Driver Training at Lake
Lyell
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It
was 5am when Gordon and I left and when we got up to Glenbrook we got some
fuel for the truck and then went to find a Macca's
so we could have
brekky
but they were closed!!!! (Sad Face)...
So
then we went to the meeting place at Glenbrook where the information centre
is and by that time it was about 5:45am and then 10mins later that's when
Ian and Margaret turned up followed by Rob and
Kathy
and Chris & Jessica..... Ian
filled everyone in on
what is
going to happen,
who tail-end Charlie was going to be and
who would be the leader, and by 6:30am,
or just before,
we were hitting the road and I was in the car complaining about my
being hungry (as always)..
On the way to
Lithgow down the mountain, the wind picked up and it was SNOWING on the way
down and we drove really, really slow and carefully down the mountain to
make sure everyone was okay. Once we got to the bottom, we drove to the
servo and stopped for brekky ( did I forget to say it was really, really
COLD down there !!!). We all sat inside and had some hot chocolate and
brekky and it was really good.
We
left after about 30 to 45mins
and as we were leaving we noticed
a
car
in the carpark
that
was covered in snow.....
We headed off to
Lake
Lyall
for driver training. On the way up to Lake Lyall
we had some tree branches on the road... and then we got to the dirt road
where we
let
our tyres
down in the cold weather...
Next we
were
off to the camp site
and
we
arrived
there at about 8am or 8:30am.... Gordon and I (Andrew) were not staying the
night,
but we
helped out Ian, Margaret, and Rob and his gang set up
their camper trailers.
All the while
it was snowing...
it
was something to remember.
When
everyone was
finished,
we all had
morning
tea with some fruit cake and chocolate cup cakes and
tea and coffee.
Ian was explaining what we were going to be doing today and tomorrow,
then after listening to Ian explain,
we were off to the 1st part of the day.
Ian
showed everyone what type of angles they can have in the
trucks when they
get body lifts and bigger tyres.
He also showed us how to climb up a hill with rocks and how your wheels go
into a groove with the rock when they are let down..... everyone then had a
go,
but Ian made the wives have a go to boost their driving knowledge on and off
road as well.Once
everyone was finished
it
was time for some
lunch.
We
had
a
sausage sizzle and coffee and tea as well.
We were all
talking a little bit
for a while and then
we
were off to the 2nd part of the day where
we did a river crossing.
The
1st time
the
husbands drove
and then
we
went and did
some 4wheel driving up the mountain which Ian classed as beginner 4wheel
driving
because
Ian
had the advanced
class planned for another time.
When
we
got
to
the
top of the mountain we turned around and
came
down
the mountain
again, but
this
time the
wives
were driving.
As
we
were on our way down,
Terry (Landover Defender) was talking to Ian over the CB asking him where we
are and he met us at the bottom of the mountain where the
ladies
had their turn to do a river crossing
with the radiator
blind
on (aka a tarp)... Ian went 1st but without a
tarp
and in deep water.
(NOW
the best part of the trip hahahahahahaha) The ladies turn to do the river
crossing
and Kathy
and
her
gang went after Ian
but
they
went in and they got stuck in the river and then we noticed Ian was on his
way
over but not in the
truck..
running over in the COLD COLD COLD water..... Gordon was the saver when he
came and recovered them out from the water.... BUT I FORGOT TO SAY
THAT WHEN IAN WAS RUNNING OVER HE FELL IN THE WATER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA and he had his wallet in his
pocket but LUCKY for him he didn't have his mobile phone with him but his
hand held
radio
got
a little bit wet but it was okay
After Rob and his gang were out of the water,
Kathy
didn't want to do it, so in the end Rob
drove
them
back over and were met by these guys that were there as well (not with us)
and they
gave
him
a big cheer (it was funny).
Next
Terry and his Wife went across (just to remind you Ian was still in the
water) and Terry went the deeper end that Ian went and Ian yelled out NO!!
but in the end hoped and prayed Terry and his
Diane
got
there in the
end....
Next
it was Gordon's turn to go across and we offered Ian a lift but he walked
back across in the cold water... Gordon made it look easy and gave it a
little more when we went to pass Ian to make the water go on him more.. (Was
funny)...
We
then headed back to where we camped and they were going to have (as Ian
likes to call
it,
Happy Hour) finger food which was FISH STUFF (EWWW GROSS).
By
that
time it was about 4 or 4:30pm
so
Gordon and I left to head home,not before
saying
goodbye to everyone and yeah that’s about it... Oh yeah it snowed when we
were doing some of the stuff.... AND DON'T FORGET THE FUNNIEST PART OF THE
TRIP IAN FALLING IN THE WATER!!!!! (Smiles) :)
