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Island Rover drive on Rememberance Day long weekend

Posted: Wed Oct 30, 2013 7:37 pm
by island dormy
Hi Everyone

I guess we should go for another drive soon. Saturday or Sunday November 9th or 10th sounds good.
Post your preference please.

The meeting place will be the usual, Tim Horton's 1.5 miles north of Duncan across from the BC Forest Museum. Bring the normal necessities ,lunch, radios, lawn chair, warm clothes etc.
If this is a go (enough vehicles coming for sure, lets hear from you!!) we will meet at 8:30 am for Coffee and be on the road by 9:00 am. SHARP.

We can head West of Duncan or maybe head up Copper Canyon, lots of great trails in either place.

My Rover is parked for the winter so I will have to mooch a ride from some one...... please?

Again I am only posting this information on this forum ( not The Van isle land rover network, The yahoo Van isle land rover network, Used Victoria or the Van isle face book page so if you have friends who want to come along please refer them to this forum.

Victor 1962 Dormobile

Re: Island Rover drive on Rememberance Day long weekend

Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2013 11:50 pm
by chrismac
I'm up for a run with you folks.

Re: Island Rover drive on Rememberance Day long weekend

Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2013 11:52 am
by Rob
Count me in... I'll have the 130 so there might be room for 1 depending on SWMBO coming along (or not)

Rob

Re: Island Rover drive on Rememberance Day long weekend

Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2013 7:39 pm
by mylrd90
Count me in. Saturday, Sunday or Monday.

If there are other women on the run, my wife will come along.

I will let a friend know as well.

Ron P.

Re: Island Rover drive on Rememberance Day long weekend

Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2013 10:23 pm
by Greg S
I've been away so am needing to check on the weekend activities before I commit. CAN'T make it Saturday for sure. Seem to have a heater blower motor that has quit too so will have to do something about that in the next day or two.

Re: Island Rover drive on Rememberance Day long weekend

Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2013 6:40 am
by mepham55
I'm up for a Sunday drive.

Mat

Re: Island Rover drive on Rememberance Day long weekend

Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2013 5:00 pm
by island dormy
Hello again everyone.

Looks like Sunday November 10th is the day of choice for our drive. As stated above meet at Tim Horton's north of Duncan across from the BC Forest museum at 8;30 for coffee with a 9:00 am SHARP departure time for the trails west of Duncan.
Since we are not exactly sure were we may end up you may come back with some paint scratches but hopefully not.
We should be back on pavement by 3:00pm?
Bring the usual equipment, tow ropes, shovel, radios -- CBs, Ham, or the small family style hand held, lunch, warm clothes, full tank of petrol, camera's, etc.
See you Sunday and hope for better weather.
Victor 1962 Dormobile

I still need a ride please (Hope Greg gets his heater fixed)

Re: Island Rover drive on Rememberance Day long weekend

Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2013 5:42 pm
by mylrd90
Sunday sounds great.

Guys, are any of your wives coming along? Please let me know. If so, mine will come along as well.

Ron P.

Re: Island Rover drive on Rememberance Day long weekend

Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2013 5:53 pm
by mepham55
Sounds good, I'm bringing the whole family wife and both kids. The LR3 needs to stretch its legs
See you at timmies
Matt

Re: Island Rover drive on Rememberance Day long weekend

Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2013 9:16 pm
by Rob
Yeah, my better half will be there so it will be a wife-friendly run (plus she will bring cookies... life is good).

Rob

Re: Island Rover drive on Rememberance Day long weekend

Posted: Wed Nov 06, 2013 5:42 pm
by mylrd90
Perfect Rob!

my wife will join us too.

Ron P.

Re: Island Rover drive on Rememberance Day long weekend

Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2013 11:48 am
by Rob
Cold alert!!! SWMBO has come down with a cold so :cry: I will be riding solo... there's room for a navigator in the 130 if you want to tag along with me for the drive. She is well enough to make cookies though :D

Rob

Re: Island Rover drive on Rememberance Day long weekend

Posted: Sun Nov 10, 2013 5:48 pm
by island dormy
Great day out today, no rain although the puddles were exceptionally deep. Five trucks in total and over 6 hours of great trail driving. Very enjoyable trip, and only one minor breakdown. We found a 1900s mine shaft to explore up by the old town site on Mount Sicker, followed by lunch down by the Chemanus river.

Next Trip may be over the Christmas Holidays possibly up Copper Canyon. Stay tuned to this web site.

victor 1962 Dormobile

Re: Island Rover drive on Rememberance Day long weekend

Posted: Sun Nov 10, 2013 10:03 pm
by Rob
Hi Everyone, great run today... here's a link to some pictures I took today http://www.flickr.com/photos/green_rove ... 543176903/

Re: Island Rover drive on Rememberance Day long weekend

Posted: Mon Nov 11, 2013 8:41 am
by mepham55
Great trip,

I'll work on editing the videos I shot. I've got a good one of me almost going over that cliff! Didn't realize how close I was to ending up on my nose!

Matt

Re: Island Rover drive on Rememberance Day long weekend

Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2013 11:24 am
by Strange Rover
Wish I could have been there but my rig is taking a much needed break. Should have the engine swapped over by the end of next weekend.

I'll take a look at all the pictures and video when I get home today/when it's ready.

Re: Island Rover drive on Rememberance Day long weekend

Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2013 4:29 pm
by mylrd90
Great pictures Rob. Can I ask you to email the jpegs to me for the #1731, 1732 and 1720 pics.

Ron at:

[email protected]

Re: Island Rover drive on Rememberance Day long weekend

Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2013 1:57 pm
by Rob
Pics sent via email today!

Cheers, Rob

Re: Island Rover drive on Rememberance Day long weekend

Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 9:53 pm
by Batrover
That was an awesome run, I hope we can do that one again sometime. I know my son would have a blast, too bad he missed this one. A great day out! Disco is in the shop getting the traction control fixed LOL, didn't realize how much of an effect it had.
Great pics Rob, especially the ones with the disco 2 haha! :D