The Purvis Eureka Forum

As discussed in one of the posts we are planning a drive around the Bribie Island area on Sunday 15 November. Gunna is planning to stay the weekend on the island with his family and I am looking at coming up after son's sport on Saturday afternoon also.

Therefore a casual dinner or afternoon coffee on Saturday could also be arranged if enough people are interested.

As I bring a plan together I will post it here.

Shonko

Hi All,

Looks like I'm gunna be downgrading to myself and one rugrat for the Bribie trip.  Wendy's all "camped out" after this weekend in Coffs. ;D

I will sus out somewhere to stay unless someone has a good suggestion????

A Saturday night and Sunday morn sounds the go.

I might be up for a cabin as well.  My good wife has bluntly noted "How are you going to fit all the stuff into THAT THING (as she calls it) for a camping trip AND carry a son as well?"

She has a point!!

Dean

Hey guys,  mind if i come along?  Bribie is just around the corner from my place and I'd love to get some more inspiration for my project car.  Unfortunately I've hit a mini speed bump with QLD dep transport :(  Also there are some nice twisting and winding roads in the Malany region that could be fun.  Just putting it out there.

Dean, son 12 and I are happy to share a cabin with you if you like.

robertocarlos, you are more than welcome to join us.......I am going to finalise some detail (hopefully tonight) and post it up here.

I am looking at a drive Saturday afternoon departing from the "Twin BP's", a dinner on Bribie Saturday night, and a drive-lunch-drive on Sunday, finishing at the "Twin BP's".

Anyone who can make some or all of it welcome. Times and places to be advised.

Shonko

Done deal Shonko.
I haven't selected which son is coming yet (The 11, 9 or 5yr old) but whichever will talk the legs off a table and make it run afterwards ;D.
Will watch this space closely.

Ok guys this is the DRAFT plan.

SATURDAY
2.30PM - Meet at the "Twin BP's" south bound side of the Bruce Highway
3.00PM - Drive around Bribie Island, finishing at Woorim. (approx 40km)
6.00PM - Tea at the Woorim Pub

SUNDAY
10.00AM - Meet at the "Twin BP's" north bound side of the Bruce Highway
10.30AM - Drive to Baroon Pocket Dam (approx 52km)
12.00PM - Lunch at Baroon Pocket Dam Kiosk, or bring your own.
1.00PM - Drive to Howells Knob Lookout (approx 22km)
2.00PM - Drive to the "Twin BP's" south bound side of the Bruce Highway (approx 50km)
3.00PM - Finished. Those heading back to BNE might want to drive back together and "peal off" as we go, entirely up to you.

Obviously you can choose to join in or exit the "tour" as you please. This is only a plan, I am open to suggestions and constructive criticisms.

The times are only 'guesstmiates' so if you want to catch up with us along the way best you call me to find out where we are upto.

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Hope to see some of you on Saturday or Sunday.....or both!  ;D

regards
Shonko (Shaun)

Sounds good so far Shonko.

Are we staying at the Blue Pacific Hotel?, 2 North St, Woorim QLD 4507? - (07) 3408 1004 ??

I've never been there before and have no idea.?

Just make sure Shonko doesn't take you to the Blue Oyster...

 :P :D

Blue Oyster???? Must be something you learnt from your wino mate or the madigra.........us decent ppl up here don't understand :P

Gunna, the Blue Pacific Hotel doesn't have accommodation. I have emailed off to Surfside Shacks and the Woorim Caravan Park for a quote. Will let you know.

Shonko

Blue Oyster???

Whatdayar mean? ???

What, you guys never seen Police Academy??

 ???

lol

ah yes. comes back to me now. Don't think we will have to worry about making that mistake on Bribie.........  :)

Hi every one!
 the bribie trip seems to be developing nicely... we won't be there on saturday(@#$*) and the poor gympie gold 'reek won't be anywhere butin the shed. on the positive side...we will join everyone for lunch a boroon pocket  in the staid comodore!!! so hope there will be some nice eureekas to look at!
Cheers
vonkje

Mmmmmm...... I'm looking good for the same thing but mine will a bright yellow suzuki swift sports.

After spending a little bit of time on the RRRR today it's looking good for another/softer clutch plate before it's street driveable.  Plus I need the coilover shocks as well.  See how we go in 10 days.

(But in a straight line around the local streets, you run out of road real quick.)

Zak and I will be there in my reek..............this is it's last outing before a "makeover".

Shonko

Clutch and coilovers are here.  Should be running for next week.  Yaaaaa!

That is gr8 news Gunna..........get to the shed!

BTW the caravan park is fully booked so we are staying at the Surfside Shack @ $120.....so that is $60ea. Cool? ???

Hope it is not raining next week end as my car does not have a very good solution for a roof..........it involves 'gaffa tape', you don't want to know!!! ;D

Shonko

Gunna,

Forgot to mention, you need to bring your own linen, and I will txt you the address.


Regards
Shonko

Yes, yes, Shonko, in the shed until the candle burns low. Slave driver, mutter grizzle groan...............

Thanks for teeing up the sleep over. 60 is fine.  I'll shout for dinner.  And the sleeping bags are already loaded.  Just gotta make sure Cyco doesn't gatecrash and wanta head down to that Blue Oyster Place ;D.

I have a solution for the rain.  Lift all the electricals a foot above the floor pan and drill some drain holes at the lowest point ::).  No gaffa tape required.

The lunch at the dam should be great.  I went there once and it's a beautiful place, tucked away.

Looking forward to it!

Will be there to meet you at the BPs on Sunday morning - but can't make Saturday :(

Looking forward to it.

Max

PS: Shonko, isn't the rain solution to just drive faster??

Fantastic guys........love it when a plan comes together!!

I guess another plan for rain could be bathers!!! ::)...........but one way or the other I will be there. ;D

See you guys on the weekend. Now to clean all the crap out of the reek from the Mildura trip..........  :o

Shonko

 you guys make sure take alot of photo's i am eager to see what bribie island looks like... 8)

and most of all have fun .

Hey Guys my wife Kerry & I can't make today will meet you Sunday morning at BP
Regards Qldsports

see you tomorrow Qldsports

Fixed the clutch issue just then.
Barring a major problem see you all at the BP this arvo.
Looking forward to meeting everyone.

i'm grummpy now had a long long post done and tried to add a pic and whamo lost the lot!

so no pics from me :'(   grrrrrr

We had a great time!
I'm always amazed how a bunch of strangers of all ages, with a common interest can be like old friends with in 5 minutes!
I haven't laughed so much in ages! sorry shonko and gunna for picking on you roflmao
kiosk? what kiosk?...the only ones prepared were the porche crew! (that says something doesn't it?) there were also a few issues about gps and map reading but in the end we found our way! though i did mention to shonko that we don't need a beautiful location for a meet... the requirments were eurekas, shade...perhaps chairs....we had million $$$ views and everyone was staring at the back end of a reek!
we will be up for another meet whenever! and of course our welcome mat is always out for eureka people

sorry to hear ya lost your posting when you were trying to post a picture ..but great to hear you guys had a blast ...
i was hoping to see bribie island in your pictures heres a solution for you ...
left click on the additional options an left click on browse your computer left click on the picture you want to use an open for it to be inserted in the attach box ...an then post your message
good luck an heres a sample


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ok thanks this may just work! god i dread alzheimers!
bugger

ok one more go...

yesssss! thank you!!!!

your welcome vonkje ...i am glad i could be of help to you  ;D cool photo  8) 8) 8) 8) 8)
we look forward to seeing more with your new aquired skill..well done

Well for a first outing for sometime, we had two reeks and 15 ppl attend, which I think is a gr8 effort. Thank you to all who attended, it was good to put some faces to names (and nick names.........the two named name badges might be a good idea...... ;D)

There was a lot of talk of projects at various stages and ideas and contacts were shared. There was also a lot of laughing and good times............my role was to be the victim of most of the sledging for the day, but that is ok by me.........I will have the last laugh when I start my own Kiosk at Lake Baroon.....and I will be charging triple for canned tuna for Porche owners :o :o

The lake was gr8 and you can swim there if you are game.........there was a suggestion that we might have a picnic there sometime in February 2010. So watch for the Grand Opening of Shonko's Kiosk in the new year. ;D

SHONKO'S CAFE.  You'll make a killing. :D

Great weekend.  It was the first time that Ryan and I had gotten away.  The company we kept was great,  very friendly and understanding.  10 out of 10.  Thanks all.

Lots of exchanges of ideas and projects about our passion.

And my wife wants to come along to the next meeting in Feb2010 to start the "Wife of Eureka Owners Support Group".  She has a good supply of thumb screws to stop us getting out of hand.  And a Cattle Prod to get us out off the computer and do all those other jobs around the house.  Her name is Wicked Wendy from the West ;D.

And Shonko, suck it up, we have only just begun to pick on you.  "Follow me, my GPS knows were I'm going". LOL LOL LOL......................

Sounds like you all had a great time at Shonko's expense he has broad shoulders
Hope this all continues up there so we can come and visit ye all
if you ever come to little old Adelaide let me know so I can leave town dont want to give you guys to many secrets
Gunna have you signed up yet
so we can get you upgraded on the site
seriously great to see others having a good time
Oh Mr. Purvis what have you done  ;D
keep Reeking
james

Paid (just then).

Just need to fill out those pesky forms. ???

Hi all - sorry a bit slow to post the photos of the Qld mini meet.
Photos are in a new album (Qld minimeet Nov09) under Events on Photobucket or here's a link to the slideshow (with some commentary for the southerners):

http://s480.photobucket.com/albums/rr166/eurekacarclub/EVENTS%20PICS/Qld%20minimeet%20Nov09/?albumview=slideshow (http://s480.photobucket.com/albums/rr166/eurekacarclub/EVENTS%20PICS/Qld%20minimeet%20Nov09/?albumview=slideshow)

Shonko - congrats on a well organised show & thanks to all for a fun day.

Maxx ;D

Great slide show Max.

Thanks to all that posted photo's...........I would have but I miss placed my camera, which showed up at the shack I stayed in on Bribie. :-[

Regards
Shonko

Great to see you got the camera back.  :)

awsomme pictures maxx ..way to go on capturing the moments of reeks strutting there stuff... 8)

Hey,

Sorry its taken so long to get back.  Big week of work and no internet.  Thanks for the get together...my brother and I had a great time starting up the splinter group know as "I kind of have a Eureka but it's all in pieces and I don't know what I'm doing" and eating tuna by ourselves :) 

Great photos Max (ps just sent of the application form to QLD Dep transport on Monday so fingers crossed)

If any of you guys who were at the meet want a EU calender give me a buzz on 0402 327 383.  I ordered a few spare  ;D but they didn't turn up in time for the day trip.  

There are a few pics from the day here: http://s480.photobucket.com/albums/rr166/eurekacarclub/EVENTS%20PICS/Bribie%20Island%20Trip%20NOV2009/?albumview=slideshow

cool photo's Gunna.. 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)

Thanks Crue,
The quality was it's usual low end but it was better than nothing.

OK, who's starting the thread on the next Qld mini-meet on (or around) the middle of Feb 2010??  We paid out on Shonko enough for now.

no probs disappointed i didn't get to see a island ... ;)
if i was from your neck of wood's i would post the new topic.. :P

Well I'm  back.  Where did everyone go? whistle