What: 8 day/7 night WPC trip to the Eastern Goldfields during the school holidays in April 2018. Visiting Coolgardie, Rowles Lagoon, Lake Ballard, Kookynie, Gwalia, Lake Perkolilli, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Lake Lefroy, Cave Hill, Burra Rock, Nepean.
Where: Touring Eastern Goldfields
When: Saturday 14 April - Saturday 21 April School holidays.
Who: All members and provisional members. Camper trailers welcome. No caravans given some of the terrain.
Trip Leader: "AB"; also known as Andrew.
Terrain:
1 - Relatively Easy (Beginners)
2 - Moderate to Easy
3 - Moderate
4 - Moderate to Serious
5 - Serious and Endurance Rating out of 5 will be?: 2. 1,650kms of highway and sealed roads. 417kms of unsealed roads and tracks.
Distance: 2,067kms.
Description: Day: Summary Night stay Daily kms Cumm kms. Daily driving hrs Cumm driving hrs
1 Perth to Boondi Rock Bush camp 495 495 5:55 5:55
2 To Coolgardie then Lake Ballard Bush camp 288 783 5:20 11:15
3 To Menzies, Kookynie, Gwalia & Leonora Caravan Park 208 991 3:20 14:35
4 To Lake Perkolilli the Kalgoorlie/Boulder Caravan Park 265 1,256 3:25 18:00
5 Kalgoorlie/Boulder of your choosing. Caravan Park - 1,256 0:00 18:00
6 To Lake Lefroy, Cave Hill, Burra Rock. Bush camp 179 1,435 4:00 22:00
7 To Nepean mine, Coolgardie, to Westonia Caravan Park 321 1,756 4:30 26:30
8 Home to Perth 311 2,067 3:45 30:15
Car Limit: This trip will be capped at 8 vehicles.
Dog Friendly: No given we'll be passing through National Parks and dog baited areas.
Meeting Point: Puma El Caballo Roadhouse, 3381 Great Eastern Highway, Wooroloo.
Meeting time: 8:30 AM Saturday 14 April
Comms: UHF channel 20
What To Bring: Your camping and touring set up. More specific requirements will be posted before mid-March.
Contact: AB
Disclaimer: "Neither the Western Patrol Club nor Andrew Brooks (AB) accept any liability for any loss, damage or injury to persons or property arising from participating in this trip, howsoever caused. While all due care will be taken, no responsibility will be accepted. If you act inappropriately while on this trip, you will be asked to leave."
Please post here if you are coming along and PM "AB" with your mobile number. If we have your mobile number we can check if you are running late and organise another meeting point. If you drop out late we can contact you and the rest of the crew can get moving instead of hanging around wondering.
Definites:AB plus 2 kids.
Maybes:
Newbies:Guests:Book accommodation yourself.
Evening Monday 16th AprilLeonora Caravan Park, 42 Rochester Street - evening Monday 16th April.
http://opl.net.au/accommodation/leonora-caravan-park/Andrew (AB) has booked a powered site.
Evenings Tuesday 17th April & Wednesday 18th AprilDiscovery Holiday Park, 286 Burt Street, Boulder - evenings Tuesday 17th April & Wednesday 18th April.
https://www.discoveryholidayparks.com.au/ Be sure to select the 286 Burt Street Boulder site. There are two sites in Boulder. Boulder is the twin city of Kalgoorlie. Don’t select Kalgoorlie.
Andrew (AB) has booked an unpowered site.
We are likely to stay the evening Friday 20th April at Westonia Caravan park. Bookings to be made after we inspect the park as we pass through Westonia on the 14th on our way out to the Goldfields.
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