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Happy New Year.

We are glad to be back and ready to rock this year with all engines blazing. Hopefully during the holidays you were able to get out there and do a little 4WD with family and friends. So sit back and begin the journey of the New Year with us at Eureka.

We are EXCITED for 2010 the team at Eureka have been working there booties off to gear up for
some outstanding stuff this year. Through out the year we will have all the shows that we will attend in Perth and of course the dates will be posted in plenty of time in our newsletter. We will also have Eureka's mind blowing courses and much more.......Which brings me to talk about our instructors, I might be a little bias......"we have the best" they know there stuff and make the recreational courses informative and a fun day out. They are Richard Nicholls, Chris Svircas, Pete Deas and Ash Santilli. They bring there charm and there wit but most of all there extensive knowledge of 4WD. 
                                                                               

Richard Nicholls                         Pete Deas                                Chris Svircas

Our Advance Sand Course was held on on the 30th and 31st of January 2010. Thanks to our Trainers every one had a great time out there. They all came home with a little extra weight...... Sand that is as during the night it got a little windy. As usual we had a great bunch of people booked on the course so thanks to Trevor & Jane Heydon, Rick Lazar, Richard & Kim Mattock, Eric Gant & Rob & Maurice Van Aurich.

We also have some video footage taken by Ben Ray and Brooke Vantwist which will be available to view in next months letter.

On a personal note the team would like to say congratulations to Richard and Lee on the upcoming birth of there new baby.

TLIC107C - For more information Click Here. 

                                                                     

Hello everyone,

Hope you all had a fantastic Xmas and New Year & that Santa brought you all lots of toys (for your 4WD's of course). I took some time off over the Xmas and New Year break & managed to get in quite a lot of 4WD & camping in which was mostly very enjoyable apart from the (hopefully) small amount of the 4WD population that left some areas of pristine bush & beaches looking like a rubbish tip!! 

  The worst thing about these areas that i spent too much of my spare time trying to clean up as much as I could. The fact that these areas are only accessible by 4WD"S ???? Now Iam sure the majority of us do the right thing & always take home any rubbish that we bring in, but who are these people who are leaving beautiful beaches littered with broken glass & left over furniture & fire remains. ?

There are bins provided at the entrance & exit points to the majority of these spots so there is simply NO excuse for this kind of behaviour. Many 4WD clubs & organisations spend much of their spare time doing clean ups over & over only to have them spoiled again by the selfish & irresponsible few.

   Not a nice note to start the year on I know but the bush is something I love & enjoy dearly & it saddens me to see the state some individuals leave it in & obviously without a care in the world.         TAKE NOTHING BUT A PHOTOGRAPH & LEAVE NOTHING BUT A FOOTPRINT.

Take care everyone, stay safe & will hopefully cross paths with you all soon.
                                              Pete....... 
                                             

The Winds of Change (pardon me).

Where would we be without change?  Nothing to play with in our pockets or drop into a street performers violin case.

But no, I'm talking changes in the patterns of life. Change that renews, re-invigorates and re-invents. A big change last year for Campfire Escapes was the loss of our partner  and tail end Charlie - Ray Harris.

Ray has veered off the convoy of commercial endeavour and joined the ranks of the comfortably unemployed.

In his place we now have a true "arse-end Andy" in Andrew Fardon of Off Road Equipment and his lovely wife Jacqui.

Andrew and Jacqui's connection with Campfire Escapes signals change, new trips, with new activities, and fresh jokes delivered with boundless enthusiasm.  And if we're really lucky, Ray and Denise will join us on the odd trip to regale our customers with their special brand of humour.

But for now it's "cheerio Mr 'Arris" and thanks for eight wonderful years of your beaming smile, side splitting jokes and your ability to take "short person" jokes that were aimed at the chest, on the chin.

Andrew and Jacqui, myself and Susie look forward to introducing new (and existing) clients to new horizons and a heap of fun around the campfire  in the years to come.

To contact us from this point on, email: tours@campfireescapes.com.au or call Nick on 9291 8303 or Andrew on 9317 2344.

By the by, due to unforeseen circumstances, the wildflower trip for this year has been moved forward one week to the 3-5th Sept. Based on last season that should mean more flowers to look at and that's definitely a good thing.

News from the Mag.

Meanwhile, back at the coalface, Western 4W Driver is on course to deliver another bumper edition at the end of February.

New Prado, Triton and Challenger head the new vehicle tests, destinations come from beyond Burracoppin, down the Warren (all the way and trip noted) and well out east.

We look at travelling with gas (not that sort), two reader's rigs, the Gascoyne dash, a new off  road camper and Woodsie gives her opinion of a weekend with the Marron Man.

In short, 200 pages of 4w driving fun. That's edition 74 of Western 4w Driver due out at the end of February.

Not long after we will be releasing the 3rd edition of 4WD Weekends out of Perth which will include full updates of all trips, a new run north of Ninghan plus a few trips from the Western 4W Driver files for those who don't follow our great little mag. (Take them out and shoot them at dawn, I say.)

In the meantime enjoy your summer daze and we'll catch up down a track somewhere.

Cheers Nick.........

It must be true Click Here to have a smile

Priceless Kodak moments....every one should have a camera " you never know"  Click Here.

I was late for work because I missed the.............Click Here.

 


This is the politically incorrect and rude "blue" section.
If you're offended by this sort of insensitive material we suggest you skip this section.

All new Blue Section next month.....................................

 

Thanks for taking the time to read our Newsletter, we hope you enjoyed it.

So, from all of us at Eureka 4WD Training, Campfire Escapes and Western 4WDriver Magazine who are: Steve Dwyer, Colleen Ray, Nick Underwood, Rina Dawkins, Richard Nicholls, Peter Deas, Chris Svircas, Ash Santilli, Marilyn Dawson & Ian Elliot (Mr E)