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ARRGHHGHGHHG THAT'S IT ZAP DIES THIS WEEK!

Um i din mean to dori dori in the carpark... i pulled out n the back slid out... and i was liek hey... this could be fine, so I switched sides and hung the other side out..

then my responsible side kicked in and went "oh shit, i jus threw up gravel n sand and there's liek 10 cars behnd me... there go recently washed look..." that's why I put an apologetic hand up...

I made a mistake with that meetup point tho... I meant it to be a bit further down where its like a lil carpark that's on the beach front and like u can actually see the cars and the bewach from the road... not hidden behind shrubs..

ahh well.. next time

cool photo, i like!

yeah shan, i first had a good look at the car park opposite 'Red Bluff Hotel', cos that has the 360 degree-ness u were talking about when u first organised this thing. Then all u guys weren't there so i was heading off down to half moon and just happened to catch a glimpse of some dude taking a pic of a white skyline thru the bushes ;)

anyways, if u r ever organising something down bayside again, just give me a bell if u want to clear anything up, cos i'm a yokel :)

maybe i can be SAU sacrificial car for cruises, i can like dori across 2 lanes so u guys can all stay together and stuff!! :) oooo ooo, and get those commander things than can change traffic lights!! hehe

yeah chinny das the one I was thinking of as well... i looked at it on the map n I was like.. yeah that looks about right...

but it wasn't ah well... i got to do some gravel powerslides out of it....

wonder if any1 else did or I was da only immature one ;)

and this :zap: stuff isn't too bad... after a few drinks...

:zap: :zap: :zap: :zap: :zap:

Where else nice scenic cruising routes beside GOR? I had a drive past Warrnambool along the coast up to Adelaide. It was a terrific drive with many things to see along the way, although it'll be a bit too far for many, and wouldn't be suitable for a 1 day cruise.

I was wondering if anyone tried going along the coast up to Lakes Entrance, would that be as nice as GOR?

I would be happy to do the same cruise again, as far as cruises go it was a little weak, but if we could fill the car park at elwood or somewhere similar, that would be awesome! I would like to end a cruise somewhere with a park in plain view of our cars. I am sure that folks right now are travelling to places over the holidays and will come back with some great suggestions!! HINT HINT C'mon peoples lets make the next cruise even better.




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