Just a quick note,we did a trip to French Pass,then back to Elaine Bay and over to Tennyson Inlet [today took us about 12 hrs from Golden Bay ]
The track is not in to bad of condition but quite rough,no problems really other than i took my eye off the ball for a second [ gas bagging with the wife so her fault ...lol...] and slipped over the side in a small creek,the winch had us going again in no time.The day was hot, fine and the views magnificent ..
Elaine Bay to Tennyson Inlet [track ]
Re: Elaine Bay to Tennyson Inlet [track ]
shame the mrs wont let me take the 80 up that way when on hols
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Re: Elaine Bay to Tennyson Inlet [track ]
wjw wrote:shame the mrs wont let me take the 80 up that way when on hols
LOL..she would love it,try to convince her,mine was the same now she wants to go back a spend more time looking round and do the Track from the Tennyson side
Re: Elaine Bay to Tennyson Inlet [track ]
Brings back some memories mate, used to go with the family to Penzance every year when I was younger. Hasn't changed much except a lot more buildings. Can see our fishing spots in your photo
Re: Elaine Bay to Tennyson Inlet [track ]
Its not a bad track through there, we have a family place in Penzance and I have been going there for 30 years so we did part of it a few years ago, could only get half way due to trees down, we had cleared a few already and it started to rain and was very slippery going back down
Re: Elaine Bay to Tennyson Inlet [track ]
MATT4U wrote:Its not a bad track through there, we have a family place in Penzance and I have been going there for 30 years so we did part of it a few years ago, could only get half way due to trees down, we had cleared a few already and it started to rain and was very slippery going back down
It really is a neat little place,we used to go fishing in the area when we were kids before the road was put in,we would walk over the side of the new road [ they were building the road at the time ]
Someone has keep the track open and have done a shit hot job of removing a lot of fallen trees...A great little drive
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Re: Elaine Bay to Tennyson Inlet [track ]
wjw wrote:shame the mrs wont let me take the 80 up that way when on hols
Bill we have seen the way you drive (FLY), may be she wants to get home in one piece.
WISE GIRL,
FITZY.
Re: Elaine Bay to Tennyson Inlet [track ]
furnace wrote:MATT4U wrote:Its not a bad track through there, we have a family place in Penzance and I have been going there for 30 years so we did part of it a few years ago, could only get half way due to trees down, we had cleared a few already and it started to rain and was very slippery going back down
It really is a neat little place,we used to go fishing in the area when we were kids before the road was put in,we would walk over the side of the new road [ they were building the road at the time ]
Someone has keep the track open and have done a shit hot job of removing a lot of fallen trees...A great little drive
Well heres a bit of history for you, where the road goes in to penzance was spear headed by my granddad.
Does the name oswald ring a bell?
Re: Elaine Bay to Tennyson Inlet [track ]
MATT4U wrote:furnace wrote:MATT4U wrote:Its not a bad track through there, we have a family place in Penzance and I have been going there for 30 years so we did part of it a few years ago, could only get half way due to trees down, we had cleared a few already and it started to rain and was very slippery going back down
It really is a neat little place,we used to go fishing in the area when we were kids before the road was put in,we would walk over the side of the new road [ they were building the road at the time ]
Someone has keep the track open and have done a shit hot job of removing a lot of fallen trees...A great little drive
Well heres a bit of history for you, where the road goes in to penzance was spear headed by my granddad.
Does the name oswald ring a bell?
Thats amazing.The road would have been a real feat in its day...A lot of my relations used to live in Opuri valley,a couple still do
Re: Elaine Bay to Tennyson Inlet [track ]
SMOKEY wrote:wjw wrote:shame the mrs wont let me take the 80 up that way when on hols
Bill we have seen the way you drive (FLY), may be she wants to get home in one piece.
WISE GIRL,
FITZY.
hahaha... its more the space for the drive over from CHC....
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Re: Elaine Bay to Tennyson Inlet [track ]
There used to be a good little hill climb up to the pylon at the Elaine Bay end.
I have seen a cruiser with all wheels spinning forward and sliding back down backward
Cheers Richard
I have seen a cruiser with all wheels spinning forward and sliding back down backward
Cheers Richard
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Re: Elaine Bay to Tennyson Inlet [track ]
Still is ask my wife....lol...fun though
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