[NSW] Sydney Observation Cruise

Good day today cruising to Barrenjoey and to West head for a picnic lunch.
Good to catch up with everyone, meet new members, and see some old ones that haven't been around lately.
Weather turned out fine after all the rain so we could cruise with the tops off (targas).
Give up on the observation part of the cruise, to hard in sunday traffic, what bloody stamp?
couple of pics.

Start at Homebush Bay

Caz setting off

Uninvited guest

two minature dinosaurs running up a tree.

 

Sydney Observation Cruise

Answers to questions.
Let?s Start
1. How much is it to park for ONE hour? $3
2. What is the maximum penalty for entering the brick pit? $1,000
Exit the car park and turn left into Australia Ave
3. Which petrol company pretends to be green by investing in solar power? BP
Turn left onto Homebush Bay drive.
4. What does the former prime minister have in common with the first shopping centre you pass? Bob Hawke was a Rhodes scholar and the shopping centre is at Rhodes [ /COLOR]
5. Before crossing the bridge, what type of devil spawn tends to meet in this area? Scouts
Go past the Top Ryde construction site and veer right onto Lane Cove Rd
6. How many McDonald?s restaurants will you pass today? 5
7. Name one of the proprietors of SSV? Ken or Steve
8. Who provides security where PORTS does not play? SECOM
9. What wild animal might you see on the corner of Lane Cove and Waterloo Roads? Zebra on a large sign
10. Who lived in the famous garden? Eden Gardens so Adam and Eve
Do not pay the Ferryman but cross his bridge. Shortly after the Yanko Rd look for a ship from the first fleet. Carefully turn left and park. Near the ship you will find a stamp. Use it to stamp your sheet here.

See photo of stamp dangling from tree about 3m from ship!

Return to Lane Cove rod and head toward Mona Vale.
11. Passing through St Ives what sort of Power do you pass that Chili would have been into in the 1960s. Flower Power
12. Oh chest pains! Quick check my heart or should I say HART. What does is HART? Sorry for the grammar! It is an advanced driving school
13. What giant animals welcome you to Terrey Hills? Two large lizards
Pass the Behive Temple and head down to Pittwater Rd, turn left and then veer right after 200m to Barrenjoey.

14. After you pass through Collaroy you will eventually reach a small confusing roundabout. Continue to head to Palm Beach and Barrenjoey. 400m past the round about what animal is referred to? Serpentine there a snake
15. Entering Avalon look for a hint as to what Oni wanted to be as a child? Ninja i.e. Ninja Japanese Restaurant
As you reach the end of the first drive 38km from Car park Number 6 turn left into Governor Philip Park and proceed to the very end and park near the 11,000Volt sign. Pay your parking fees or be prepared for a fine.!!!
It is a ONE km hard climb to the top! Please take care. Do not attempt to climb if you have any of the following conditions!
a. Laziness b. Tiredness c. Couldn?t be botheredness
16. When was the lighthouse completed? 1881
17. When was the lighthouse automated? 1932
The rest stop is for 1hour. Approximate departure 11am. Exit park and turn right and head back towards Mona Vale.

18. What type of Goat do you see before leaving Avalon? Greedy Goat at the Greedy Goat Cafe
Turn right into Darley St at Mona Vale and then right again into Pittwater Rd. By the way the lighthouse was built in 1881 and automated in 1932.

19. The first major marina you pass has a connection to NISMO what is it? Gibson Marina, i.e. Freddie Gibson
20. What is the post code of Church Point? 2105
Turn right onto West Head Rd. Pay your $11 to Nat parks and keep the ticket as we will use it again today!

21. What animal is endangered in the park? Bandicoot
Follow the 12km of winding road.
22. Which country has a walking track named after it? None! America is NOT a country!
Lunch stop 400m before the lookout at Resolute Picnic Area. Parking may be tough but so are we when in an angry mob!
Arrive around noon and hang until 1:30
Leave the National Park and turn right into McCarrs Creek Rd and follow until it meets Mona Vale Rd where you will turn right.
23. In which direction do you look to over Garigal? East, big sign says looking East over Garigal
Head back to St Ives and turn right at Links Rd. Proceed until you meet Bobbin Head Rd where you will turn right.
24. Passing the links what part England do you pass, metaphorically speaking of course! Cotswold (Cotswold House at the nursing home)
25. How far is Bobbin Head from the Park entrance? (Don?t forget to use the pass you bought earlier) 4km
Cross the bridge and turn right to Apple Tree Bay.
26. How many trees have been marooned by a sea of bitumen? 5
27. Under the old wooden seat near the trees you will find a message from ONI. Write it down. Tokyo Z
28. As you return to the Bobbin Inn you will pass between six large sandstone blocks. What are they made of? Sandstone, der!
Turn right and head up the hill and all the way back to the pacific Highway
29. Which martial art can you get a kick out of along the way? That?s martial art not marital art! Tae Kwon Do
Turn left and head towards Galston and turn right into Galston Rd.
30. What is the maximum length of vehicle that can go through the gorge? 7.5m
31. How many 5km/hr corners are there on the way down the hill? 5
Turn left onto Old Northern Rd. Follow it until you reach a large round about and turn right to go to Round Corner. Follow Old Northern Rd all the way to Baulkham Hills and turn left onto Windsor Rd.
Head down through Northmead and past Dick Smith?s Powerhouse. At the corner of Bourke St near Terry Shields turn left and head up the hill to the entrance of lake Parramatta.
32. You just drove past a high performance workshop. What is its name? High Performance World
33. The temple on Mona Vale Rd isn?t called the Beehive! What is its correct name?
BAHA?I
You have completed the journey. Rest and compare notes. When all have arrived a marking exercise will begin.


Well done Matty and Mary as the only ones to complete the course!

Some pics.

Starting point, almost.


On the way


First stop


At first I though they were having a nookie but it turned very violent


Miracle Zed to the rescue again! Well done Ron and Ross, what champions!


The stamp was near the ship dangling from the tree. Some found it, most didn't

 

oops sorry Wiz

We were obviously posting at same time.

 

Got you by

A minute
Maybe the Mods can combine them.

 

it was a best day but i got lost so had to go back home

 

Well done Geoff.

Well organized. The notes made it very easy to navigate and no risk of getting lost (!) Sydney traffic does not lend it self to a convoy of 25 cars so everybody could follow at their own pace.

Rain stayed away until about now, so some got a bit burned, but it was nice in the car with the aircon.

That stamp that Chili said was not there I could see from 10m away as soon as he walked past me. Some of the other questions were a bit harder though.

Did anybody notice that there were 2 powers in St.Ives - Sports and Flower power. Surely Chili would have been into sports power.

Which mutant teenage turtle did you use to be Oni ?

 

Top day Geoff! Thankyou for organising it. :biggrin: :biggrin:

Kids and I didnt do so well well with the Observation bit.... Other Zedders probably 'observed' yelling, arm waving and paper throwing in the CazRacing Zed within the first 5 km... LOL

But it was lovely to see so many Zeds turn up, some new faces and some old ones I don't see nearly often enough. :zlove: :zlove: :zlove:

The Goanna's were very cool!, in a scary sort of way

Caz..

 

Great Day!!

Thanks Geoff for organising a great day. I was so glad i made it to this cruise and hopefully my future commitments dont stop me coming out more often and catching up with such a great bunch of people.

Yeh, Lawrence and I tried the observation run and accepted defeat in the first 5min of the cruise! LOL

Cheers
Michael

 

great day

Another great Z cruise, 26 or so cars, best car count in a while.

Sorry i had to leave early ( over commited again ), whens the next one ?

thanks to Geoff , some more off sydney i hadn't seen before.

 

Sucks that I couldn't come along..all thanks to the useless "VIP Inspections" who are taking way too long to deliver my car..

Anyway..looked like fun, gonna try to make the next cruise in Sydney if possible.

 

A truly great days outing!
Well done Geoffo(although we didn't manage to keep to your Flight Plan).
What a terrific bunch of people we had once more. A lot of new faces(and the usual older ones) made this an enjoyable journey through the cryptic pathways of Geoff's somewhat celestial character.

I for one, am ever thankful that Geoff didn't realise his childhood dream(the thought of Geoff leaping out of a tree, or jumping down from a rooftop, dressed in black and dispensing Star Knives in all directions) is just too terrifying to contemplate.

Once again the MZM Boys came good(Wizard, is so aptly named, and Ross is the quiet one who makes things happen).:zlove:

Stef found the "deliberate mistake"??? at St Ives, but I can't help but think that all that driving around in the Summer sun is having a deleterious effect on his "team spirit"(bloody stupid stamp on a string).

How many cruises get lunchtime entertainment like the Goanna Bros Traveling Circus?:biggrin::biggrin:

 

Thanks Geoff, top day had by all. And what is a zed cruise without some zed drama. There was sunburn, rangers, an animal feast, a breakdown, great cars and the best bit, a top bunch of people. :zlove: :zlove:

 

Apparently Someone on Rexnet wasnt happy with us

"Spotted on Homebush bay dr this morning 300zx cruise.... mate the idiot that was leading the cruise next time you decide to pull into a lane that TURNS LEFT into rhodes shopping centre DO SO! DONT SUDDENLY STOP WITH YOUR ENTOURAGE TO WAIT AT AN AREA WHERE CARS ARE TURNING AND NEARLY CAUSING A PILE UP U TURD!!!!!!!!!"

 

Thanks Geoff

It was a great day and it was so good to meet some of the guys we talk to on a forum. It was first cruise and hopefully there will be many more to come. Thanks for making our friend in a GTR welcome as well. He said that he has been on some other cruises but this was the best so far.

We don't have many photos, but couple we have will post soon. We are still trying to work out this photo bucket business.

If we don't have another cruise before Easter, we shall see you all in Cowra. Hopefully!!!:zlove:

Vanesa & Darko

 

I won't say "I told you so", but I did, didn't I?:zlove::zlove:

Good people are always welcome at Z32 Cruises, no matter what they drive(and GTR's are "family" anyway).:zlove::zlove::biggrin::biggrin:

 

What a great day....

Well I must say I had a terrific day on my first Sydney cruise , all be it with a break down at the end . Thanks Oni for putting in your time to organise this for everybody. It's these people who real make a car club what it is. It was great to finally get out and meet some Sydney Z'ers, and I'm pleased to say you all are a great bunch of people. It's a great reflection on the club, when the type of people who come together in a mutual appreciation of these cars, are all so easy going and decent. I can happily say everybody I met on Sunday was friendly and I enjoy getting to know them. Can I now make a special mention (and from what I can tell this is a common event) and thank Wizard for getting me out of a bind. Lucky for me this man comes prepare.....tools and parts! Also Ross who was in there getting his hands (and back) dirty, and Caz, and to all the others (which was almost the whole cruise!!) that stopped to give me a hand when I found myself stranded on the side of the road. As a matter of fact I think my gear stick feels better than it ever has ! Ron and Ross I promise to replace some of the sweat you lost with beer the next time I get the chance Looking forward to the next cruise!!! :zlove: :zlove:

 

All part of

The miracle Zed motors roadside service, Lol
Even the NRMA guy would have been impressed.
Always have the tools with me, (note to self some longer bolts and some 10mm nuts.)
Some bush mechanic fix (see Ross's post) and we were under way again,
Not going to leave you by the wayside are we.
Take you up on the beer offer, was like a sauna in there.
Glad its all good

 

Great work Wiz (and Ross), my money was on a broken rubber mount, I didn't consider the pivot bolt dropping out.:zlove::zlove:

 

Oh well... my dear old Mum moves into her retirement spot Wednesday... sorry to have missed all the fun... But, I'm sure as heck convinced I'd never have been able to answer all of Oni's directions anyway!! Not really surprised Mr & Mrs Wockie were the only ones to complete the course (onya, Matt/Mary!!)... I mean the guy trains for that sort of thing!!! And, you know she's intelligent - she picked him to marry!!
Looks like a great turnout.... didn't notice any piccies of the fit and virile climbing any great slopes...
Ross and Wiz... whadya say about these guys?? And I'd bet MattB was around there somewhere also...
Well done, Geoff.... I really thought you were only great at home barbies an' stuff...!!!:biggrin:

 

Thanks Mike but

I have a bit to learn about instructions that look clear to me but apparently not to others. Oh well next time will be better I hope.