Peachtrees - Jimna

30th April – 2nd May

PRESENT ON THE WEEKEND:
Joe, Carmel and Emily Elmore, Mal and Trish Hiscox, Gary and Betty Chapman, Neil and Desley Middleton, Jim and Phyllis Williams, Jeff and Donna Harth, Bevan and Jennifer Horsnell, Wayne, Jody Passfield and family, Melinda and Chris Lenehan and family, Jeff and Beryl Crane and family, Yvonne and Eric Jonker, Bill Freeman, Scott and Tanya Brehmer and family.

We met Mal and Trish Hiscox at Yowie Park, Kilcoy around 7.30am on the Saturday morning and roamed around the markets. Gary and Betty passed us about 8.00ish. We arrived at Peachtrees just before 10.00am. By the time we set up camp it was time for lunch.

Spoke to Jim Williams and Jeff Crane about the tracks. Jim led a trip on Saturday afternoon.
We went up behind the fire tower and did some tracks around there. Jim got a little caught up on one and had to winch himself out. Got back up the top and it was unanimously decided to try some easier, less demanding tracks.

Went over to the other side of the main road and found some other overgrown tracks and ventured along those. Jim found a jump up that only he could make up and no one else could. Ended up going
back to camp for Happy Hour. Had dinner and then joined up again around the fire for supper and a few laughs and a lesson in scone cooking. (How many people does it take to cook a batch of scones anyway?) During the course of the evening spoke to Jeff Crane and planned Sunday’s outings.

Jeff led us to the Sunday Creek Education Centre and Fire tower. After that we stopped at a lookout on the way back to Jimna and some went back to camp, while the others continued four wheel driving. Found a couple of tracks the club had used before and eventually ended up at the tracks behind the fire tower. Played a little and Chris decided to play on Jim’s hill from the day before – but alas the same fate in the same spot. Jim had to reverse down the steep hill and snatch Chris out. After that we all returned to camp.

After a quick lunch, approximately 10 cars left at 2.20pm to go to Hunting Lodge Estate Winery at Mt Kilcoy. We went via Monsidale Road and arrived about 3.30pm. After sampling the wines, coffee and cake went back to camp via the main road, arriving back at about 5.30pm. Dinner and then around the fire for scones, pikelets, drinks and a few more laughs. Jim (moon dance – what moon dance??) and Fran supplied the entertainment for the evening.

Thanks to everyone for a very enjoyable weekend,

Joe, Carmel and Emily Elmore