We arrived at Marble Bar on Saturday, thought we'd stay for a few days, nice interesting little town. BUT could only stay one night as a car rally of 500 people was expected to arrive on Sunday! Cant imagine how so many people could fit into the little caravan park/campground there.
On the way into 80 mile beach we passed what seemed to be hundreds of camper-trailer with quad bikes, all leaving here. So we'll stay here for a while now that it is so beautifully quiet!
Anybody else have their plans changed by large groups, rallies? Anybody been in a big rally?
sufil said
08:55 PM Jun 2, 2014
Shxtbox Rally is what was happening in Marble Bar They are on their way to Darwin from Perth. Cars valued $1000 or under, driving to Darwin by whatever rough roads the organisers can find. It is a Cancer fundraiser I think. When they reach Darwin later in the week the cars will all be auctioned off and most will be bought by their owners to play again next year. They have a face book page and a website (sorry not clever enough to put up links!!)
-- Edited by sufil on Monday 2nd of June 2014 08:56:34 PM
-- Edited by _wombat_ on Tuesday 3rd of June 2014 08:51:42 AM
Dunmowin said
10:40 PM Jun 5, 2014
Saw a few of the S*it boxes today as we finalised the Gibb.
_wombat_ said
11:06 PM Jun 5, 2014
bet you enjoy that trip, I see you found my wombat cache, thanks for the feedback, were there any other cache's on the Gibb? when I put wombat 6 up there it was the first one along the Gibb.
Vic41 said
04:55 AM Jun 6, 2014
Gerty Dancer wrote:
We arrived at Marble Bar on Saturday, thought we'd stay for a few days, nice interesting little town. BUT could only stay one night as a car rally of 500 people was expected to arrive on Sunday! Cant imagine how so many people could fit into the little caravan park/campground there.
On the way into 80 mile beach we passed what seemed to be hundreds of camper-trailer with quad bikes, all leaving here. So we'll stay here for a while now that it is so beautifully quiet!
Anybody else have their plans changed by large groups, rallies? Anybody been in a big rally?
Glad you managed to get to Marble Bar Gerty, those "Choc Top" hills are magnificent. Did you check out any of the free camps shown in the Camps book between the highway and Marble Bar on the way in or after you left? I'd be interested in knowing what they are like if anyone has stayed at them. I have been to MB but like you only stayed at the CP in town.
Lets know how you found the cp at 80 mile beach was too in general please.
Good to know the Dunmowins had a good trip on the GRR as well.
We arrived at Marble Bar on Saturday, thought we'd stay for a few days, nice interesting little town. BUT could only stay one night as a car rally of 500 people was expected to arrive on Sunday! Cant imagine how so many people could fit into the little caravan park/campground there.
On the way into 80 mile beach we passed what seemed to be hundreds of camper-trailer with quad bikes, all leaving here. So we'll stay here for a while now that it is so beautifully quiet!
Anybody else have their plans changed by large groups, rallies? Anybody been in a big rally?
Shxtbox Rally is what was happening in Marble Bar They are on their way to Darwin from Perth. Cars valued $1000 or under, driving to Darwin by whatever rough roads the organisers can find. It is a Cancer fundraiser I think. When they reach Darwin later in the week the cars will all be auctioned off and most will be bought by their owners to play again next year. They have a face book page and a website (sorry not clever enough to put up links!!)
-- Edited by sufil on Monday 2nd of June 2014 08:56:34 PM
http://www.****boxrally.com.au/
the **** = s h i t without the spaces
-- Edited by _wombat_ on Tuesday 3rd of June 2014 08:51:42 AM
Saw a few of the S*it boxes today as we finalised the Gibb.
bet you enjoy that trip, I see you found my wombat cache, thanks for the feedback, were there any other cache's on the Gibb? when I put wombat 6 up there it was the first one along the Gibb.
Glad you managed to get to Marble Bar Gerty, those "Choc Top" hills are magnificent. Did you check out any of the free camps shown in the Camps book between the highway and Marble Bar on the way in or after you left? I'd be interested in knowing what they are like if anyone has stayed at them. I have been to MB but like you only stayed at the CP in town.
Lets know how you found the cp at 80 mile beach was too in general please.
Good to know the Dunmowins had a good trip on the GRR as well.