Sau:sa Invasion

[Madaz]

Hey guys,

well what a great trip the driving sucks but if you have to drive over you want to do it in a skyline :D

first stop was Horsham where we all filled up for petrol and subway then almost an hour out of Horsham is the Giant Koala Bear to which my daughter loved and we got to see a pretty phat hot rod sounded awesome too

then it was straight on to Melbourne, just as we were on the last maybe 50-25km of dual carriage hwy is absolutely bucketed down and we could no longer do 100kph but more like 50-60 i think Kellie almost had drama's here but was all good.

im sure we got to the edge of Melbourne by around 3:30 but didn't get to the apartment till 5:30 due to city traffic to get through one stretch of traffic was maybe 100m took 30mins or more but after that started moving a little

i forget what we did the first night if anything

the next day was Saturday i think i took Jema to Luna Park in the morning and got back in time for everybody to be ready for shopping down chapel st. (well the girls any way's ) that wasted a good part of the day, we went home and got ready for dinner, this was by Kellie's appointment down Lygon St so we all got a little bit dressed up and headed out in Taxi's to Melbourne's dinner district to my amazement all the restaurants have menu's and prices on the outside so you can see what you like and how poor you will be afterwards not kidding (about the poor bit) all in all was a good experience just don't ask Sam (not from here) about his raw steak that took over 40min's to come but due to that we got our 2nd round of drinks free and our first round free because they offered us a bottle of wine to eat there to which only Kellie wanted a glass and ended up wearing

we then headed to the Crown Casino after dinner and looked through a lot of the shops to which i had no idea existed it was as busy @ 11:30pm as what you would expect @ 11:30am we saw the crystal room and some big ass crabs i took Jema back to the motel @ midnight and went to bed, Kellie so nicely woke me up @ 3am telling me her adventures @ the nightclub thanks Kel

this brings us to Sunday morning to which i knew they had a very late night so i got my mate Shannon up and Jema and said lets go exploring the city so we jumped in the car and off we went, left right left right had no idea where we were heading but was good fun boosting through the streets @ 10:30 am Sunday morning we ended up in Fitzroy and found a fair in china town (they were celebrating Chinese new year) i ended up buying a radio controlled car for Jema that was very big don't have a photo of that and Shannon thought it would be a good idea to get his chest waxed i have photos for that

then i rang Shannon (her200sx) to see if the others were up and ready to go shopping @ the states surfy haven Torquay it was a good 150km out of Melbourne but was a nice 3lane free way drive to which i took lots of photos but you know they tend to all look the same

this leads us to the very last meal we shared in St Kilda @ a nice little restaurant/ pizza house we had a lovely meal and then went back got out cars and drove around looking for places to take some good photo's since on the way back from Torquay we washed all three cars.

all in all was a great trip and well sorry to those that couldn't make it or thought there car isn't good enough for the trip all i can say is you drive your car every day to work and on hills runs why not drive 100kph for 750km its no worse than 150kph for short burst through your own back yard

oh and

10 bucks this wont happen! ^_^ lol

you owe Kellie Shannon (her200sx) and Me

[heslo]

Looks like you had an awesome time, sorry I couldn't come guys, I promise next time!

[typevu]

Looked like fun. I've driven to and from Melbourne in my previous car - non stop doof doof the whole way there and back hahaha fun times

[Madaz]

more pics,

yeah was a good trip highly suggest something like it

oh video too

[andz]

ooo only 3 cars

i thought i saw Luke ENR34 name on the list

slacker

[Madaz]

yeah he pulled out theres was like 10 odd people that said yeah ill come but Deluxe scared a few people away me thinks

not really but had to be said he may of made people think which is what forums are about

we all had 2way radios and could keep an eye and ear out for each other

[*flick*]

sorry i couldnt go, probly good thing i didnt since car almost died on sunday night, wouldnt have been too good over there then!

Have to do it again, then Luke and I could go too

[Madaz]

yeah for sure flick i spend more money getting car ready than actually over there i think or its too close to call

im sure we will go again Jema had a ball and maybe next time i may think about organising a family holiday with set days and times to go visit local attractions

depends on if people want a family SAU holiday

[pokie]

hmm maybe i'll tag along when something like this happens again

although youse would have to put up with me being homesick

[gtrkiet]

aww man.. 10 bucks to each of you.. LOL and 5 bucks dat remote control car from china town will break within 2 weeks ahah xD

[Madaz]

lol Kietz i told my mate it will prolly break within 2 days... but hey it was only $30

[Deluxe]

yeah he pulled out theres was like 10 odd people that said yeah ill come but Deluxe scared a few people away me thinks

not really but had to be said he may of made people think which is what forums are about

we all had 2way radios and could keep an eye and ear out for each other

Hey what did i say?? It was that long ago i can't even remember.......

Looks like you peoples had a jolly time anyways!!

EDIT: Ok Ok i just saw what i wrote......."bad roads"......lol

Edited January 29, 2008 by Deluxe

[CAVS14]

Steve, its Pete sif you forgot what we did friday night?? that was when we saw the skyline in the vid u posted. spewin we didn't get footage of the first flame... NUTS!!!

AND THAT GUY TAILGATIN SHAN AND THE MAG LIGHT IN HIS FACE.... priceless..

[Madaz]

Lol Pete that was funny

[Oosh]

I've done that drive so many times (only once in the 'line), it's just not that thrilling for me, but glad you all had a good trip.

Julie couldn't believe how full-on Crown is either (esp. compared to the Casino here), did you stop for a gawk at the fireballs along the Yarra?

Now days I just fly, it's so cheap, unless I plan to spend a couple days somewhere like Halls Gap (recommended if you like a good walk) along the way.

[CAVS14]

it sure was wtf @ the random pic of me sleeping.... is that when i punched the bed in my sleep?

[Madaz]

lol yea was a little cat nap you took

it sure was wtf @ the random pic of me sleeping.... is that when i punched the bed in my sleep?

[CAVS14]

lol yea was a little cat nap you took

no pun intended? i wish i bought the 200sx with me.... bloody clutch

[Madaz]

There's always next time i think it was so successful we will all go again with hopefuly a better sa turn out

[CAVS14]

well after telling all my mates about our trip they are very keen to head up possibly next year or something.

...choke the country roads with 150 imports