, whenever. probably around 11am real time. fill up maitland @ 3pm real time. leaving on the 28th - same sorta deal? leave early like 6am. lunch probably glen innes @ 12, home by 5

10-01-2005, 10:13 PM	#9
chicaboo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Logan prefecture Car: Touge monster Posts: 7,585	Goodna? Where dat? No Goodna in the southside massive, iiiiieeee. Otherwise sounds fine to me (except for the 4am thing....).

10-01-2005, 10:43 PM	#10
twilightprotege Driving a faster car now! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Work, always at bloody work... Car: Lotus ....... . Posts: 5,217 View Photos By: twilightprotege	ipswich motorway. just after where the logan toll road connects to it. just make sure your car is locked :roll:

10-01-2005, 10:46 PM	#11
tidy protege Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: maitland nsw 15 mins from newcastle Car: wrx Posts: 879 View Photos By: tidy protege	sounds good to me and dont worry andrew our vineyards will not dissappoint we are famous for them. Gav like Tasmania Newcastle will be pretty easy o suss out. Now that we have some basics sorted out lets start to get this itenery together, because I want to see you guys going home saying man that was a bloody good couple of days.

10-01-2005, 10:51 PM	#12
twilightprotege Driving a faster car now! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Work, always at bloody work... Car: Lotus ....... . Posts: 5,217 View Photos By: twilightprotege	my idea. sunday night - quiet and sleep monday - wineries tuesday - quiet day but big piss up night wednesday - urrr....nothing???? thursday - drive day and early night friday - bugger off.

11-01-2005, 11:02 AM	#14
tidy protege Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: maitland nsw 15 mins from newcastle Car: wrx Posts: 879 View Photos By: tidy protege	Yeah the cruise is on the wensday

11-01-2005, 11:09 AM	#15
twilightprotege Driving a faster car now! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Work, always at bloody work... Car: Lotus ....... . Posts: 5,217 View Photos By: twilightprotege	i was joking about wednesday being nothing ppl! come on work with me! james, yeah cousin bob, billy bob, billy joe, bobby, bobby joe, bob, and gavin will be visiting that week.

11-01-2005, 11:37 AM	#17
twilightprotege Driving a faster car now! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Work, always at bloody work... Car: Lotus ....... . Posts: 5,217 View Photos By: twilightprotege	tues sounds like a good idea to check out newy for gav

11-01-2005, 12:53 PM	#19
tidy protege Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: maitland nsw 15 mins from newcastle Car: wrx Posts: 879 View Photos By: tidy protege	at this stage it looks like we are meeting at the north bound caltex twin servo near wyong and cruising out to hunter valley gardnes to grab some happy snaps maybe grabbing anibble at Harrigans while we are out that way then heading into Newcastle hopefully catch some lap action. It will be very big so im thinking if we want to get some pic's altogether in newcastle maybe we could grab soe at king edward park or bar beach car park thats where last years were taking, mind you there will be plenty of photo opportunities at hunter valley gardens. So we can all hangout together on the foreshore I was thinking maybe we could park on the road the fort scratchly over looks either the main one near the occean baths or the smaller one that curves up the hill near fort scratchly. Either way im sure we will find some where, no doubt the foreshore is going to be packed especially pit lane and you can be sure that Nobby's Beack car park will be packed to, but the other areas are less congested and im sure we can find some room somewhere, on the last cruise we parked on a small patch of grass just below fort scratchly but this time I think that for people with very low cars it might be a real task to get in there with out scrapage.

11-01-2005, 01:19 PM	#20
Toyboy Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: nsw Car: Ba Astina Posts: 1,113	Well im prolly gunnn skip the winery thing and just meet yous in newcastle somewhere :wink: we can just exchange mob numbers and you can contact me when yous are back in town,hows that sound :?: __________________ "Man who drop watch in toilet have ****ty time."