Vic Spotted & Chat Thread

[gassit]

Beach to Bush cruise!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Black rock yacht club car park to kittens and have a drink for a couple of hours.

Use Fuel money for beer.

Steve

[Mr Turbo]

Great Idea Evil Bring it on!

Rob...

[EvilDaifu]

Hiya geea,

I think that if you were to make it into 2 seperate mini cruises it would get more people going along. I'd go with the first part and then after Chapel have a meet somewhere, possibly Caulfield somewhere for a chat. This would make it 2 hours or so and that sounds great.

I reckon that's a good idea to break it into 2 mini cruises.

So, what about a break at Caulfield Park (usually plenty of parking around the park edges) about 2 hours in. So it will be a right hand turn off Dandenong Rd into Hawthorn Rd. Good place for chat, lunch, photos and toilet pitstop. Might be a bit hard to access the few BBQ facilites as it is a popular park, but from memory, there are some take-away shops nearby corner Hawthorn Rd and Balaclava Rd or just bring a mat and picnic lunch.

Then on to Mt Dandenong for another 1 1/2 hours if you still feel like it for afternoon Devonshire Tea, otherwise, feel free to leave the cruise.

What to does everyone think?

[Flukey]

sounds good

[EvilDaifu]

I was wondering if someone with the right forum permissions would consider starting this as a new VIC cruise topic?

Anyway, I've updated the route. I had a chance to drive the Bay St to Caulfield Park part tonight on the way home from work and suggested some changes.

Cruise Title: Beach to Park to Bush Cruise (Ver 1.1)

Date: Sunday 19 March 2006

Time: Assemble Bunnings Mentone (Map 87 A4) 9:30am for 10am departure.

Bring: BBQ Lunch or Picnic Lunch for lunch at Caulfield Park.

Desirable UHF CB radio.

Highlights:

Beach to Park (est time 2 hrs)

- Start along Beach Rd coast-line.

- Beaconsfield Pde beach stretch.

- Bay St, Albert Park run.

- Chapel St, Prahran run.

- Run down Dandenong Rd.

- Lunch-time pitstop at Caulfield Park. Can leave cruise here.

Park to Bush (est time 1 1/2 hrs)

- Further run down Dandenong Rd.

- Run up Mt Dandenong Tourist Rd.

- Finish at Devonshire Tea place.

Route:

09:30 Assemble at Bunnings carpark, Mentone (off Nepean Highway Map 87 A4)

10:00 Head off. Turn left onto Nepean Highway toward Warrigal Rd.

xx:xx Turn right into Warrigal Rd (Map 87 B6).

xx:xx Turn right into Beach Rd (Map 87 B9) and head off along Beach Rd

towards city. Follows the coast-line.

xx:xx Along Beach Rd, pass through Beaumaris, Black Rock, Sandringham,

Hampton.

xx:xx Becomes Esplanade, pass through Brighton.

xx:xx Becomes St Kilda St, pass through Brighton (north).

xx:xx Left into Ormand Esplanade (Map 67 D5), pass through Elwood.

xx:xx Becomes Marine Pde, pass through Elwood (north)

xx:xx Becomes Jacka Bvd.

xx:xx Becomes Beaconsfield Pde, pass through St Kilda, Middle Park,

Albert Park.

xx:xx Turn right into Bay St (Map 57 B4). NB: Stay in right line to go straight ahead.

xx:xx Head along Bay St which becomes Crockford St (Map 57 D2).

xx:xx Turn right into York St (Map 57 E1).

xx:xx Turn right into Ferrars St (Map 57 F1).

xx:xx Head down Ferrars St.

xx:xx Turn left into Park St (Map 57 F2).

xx:xx Head down Park St (cross Kings Way).

xx:xx Turn right into St Kilda Rd (Map 57 K1) and stay in left lane to be ready turn left.

xx:xx Turn left into Domain Rd (Map 57 K1).

xx:xx Head down Domain Rd. NB: This is to avoid Toorak Rd West parking lot.

xx:xx Turn right into Punt Rd (Map 58 C2).

xx:xx Turn left into Toorak Rd (Map 58 C3).

xx:xx Turn right into Chapel St (Map 58 E3)(let's see how this goes!)

xx:xx Head down Chapel St (cross Malvern Rd and High St).

xx:xx Turn left into Dandenong Rd (Map 58 D8).

xx:xx Head along Dandenong Rd until Caulfield.

xx:xx Slip right into Normanby Rd (Map 59 C11).

xx:xx Turn right into Kambrook Rd (Map 59 D12).

xx:xx Turn right into Balaclava Rd (Map 59 D12).

12:00? Turn right into Park Cr (Map 59 D12).

NB: Enter Park Cr from Balaclava Rd as it is blocked off in the centre.

Lunch-time pitstop. Can leave cruise here.

This is Caulfied Park.

- 5 BBQ hot-plates (so you could bring bread and snags) or picnic lunch.

(if desired take-away shops nearby at corner Balaclava Rd/Hawthorn Rd)

- Toilets

- Kids playground

- Free parking spots in Park Cr and in Caulfield Park parking lot.

NB Beware of the NO STANDING signs in Park Cr.

13:30? Leave Caulfied Park. Out Park Cr, turn left into Balaclava Rd (Map 59 D12).

xx:xx Right into Normanby Rd (Map 59 E12).

xx:xx Left then right into Dandenong Rd.

xx:xx Head along Dandenong Rd towards Ferntree Gully Rd.

xx:xx Turn left into Ferntree Gully Rd (Map 69 H6).

xx:xx Head along Ferntree Gully Rd towards Burwood Highway.

xx:xx Turn right into Burwood Highway (Map 73 J3)

xx:xx Head along Burwood Highway.

xx:xx Turn left into Mt Dandenong Tourist Rd (Map 74 G6).

xx:xx Head along Mt Dandenong Tourist Rd.

15:00? Finish at Devonshire Tea place (to be nominated) for afternoon tea.

[Mr Turbo]

Done.

http://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/index.ph...topic=23453&hl=

Rob...

[EvilDaifu]

I'd like to do a cruise up to the snow fields before they actually get covered in snow. Something sealed rather than dirt roads (so as not to damage the cars). I can do it in a day myself (long day) or we could hole up at a motel somewhere (at least we could then relax with a few beers and steak meal in the evening) and do it over 2 days. I must admit going through Sassafras indian file really stopped the locals and day visitors yesterday on the BB cruise. So I imagine the same thing would happen as we drove through other country towns along the way.

Mr Turbo and Kev XR8 ute and I were talking about Mt Buller yesterday. Phevor suggested he wanted to organise a cruise. Any suggestions for a trip that took in the mountains and would add up a few km's for dswiders? I also like Lake Mountain because it takes in Lake Mountain, the Black Spur and is close to Melbourne so you can do it in a day with lunch somewhere along the way.

[shockF6]

Have you though of a trip to the 12 Apostles on the ocean rd.

the rd is one of the best ive driven on. I did the trip in the phoon a couple of weeks ago and I can proudly say that within 45 minutes of leaving the apostles car park I had to stop so the wife could throw up

when I went there was no trafic on the roads, I guess that would make the trip quite dull if you had to actuall do the recommended 35k's around the bends because of traffic

there are plenty of photo ops along the way, and to do it in one day you would go there via the M1 and come back on the ocean rd

P.S. I did scrub all 4 tyres quite badly even though its only a 200km section of road, so its not going to be for everyone.

[EvilDaifu]

I was thinking about a SA/VIC combined cruise as well. It takes in the Great Ocean Road on the way home.

Here's the link to the conversation in the SA Cruise Chat thread.

http://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/index.ph...ndpost&p=361833

[Flukey]

I'd like to do a cruise up to the snow fields before they actually get covered in snow.  Something sealed rather than dirt roads (so as not to damage the cars).  I can do it in a day myself (long day) or we could hole up at a motel somewhere (at least we could then relax with a few beers and steak meal in the evening) and do it over 2 days.  I must admit going through Sassafras indian file really stopped the locals and day visitors yesterday on the BB cruise.  So I imagine the same thing would happen as we drove through other country towns along the way.

Mr Turbo and Kev XR8 ute and I were talking about Mt Buller yesterday.  Phevor suggested he wanted to organise a cruise.  Any suggestions for a trip that took in the mountains and would add up a few km's for dswiders?  I also like Lake Mountain because it takes in Lake Mountain, the Black Spur and is close to Melbourne so you can do it in a day with lunch somewhere along the way.

Sounds good