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Hey guys and gals!

Well, since SAU:New South Wales is going to be down in Canberra over August 20th and 21st for an MDTC day and then our social dinner, we figure we might as well chuck a cruise into the mix and make a proper weekend of it! So I introduce to you, our SAU:NSW 21st of August Social Cruise!

***Please note change of plans due to numbers of attendance and a crazy truck blockade that may have interrupted plans!!***

Event: SAUNSW 21st of August Social Cruise

Location:

From: SDMA Hill Climb Track, Sutton Road NSW (just out of Canberra)

To: Various sightseeing destinations around Canberra

Date: 21st of August 2011

Time:10:30AM SDMA Hill Climb Track, Sutton Road NSW

Approx Length: 3 Hours

What is it: A family friendly SAU NSW Cruise!

Cost:What ever you pick off the menu for lunch!

Overview:

Meet at the local hill climb track - I'll be one of the short blonde chicks with a white 32 GTR :)

Cans of drink and food like bacon and egg rolls, sausages etc available at the hill climb.

From there since Eric will have his video equipment on board we plan to do some sightseeing to check out what is around in the nation's capital!

Possible destinations on this cruise will be:

Air Disaster Memorial

Mt Ainslie

Black Mountain (Telstra Tower)

Red Hill Lookout

Parliament House

Art Gallery (several sites along the water for great photos)

Almost all of these places have cafes and good places to eat so that can be TBD on the day depending on how we all feel!

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FYI, I'm pretty sure the section of the route immediately to the left of the word 'currawang' on the map is dirt, not terrible if it has been graded recently but can get quite bad at times. The road through Lake Bathurst past Wakefield isn't bad but will make the route longer...

I have an alternative, it's a bit more highway but apparently the bit up past Lake Bathurst isn't a bad drive!

Estimated time on this one is a little shorter at 2 hours 20 minutes.

Sorry for the mix up folks! Matt tell me what you think of this one!

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