TRIP REPORTS
Toolangi Trip
Going for easy!
5 th May 2019
Participants
Nas & Kyra Foscarini (TL)
James & Charlie Cooke
Arie & Nadav Yahav
Brett Nuske
Lejoe Kuriakose
David Cartwright
Darren & Kerry Straub
Baby Thomas
Rod Chapple
Sunday 5 th
As the title of this trip suggests, I was going
for easy. Not only was this my first trip as
leader, it was also my first trip with the club.
Having recently completed my first level
training with the club. And after following up
with a trip planning course, I was motivated to
get out there. But I thought it best to start
with something easy.
I planned out this trip as best as I could by
going out a few weeks before to map out a
track. I was taking out my brother in his stock
Land Rover. He’d be hassling me for ages to
help him put a little dirt on his Toorak tractor
as he calls it. But thanks to the recent dry
conditions, all he got was a heap of dust. I
ended up mapping out what I considered to
be a fairly easy trail. With just enough action
to get my brother’s little heart racing. I was
ready now to introduce the trip to a bigger
group. I put out the word and bang. Within
hours the trip was booked out. Then of
course the nerves started to kick in. What
have I done? Was I really qualified for this?
Member
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Vehicle Details
Challenger
Pajero Sport
Prado
Pajero
Landcruiser 79 (TEC 1)
Nissan Patrol GU
Toyota Troopy (TEC 2)
Pajero
Pajero
Did I choose the right track? Oh well. Too
late. There was no turning back now.
So the day before the trip, it rained almost all
day. I started to get more nervous because to
be honest, I didn’t know this track or Toolangi
well enough that I could guarantee what the
grading levels were going to be like in the wet.
I had to simply trust my instincts and
planning. I had to remind myself at this point
that I hadn’t promised anyone it was going to
be easy. All I had said was that I was simply
trying for easy.
“Last minute toilet break at Yarra Glen”