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Some others and myself are planning on going up to Sydney on Saturday the 20th morning then coming back that same day. Our car is already full but if anyone wants to join us on the drive up the plan would be to leave about 8am and drive there via one of the establishments on the highway for breakfast. We would be leaving Sydney whenever we have had enough and then drive straight back to Canberra.

Nothing is set in stone, its all theories at the moment.

So... anyone interested?

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OKbanana

I'll chip in $20 bucks for a seat, or I might try and come between Mel and Zane (cause I'm a homewrecker).

Where and When would you be leaving from?

My house at 8 :P

Or we can meet at Eagle Hawk or what ever that place is called.. If you wanna leave your car at my house and get a lift to where we are meeting that would be fine Broken_31. If everyone wants to meet at my house that it also cool.. I'm in Bruce

If anyone is worried about driving in Sydney, the place is really easy to get to and I know exactly where it is and how to get there

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Some others and myself are planning on going up to Sydney on Saturday the 20th morning then coming back that same day. Our car is already full but if anyone wants to join us on the drive up the plan would be to leave about 8am and drive there via one of the establishments on the highway for breakfast. We would be leaving Sydney whenever we have had enough and then drive straight back to Canberra.

Nothing is set in stone, its all theories at the moment.

So... anyone interested?

Who is with us? Me, Zane, You, Tristan? and Adam? If so there will be room for all 5 to Syd in the Commodore... However I work at 6 that night so have to be back in canberra in time to get to Woden by 6 (so in belco by 5:30)

OKbanana

I'll chip in $20 bucks for a seat, or I might try and come between Mel and Zane (cause I'm a homewrecker).

Where and When would you be leaving from?

Reece has been trying that for 18 months :P So get in line, I hear there is a ticket machine running now...

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Leaving at 8 from my house Broken_R31, you can leave your car there for the day. We will be leaving Sydney by 1400 at the latest as the plan is to be back here by 1700

If anyone is interested in a convoy can they let me know by Friday night and not last minute Saturday because I can garuantee I wont check this forum before we leave on Saturday

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