Category Archives: 2004

Warning! This will take a while to read – grab a few drinks…… ———————————————————————————————— Saturday 11th December (Sydney to Nyngan) Left Windsor at 9am, to meet dad at Penrith for breakie. Sad our goodbye’s and set off up the highway. … Continue reading →

I was thrown a bit of a surprise farewell party which nearly ended in ruins as I wasn’t going to attend this trip due to getting the vehicle fixed up properly for our move to Katherine in the NT. Thankfully … Continue reading →

I was invited by the Pathfinder Club of Australia (PCofA) to attend a day trip out near Lithgow to the Spanish Steps. Now this area has been under lock and key now for at least 8 years that I’m aware … Continue reading →

Ok, here we go. Trip report is coming! We started off as planned at Richmond. Travelled up to Lithgow, caught up with a couple more cars. Got just out of Lithgow, and my car threw a fan belt. unfortunately, I … Continue reading →

Saturday arvo. Started late in the day, due to traffic build-up on the freeway! Had a good look around, with some minimal damage occured unfortunately! Anyway some of the photos are underneath. Check the first post for the link to … Continue reading →

The words to this tri[ report are courtesy of Hoyks (Overlander forum). Thanks ——————————————————————————————————— Well we met up as planned and headed off almost on time for once but due to mechanical issues our numbers were depleted to 3 vehicles. … Continue reading →

There are a lot of little tracks around this area – and some of them throw up some good surprises. This is more for play rather than touring, but it’s good to have some fun now and again! ———————————————————————————————————–

We got lucky on this trip being that the road had just opened due to snow falls. It is an easy day drive from Newcastle however from Sydney I recommend a weekend trip camping overnight. ———————————————————————————————————– Came in the back … Continue reading →

On the 2nd of August Richard and I deicided to go through Abercrombie (40kms south of Oberon) on the way home from Canberra. Was a very enjoyable day (albeit leaving a bit late because of me!). The area is very … Continue reading →

My first time in the capital. And I must admit that I had a bloody good time. Whilst the politics is enought o give anyone the shits, the area has some of the best 4WDing in Australia. A fact that … Continue reading →

This is the trip that we’d previously done a recce on the month before. However we were greeted with some wet weather which totally changed the whole aspect of the day. To this day it is still spoken about fondly … Continue reading →

Wow what a place. I’ve been fortunate to have revisited a few times now, but I still love going back. Perfect for a day trip from Sydney or Newcastle areas, however even better if you take the camping trailer or … Continue reading →

The Watagans is another close trip from Sydney that can be a day trip or a weekender camping in one of the areas. Again it is better to unhook the camping trailer if you are taking on, and do trips … Continue reading →

Below is my trip report for the Yalwal area outside of Nowra. Now this trip was primarily for the harder 4WDing, although the area is great for camping as well. I have heard over the years that a lot of … Continue reading →

I did a number of trips in 2004 to the Lake Lyell area. Primarily it was day trips being close to Sydney. The area has a number of challenges ranging from easy to quite hard. It is possible to camp … Continue reading →

The trip started with the highway run to the turn-off to Wombeyan Caves. From that turn-off the road get progressively narrow and twisty as you go along. In a couple of spots there are mirrors fitted to the side of … Continue reading →