Vancouver Island Rally In the Valley June 7,8,&9 2019

[Stu&Sly]

Hi Stuart, the run on Saturday will take 2 routes to the same destination, one will be a scratch free route to a Lake whereas the other will be scratchy (nothing that wouldn't buff out). Both are nice routes into the mountains.

Thanks Colin.. looking forward to it.

[Gordwedman]

I will bring the P38 over from Chilliwack. Fingers crossed for good weather.
cheers,
Gordon

[Troll Hunter]

Hi,

Unfortunately, we shall not be able to attend the June rally. Our 110 is, literally, in hundreds of pieces as we're doing a ground up reno. We're just about to start re-assembly, so maybe we'll be able to attend next year's event. We wish you all a very enjoyable weekend.

All the best,

Mike and Ulla Thornbery

[callummcclure]

Thanks Colin and Victor, I'll be there Saturday. Put me down for a large t shirt. Looking forward to seeing everyone out there.

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[Stu&Sly]

Just saw this posted on North Cowichan page.

Gate Closures – Municipal Forest Reserve
(North Cowichan, BC) – The recent and forecasted warm and dry weather has increased the forest fire hazard. In order to limit motorized access into the Municipal Forest Reserve, the Mount Prevost, Mount Sicker, and Grace Road forestry gates will be locked as of 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 29, 2019 until further notice.

Forestry gates on Maple Mountain, Mount Tzouhalem, and Mount Richards are closed year-round.

The Municipal Forest Reserve remains open for non-motorized activities, such as hiking and mountain biking. Overnight camping, campfires, and fireworks are not permitted in the Municipal Forest Reserve at any time.

[cbalme]

Hi Stuart, thanks for the update I saw that this morning as well. TImberwest Lands may still be open next week but it is unlikely. There will still be a Saturday and Sunday Run, although new routes will have to be used.

[Stu&Sly]

We drove up to the Mt Bolduc crash site on Sunday and it was very dry up there. Not surprised they are closing gates early.

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[Bern B]

Looks like I can make it
Bern :bounce:
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[island dormy]

Hi Every one

Six days to go till the big event its going to be a good one. if you are planning to attend lets hear from you.( Remember land- Rovers and Austin Gypsies only).

Since it looks like we may have a campfire ban by next weekend, could the club bring along the portable campfire? Thank you.

At the present time we are not sure where the Saturday drive will go (Fire bans) but we will go somewhere so make sure you have your fuel tank full of petrol for Saturday morning. ( Or diesel as the case may be).

The T shirt order has arrived on time and they look good.

See you all there next weekend.

Victor 1962 dormobile in hibernation and 1969 dormobile in pieces.

[franko]

Thanks for the update Victor. I’m getting excited, can’t wait should tons of fun 😁

[ANDYD]

Hi Victor,

Yes, no problem, I will bring the club propane fire pit :blob6: Its a lot less smoky than the real thing anyhow!

We will be rolling in on Friday evening,

Cheers
Andy

[Sunshine]

Hoping to come - sorry for the tardy reply.
Am okay for scratchy ride...lol.. will be my first one so am quite excited. Love meeting new people and dogs too! Will take lots of pictures.
Sure hope I don't get lost finding the place!

[ashek]

Also sorry for the tardy reply.
We will also able to be there!. Up for both rides, and hope the road closures don't mess up with trail plans too much.

-Ashek

[cbalme]

It's shaping up to be a great weekend! On Saturday the revised plan is to go for a scenic drive to Nitinat Lake and on Sunday we have a fun scratch run planned since it looks like the gates will be open.

See you all in two days!

[callummcclure]

Anyone driving up from Victoria on Saturday morning? Should we convoy?

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[mylrd90]

My plans for Saturday have changed. I will not be joining you after all. Have a safe run and a great weekend. Ron

[Turtle]

Sorry for the late notice, I hope you have room for one more. See you this afternoon.
Peter

[Stu&Sly]

Thanks to all of the organizers and hosts for a great day out on the dusty trail Saturday. Bummed we couldn't hang out for longer and join up today... But we (and Oliver) had a great time meeting up with the group. Cant wait for next year!

cheers all

Stuart, Sherri-Lynn, and Oliver..

[callummcclure]

Same as Stuart. Thanks all for a great day yesterday for a fun day out and land rover chats. Wish I could have stayed longer but looking forward to the next one.

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[Landsdowner]

Oliver, Colin and family ,
Many thanks for hosting this great weekend LR adventure! And what a great turn out, just gets bigger and better .... Donna and I regret we couldn’t stay for the BBQ and social time, but very pleased to meet some new LR friends and look forward to connecting up next time or sooner. Doug


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[Landsdowner]

A big ‘thank you’ to Victor and Margaret for designing and organizing our great new LR Tee shirts!!! Soon to be a collectable item!!


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[ashek]

Thank you all for a great weekend rally, and especially Oliver, Colin, and their family for hosting us at such a wonderful property, and cooking :) Looking forward to seeing Andy's videos of the last part of sunday's run!

[ANDYD]

Hey, yes BIG thank you to the Van Island group for hosting yet another wonderful weekend Land Rover Rally in the Valley, a bunch of us stayed for the long weekend (Fri-Mon) and it felt like a holiday! Tasty Pot Luck on Saturday and the Sunday breakfast kicked us off to a good start on the Sunday run.

The Sunday run had quite a few off-road surprises which I will post up some good pictures and videos when I can get to it ...
If you have any photos to share, please send them to roverlanders 'at' shaw.ca or post your favourites up here,

Cheers
Andy

[Arcades]

What a great time! The kids came back exhausted but with big smiles on their faces. They are already looking forward to buying their first rovers and joining the club. (don't worry, it will be a few years yet... plenty of time to run :D ) Our hosts outdid their-selves again. Talk of next year is already being tabled. Thank you all. Looking forward to seeing some of those great pics and videos!

[Bill E.]

Thanks Colin, great gig as usual. Give my thanks to Roy for the generous hosting of all us campers.