• Part 1 - Non salty inland track followed by recovery practise ().
• Part 2 - Return via inland track or return via beach and warm lagoon splash.
Trip Leader: Dave
Where: Bribie Island
When: 9:30am
Costs: Vehicle Access permit
Standard: Green / Blue
Meeting location: BP Servo on Bribie Island (corner Goodwin Drive and Hornsby Rd) (last one there has to write up the trip report)
UHF: Channel 13.
Plan for the day - the overview.
The goal is to have some fun in the non-salty sand, followed by practical experience of what to do when your vehicle is bogged. We can each have a turn in the non-salty sand to experience what it takes to get free once bogged in soft sand.
Later lunch is planned at the "Forts Day Use" area . If you wish to avoid the salty sand on the beach, you can return via the inland track.
The Details :
1. Meet at the BP Servo on Bribie Island (corner Goodwin Drive and Hornsby Rd) at 9:30am.
2. Depart by 9:45am and drive to White Patch. Option for people to deflate tyres a little - if they wish.
3. Hit the sandy track at 10:15am and head out to Poverty Creek campground. This is a 7km drive (30km/h speed limit). Here we can have a toilet stop, and a quick break. This is where the insect repellent is needed is outside for a while.
4. Drive back out to the Northern Access Track. Only 15km to the ocean side. The real fun beings now.
5. There are two soft areas here, and I'll reduce the pace to ensure a few cars get bogged. Here we test a) effectiveness of digging, b) effectiveness of Maxtrax, and c) how of snatch out a vehicle.
6. We arrive at the "Forts day-use area" near the northern part of the Northern Access Track, and stop for lunch. There are a few tables with benches, but you may wish to bring your own picnic blanket and/or chairs. The ground is generally grassy here.
7. At around 1:00 to 1:30pm, we should be packing up. If you don't want your vehicle exposed to salt, make you way back along the Northern Access Track (21km in total to the car park). But for the others, we drive north along the beach for around 10 minutes for a close up look at Caloundra. Pull out the camera .... World War II forts, and a half buried forest on the beach are usual sites.
8. 1:45pm (if on schedule), we drive South along the beach, past the camp sites, and stop at the large lagoon to take more pictures, and let small and "big" kids have a splash. The lagoon water is semi-salty, generally only waste deep, and has a dark colour. The result is that by 2:30pm the water should be nice and warm. Definitely warm enough for adults too.
9. Later we head down beach to eventually stop at the carpark near North St and Eight Ave to re-inflate the tyres, and then drive home.
What to bring
1) Bribie Island "Vehicle Access Permit". Can be purchased online at http://www.derm.qld.gov.au/parks_and_fo ... _fees.html. Fees are $40.35 for 1 week or less, or $126.00 for the year.
2) Recovery gear (only really need the snatch strap)
3) Hats, sunscreen, sunglasses, etc
4) Lunch, and optional picnic blanket, fold-out table, chairs, etc.
5) Swimmers or at least a change of clothes for kids and adults at the lagoon.
6) Air compressor to reinflate tyres.
6) Camera
