BobM Posted July 25, 2020 Report Share Posted July 25, 2020 Is anyone wistfully thinking about going to Kingston in 2021? I've had so many travel plans thwarted this year by the 'rona that I am looking at next year Hoping to get there (I found a route that does not go through Victoria) BobM andy666, Tiger37 and Mez 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhn.holgate Posted July 26, 2020 Report Share Posted July 26, 2020 Wistfully thinking is about right! Yep, me too.....if they let us out of Vic. Mez, Tiger37 and BobM 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chook Posted August 11, 2020 Report Share Posted August 11, 2020 At the end of last month I got the confirmation of my booking for the caravan cabin in Kingston SE. Not liking my chances of getting there now. Not that I want to go through our WA hard border. I have always loved the Nullabor and I like it EVEN MORE now it's keeping us safer. I still have $1,483 in credit with Virgin for my Yeppoon trip that didn't happen and I recon I've kissed that credit goodbye. Kingston is a bit too close to Sicktoria at the moment anyway. Anything that happens next year is a bonus I'd say. I'm only planning my international trip for 2022 at the moment with tongue in cheek. Mez 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger37 Posted August 11, 2020 Report Share Posted August 11, 2020 8 hours ago, Chook said: At the end of last month I got the confirmation of my booking for the caravan cabin in Kingston SE. Not liking my chances of getting there now. Not that I want to go through our WA hard border. I have always loved the Nullabor and I like it EVEN MORE now it's keeping us safer. I still have $1,483 in credit with Virgin for my Yeppoon trip that didn't happen and I recon I've kissed that credit goodbye. Kingston is a bit too close to Sicktoria at the moment anyway. Anything that happens next year is a bonus I'd say. I'm only planning my international trip for 2022 at the moment with tongue in cheek. Good to hear from you @Chook and to know you are safe and well. Yup I reckon international travel is off for a while - I was planning a return trip to UK next year but reckon that’s off. Looks like internal interstate travel will also be restricted for a while Sold my Sysmic and quite a few kites. Now moved and settling into downsized house but still have my Peter Lyn F buggy, 2 kites, a harness and helmet. ...... so! Take care over there in the Wild West. 8 hours ago, Chook said: At the end of last month I got the confirmation of my booking for the caravan cabin in Kingston SE. Not liking my chances of getting there now. Not that I want to go through our WA hard border. I have always loved the Nullabor and I like it EVEN MORE now it's keeping us safer. I still have $1,483 in credit with Virgin for my Yeppoon trip that didn't happen and I recon I've kissed that credit goodbye. Kingston is a bit too close to Sicktoria at the moment anyway. Anything that happens next year is a bonus I'd say. I'm only planning my international trip for 2022 at the moment with tongue in cheek. Good to hear from you @Chook and to know you are safe and well. Yup I reckon international travel is off for a while - I was planning a return trip to UK next year but reckon that’s off. Looks like internal interstate travel will also be restricted for a while. Sold my Sysmic and quite a few kites. Now moved and settling into downsized house but still have my Peter Lyn F buggy, 2 kites, a harness and helmet. ...... so! Take care over there in the Wild West. Mez 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chook Posted August 12, 2020 Report Share Posted August 12, 2020 Glad your still in the game @Tiger37 and more importantly doing well. Take care and would love to kite with you again one day. Cheers. Mez and Tiger37 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhn.holgate Posted August 14, 2020 Report Share Posted August 14, 2020 I was listening to the ABC radio the other day and Lucy Tink from Serviceton was talking about the debacle of the border closure for residents/farmers etc that have property both sides of the border. Related to Jenny & @bull31 ? Got the new van almost ready to go too.... @mik333 have you still got #456? How are you finding it? We're #458. bull31, Tiger37 and Mez 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bull31 Posted August 14, 2020 Report Share Posted August 14, 2020 Yep , Hi John, Lucy is married to a second cousin and only live a few kms from our farm but on VIC side and also have farm land in SA as do many farmers in this area . It has gone crazy with with people not being able to do shopping or go to doctors etc. They now have to travel a lot further into VIC to do these things. Jenny’s brother leases our farm and he also lives just over the border in VIC and he has to travel a lot further to go through border check points even though our farm and another of theirs is only a few kms down the road from them. Don’t know the answer to the issues but it’s not easy and there’s a lot of animosity to in the community at the moment with an us and them mentality which is crazy as they are family, friends and work colleagues of all of us. we ourselves have sold our house in Bordertown and since mid March have lived mostly in Kingston with the occasional trip back to bordertown to get mail etc. and stay at the farm which is only a bit over a km from the border Stay safe everyone in these uncertain times and hope to see you all in January but is looking less and less unlikely. Here’s hoping ?. cheers Brenton ps: nice van , I new you’d come over to the soft side soon. Enjoy your travels in it. jhn.holgate, Mez, Chook and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger37 Posted August 15, 2020 Report Share Posted August 15, 2020 @jhn.holgate congratulations on the Eccotourer. Great van! When these restrictions lift hopefully we will see you out on the open road. Our van has only moved when we moved house since Feb when we had a week on the south coast after the fires. Just sitting there waiting to get away. jhn.holgate and Mez 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mik333 Posted August 16, 2020 Report Share Posted August 16, 2020 Hi John. Van looks great and is the ideal choice for stable towing. Our Eco is a Dec 2010 build, number 546. We are just on pause, waiting for some virus respite. Need that vaccine ASAP. The only plus for us is the weather on the NSW east coast has been worse than ours. jhn.holgate, Tiger37 and Mez 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kozzie Posted September 6, 2020 Report Share Posted September 6, 2020 What are you guys on about ? 😆😄 I havent been south of townsville since january andy666 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mez Posted September 15, 2020 Report Share Posted September 15, 2020 On 9/7/2020 at 8:33 AM, Kozzie said: What are you guys on about ? 😆😄 I havent been south of townsville since january Hey @Kozzie, Kingston SE in an annual trip over to South Australia mid January with most of the Victorian's (and a handful from NSW and ACT and one WA) heading over to have a couple of weeks flying, buggying, chasing me in my blo-fly (Land Yacht) etc. But with the current boarder closures, it might be on hold for a while. All the best Mez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chook Posted September 19, 2020 Report Share Posted September 19, 2020 Well I received confirmation of my accommodation at the caravan park in Kingston yesterday for next year. After a telephone conversation with them this morning they are really going over and above to work through these covid times and Western Australia's hard border policy. If I give them at least 7 days notice my deposit will be refunded in full. Less than 7 days I will be charged a $20.00 cancelation fee. How good is that. So............. Fingers crossed we will arrive in Kingston on the 16th Jan and depart on the 27th Jan 2021. I have also booked for 2022 incase next year turns to shit. Booking #: #13500 Chook Henderson Arrival Due: 14 Jan 2022 Departure Due: 27 Jan 2022 No. of Nights: 13 Acc. Category: Two Bedroom Ensuite Cabins Adults: 2 Children: 0 Infants: 0 Animals: 0 Total Tariff: $1,865.50 Deposit Due: $143.50 on 19 Sep 2020 See the team there. Mez, bakersdozen and jhn.holgate 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobM Posted December 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2020 Wistful thinking just got converted into an action. Booked an el-cheapo cabin at the caravan park from Sunday 24th of Jan until Sat 30 Jan. See you there if you are there BobM Chook and Mez 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhn.holgate Posted January 6, 2021 Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 Mezz mentioned that she had her permits to me yesterday and I thought 'permits'? What permits? Thought I'd better look it up. Sure enough, if you're coming from interstate you need to fill in an online form and print it out so you can show it to police if stopped. Only takes a couple of minutes and I got an approval email within minutes of doing it. I have no idea how many of the roads into S.A. are patrolled and if you're likely to be stopped, but I didn't know we needed a permit to travel to S.A. from Vic (or elsewhere). Online form is here: S.A. Police travel application I'll be heading over on Monday - assuming Covid stays under control in Vic - looking forward to catching up. And maybe even having a buggy (think my last outing was Kingston 2019) CasualRural, Mez and BobM 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Joel Posted January 19, 2021 Report Share Posted January 19, 2021 Curious as to who ended up going this year and taking the risk of being stuck over there ? Imagine being stranded in the same state as @sinbad for an extended period of time, I'd want to quarantine just to get away from him Mez, bakersdozen and andy666 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy666 Posted January 20, 2021 Report Share Posted January 20, 2021 Yes, how was it? pics? Videos? .Joel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Joel Posted January 20, 2021 Report Share Posted January 20, 2021 12 hours ago, andy666 said: Yes, how was it? Back to the future? 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mez Posted January 24, 2021 Report Share Posted January 24, 2021 Well Kingston SE 2021 is almost coming to an end for @igeightyand I. We’ve managed to get a buggy and a sail on both the beach and the Clay Pan this year. Both were in excellent condition. Lots of people in town this year, this year’s trip has coincided with the annual fishing competition, which means for two days, the beach is out of bounds, the Victorian Blokart Club have returned and a new arrival this year have been a 4x4 club with an expected attendance of roughly 400 vehicles. I’m sitting here in our annex and for the first time since we arrived, the rain is gently falling, @jhn.holgateand @Angus Johnstonewere venturing out to the pan, hopefully it’s not too sticky for them. This year’s attendance role :- @Mez @igeighty @roblukin@jhn.holgate @Angus Johnstone @Grants @BobM @Darren Tibbey @The Duke@AliNev and Most of the SA crew! Dougie Dougie Rob Dougie Rob Dougie Mez Mez Angus Johnstone, nigel and RedSky 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mez Posted January 25, 2021 Report Share Posted January 25, 2021 @cris italy just rocked up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy666 Posted January 25, 2021 Report Share Posted January 25, 2021 17 hours ago, Mez said: @cris italy just rocked up! Does he still have that carbon buggy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus Johnstone Posted January 27, 2021 Report Share Posted January 27, 2021 Had such an awesome time on my first trip to Kingston, AND my first time meeting real life kiters! The highlight for me was my best ever buggy session by far, out on the clay pan with @jhn.holgate before the rain hit on Monday. Alas, my GoPro failed me. Luckily John captured, edited and soundtracked the magic better than I could have dreamt! So excited to be able to share this with friends and family who are still a little confused about the whole kite buggy caper 😂 Thanks again everyone, especially @jhn.holgate, for taking me under your collective wing! nigel, Mez and BobM 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger37 Posted January 27, 2021 Report Share Posted January 27, 2021 One word - jealous. So pleased you all had a great time. BobM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhn.holgate Posted January 28, 2021 Report Share Posted January 28, 2021 Some of the static flying..... nigel, Mez, BobM and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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