The What Did You Do On The Weekend Thread!!

[Soaring]

We normally attend our local Dawn Service, but for the centenary, we went to the Melbourne Shrine of Rememberance.
Very moving service and a really great turnout. There had to be over 100,000
Some very tired girls after a 4:00 am start.

 

[Wanda]

Dawn service for us too. We take all our family and then they come home for a bacon and egg cook-up on the barbie and we sit and watch the telecasts of other services from around Australia and Anzac Cove.

 

[crackacoldie]

Dawn service in Tanunda for us, then back to the RSL for a gunfire breakfast. Home for a quick nap before back to the RSL for lunch then the March in Tanunda. Very proud to have my youngest March with me today wearing my miniature medals.

 

[davemc]

My eldest helped with dawn service at Simpson Barracks with the Cubs.. So up extra earlier to hand out booklets to those turning up, the rain stayed away mainly which was good.
On the plus side went to the base mess hall afterwards for $5 big breakfast.. Lasted to about 2pm then had a nap until now

 

[dagree]

Dawn service for us at Fremantle with my Uncle. First year he and I didn't do the march as the rest of his Perth mates that he served with are no longer with us..... Could see the tears in his eyes behind the sunnies!!!!!

Then onto the cafe strip for breakfast (With the other 1,000's) and then back home to his family!

 

[17triton]

Yep dawn service in Ballarat up at The Arch of Victory this year for the first time it's normally at the Cenotaph in town would of been 15-20 thousand there I would guess. Then onto the service in Buninyong where the kids were involved with cubs and guides, my daughter laid a wreath for her girl guides group, very proud.

 

[chartrock]

• I did my first Anzac march this morning. I am still in awe of the people there to watch and cheer the marchers. From the time we stepped off, the crowd cheered and applauded. I was carrying the banner (or one side of it) and it will stay in my memory from here on. We had one member well in to his 90's who was told to get into a jeep and ride the march. His answer was that he was going to march and if he fell then the jeep could run over him but there was no way he would ride. He marched the full distance. This is the attitude that raised a lump in my throat all the way around.
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• A big thank you to all returned service men and women from one proud Australian

 

[Soaring]

Nice One @chartrock .
My oldest wore my stripes for the first time today, her suggestion too. Very emotional.

 

[Bluey]

• I did my first Anzac march this morning. I am still in awe of the people there to watch and cheer the marchers. From the time we stepped off, the crowd cheered and applauded. I was carrying the banner (or one side of it) and it will stay in my memory from here on. We had one member well in to his 90's who was told to get into a jeep and ride the march. His answer was that he was going to march and if he fell then the jeep could run over him but there was no way he would ride. He marched the full distance. This is the attitude that raised a lump in my throat all the way around.
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• A big thank you to all returned service men and women from one proud Australian

massive lump in my throat reading that well done

 

[cruza driver]

Dawn Service for us too at Yarra Junction.

 

[DRW]

Dawn service at Palmwoods, brekky at Maleny the off to Burrum Heads the back way on the Harley with a few of the boys, had a seafood platter for dinner and won a meat tray at the pub so we had that for brekky this morning down by the water, did I ever mention how much I love queensland weather this time of year??

 

[chartrock]

did I ever mention how much I love queensland weather this time of year??

Great, except today the wind would blow a dog off his chain. nthego:

 

[DRW]

Great, except today the wind would blow a dog off his chain. nthego:

C'mon Paul, you should know we only post the good bits (it was blowing its ......... out there as well lol)

 

[Bushman]

Did al the boring stuff, poked around the house doing odd's n ends you can do on a rainy day like tidy the garage, fitted new latch's to wardrobe in daughters and spare room, trip to Bunning's to buy said latch's and picked up the mats for the little mod to van boot, played "Dad's Taxi" to drop/pick up daughter from friends place.

Today, made the most of rain free day carried out said mod to van boot and pretty much did bugger all rest of the arvo when noticed the neighbour come to front door, he had got himself bogged in a very sloppy back yard trying to retrieve a trailer which was fairly light weight as it only carry's canoe/kayaks, Anyway head around with the PJ to see what we could do to get back onto terra-firma, rolled out a strap he crawled around in the slop to try and find the tow point on his car, car out I back to PJ in as far as I dare to retrieve the trailer, it to was soon back on terra-firma but with two very flat tyres it had sat in the yard that long, so out with the trusty ARB Compressor to save him a trip to the servo as he had to drop the trailer elsewhere.

 

[crackacoldie]

Saturday was the usual Taxi service, followed by a retire of the Hilux's trailer plug to put a flat 7 pin socket on, the an hour on the sledgy to remove the seized in tow bar tounge, to allow me to fit and adjust the Haymen Reece hitch.

Sunday was spent in the Riverland at Loxton for the first round of the Pedal Prix HPV series, another great day of racing with my sons team making third in catagory. First time they have placed in eight years!

 

[Bluey]

went to Port Arlington van park to look at the site they gave us for Australia day weekend next year before we payed deposit
right on beach again a few sites from this years spot, not the most level site but it will be fine so payed deposit , 8 nights all good I can go 4 nights then back to work, leave wife and kids there go back Friday night leave sunday

 

[Smergen]

Weekend up in The 'Go for my brother's Annual Beers and Bonny Night. Took the fam' and van up on Friday night, with the kids (including this big kid) loving the new lights on the bar at night. Saturday was a trip around the van yards whilst Mrs Smerg's spent some quality time (and money) in the hairdressers. Goal was to check out the spacing of triple bunks and whether they'd be suitable for The Big Lap. No triple bunk vans at Jayco but plenty of Coromal's to look at the other van centre in town (http://www.bendigocaravancentre.com.au/). They're a nicely set up van indeed and on the list to investigate more thoroughly in the future.

Stop off at my brothers work to check out his latest engine for his car, and for the kids to play in the HPVs. It's very handy having this kind of handy man at your disposal...

Then it was off to Inflatable World (http://www.inflatableworldoz.com/bendigo) for the kids which was awesome for all involved and well worth the visit if you've young (or young at heart) ones.

And then back home for a tidy and then lighting of the Bonny... Great night with friends and fam...

 

[Matty4]

I, with the help of a few others, spent all of Sunday moving around 23 cubic metres of mulch around our place.
Helps that I can get my car and a 6x4 around the back yard and also have a mate with a Dingo that I borrowed to load said trailer.
Bit sore this morning though........

 

[davemc]

Goal was to check out the spacing of triple bunks and whether they'd be suitable for The Big Lap. No triple bunk vans at Jayco but plenty of Coromal's to look at the other van centre in town (http://www.bendigocaravancentre.com.au/). They're a nicely set up van indeed and on the list to investigate more thoroughly in the future.

What was your thoughts of Triple bunks mate.. we still 50-50 although not seen to many quad bunk vans not a basestation

 

[Smergen]

What was your thoughts of Triple bunks mate.. we still 50-50 although not seen to many quad bunk vans not a basestation

There's no denying the triple bunks are tight and nope kids can't sit up in them. But we looked at a couple of doubles and whilst they could sit up in them now, a few more years I don't think they will. So the current thinking is that the triple bunks will be fine for them for sleeping in, but more research will be required. It's a different mindset for the Big Lap than for our current van use. What is suitable for 1-2 week stays is a different kettle of fish when you are talking about living in for 6 months.