I know it's a long way away but it will come up quick. Being that i have a little squirt i need to book weekends away in advannce; Who is going to the Bruny Island Ducks Gathering? Where on the island is the proposed base camp? Is it family friendly or should i come solo?
Thinking it may be a rad trip so keen as..., and get on board.
P.s Sorry wont be attending the King Island, looks like a great place but can't spare the Benjamin's
Greggy!,!!! We've had a snafu, bruny dates have changed!!
I'll update site, but its going to be the weekend after now.
Should hav a shack.... But also good camping spots too. I've never been there, and here I am organisin it!! ..... More soon, and sorry. About the date swap!!!
I have been told that camping at Cloudy Bay Lagoon (South Bruny) is sheltered and a back up is Cape Bruny which is also a good spot. Not sure if we need a parks pass to camp here so if someone can help me out that would be great!
I think we should have all wind directions covered and the option for a surf if we are left windless. I have kited Cloudy bay a couple of times and have been good sessions. There is car beach access to Eastern Cloudy Bay.
Cloudy Bay! Epic!! The campsite down the end of the beach is prime.
Having a legendary flashback here. Situation - dodgy hardcore wind on a south arm beach. NEED a kite. Equipment - Ando 10m Cabrinha Crossbow, JK 8m GK Sonic JK - looks pretty strong dude, i dunno... Ando - nah, she'll be right JK - look, that trees bent near sideways... Ando - nah toughen up. I've kited cloudy bay windier than this. Just put her on the 3rd knot man
30mins later 60knot gusts hammering beach JK and Ando kite surfing back into shore - literally, bars ditched, kites ejected, and bodyslamming leading edges back into the windchop trying to avoid them turning into hang gliders.
Jk, that story increases by a few knots each time you tell it hehe! Pretty glad I missed that session and I remember you telling me about it at the time! There is a possibility I can make this.
Ando, was awesome to read your article in Kbm - nice one brudtha.
It's getting close. I'll be there and will head down on Friday morning. I'll probably take MTB & surfboard as well as all kiting gear. Camp site is good but requires alcohol to be really good!
I was so looking forward to this but got gazumpt by family and friends -- they should really know better.
Anyway I've been kiting on Bruny a bit and went a month or so ago and saw that the ramp down to cloudy bay beach had been washed out in the winter storms. You'd need a chunky 4WD to get down the other end of the beach unless parks have fixed it -- might wanna check that?
Definitely supposed to have a parks pass down there.
There's also a good camp site at the south end of the neck, of if it looks SE-NE that would probably be the go! first decent sea breeze today -- pray for plenty!
Just Having a think about where we should camp on bruny and if anyone has made a call for camping spots yet? We are very excited about the trip and hope there is a bit of windy stuff!
Hey all, just spoke with KiteDevil who's on his way home from Merimbula. He plans to head down for a late ferry on Friday. Sounds like there might be a few Northerners. So, who's coming and who can help to get some stuff organised? We need to get a bbq and shelter as the campsites don't have these. If we can't get along Cloudy Bay beach where there's a great campsite, then there is a sheltered campsite alongside the road about 200 metres on the right before you get to the main carpark. I hope to be down there by lunchtime on Friday so can check out best options and advise by text if I know who's coming. Ando, can you give me a call as the mobile number i have for you doesn't connect?
Hey all, I'm definitely coming but have to work Friday night. I'll head down Saturday morning. Is there anyway I can contact anyone to find out where you guys will be? Thanks! Alice
This has been suggested before at many Ducks so why not make it happen? So feel free to bring along delicious and random gourmet treats for the BBQ! If everyone brings a kilo of awesomeness we can eat all night etc. Whatever you like, if your good at crayfish omlettes, baby back ribs, foie gras, sashimi, chicken wings, ducks balls in black bean sauce, garlic prawns or whatever just bring it!
Looks a lot like camping at Cloudy Bay at this stage... just look for a kite related sign.
Who's heading down on the friday night? I'm hoping to make the 5 something ferry, if not the 6:30 i think it is. At this stage I have room in car if anyone not going due to lack of transportation. Just me and my megaphone!!
Weather looking like it is going to line up for a bit of cross on shore wave ridign goodness at cloudy sat and sun. Anyone kited lighthouse in a SWer? hoping the north end of the beach might be ok, thats usually where the banks are and the wind might have a chance to sort itself out by the time it gets up there? ferry timetable here: www.southcom.com.au/~jontan/timtabl2.html me and farmdog will be on the early sat morning. excited...
Who's heading down on the friday night? I'm hoping to make the 5 something ferry, if not the 6:30 i think it is. At this stage I have room in car if anyone not going due to lack of transportation. Just me and my megaphone!!
That megaphone rocks! If there is phone reception I will post where TKSA headquarters is! Sweet as
Hmmmm, a pa system, juke box, jet ski, the ladies Brazilian soccer team, snow machine, hair dryer for Ben and a bottle of muskrat scent. That should about do it... Anything else anyone..?
Last minute decision to come, so leaving Launceston in about 15 minutes might be able to catch the 6-30 ferry if not the last one, if anyone is there and can reach me on 0413282342 and let me know where you are.
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Your trip looked a lot warmer
