thompson river group float 14 Jan

[Darcy]

Postponed due to high / fast river levels and unfavourable river conditions , aim for January
Join us at Coopers Creek in gippsland for a float down the thompson river to Brunton's Bridge, Meeting point is at Coopers Creek Campsite gippsland 10am
This will be dependant on river levels and weather, lets hope for a warm one.
The trip takes 3 hours and is a 9km float with the flow / paddle down the Thompson on whatever watercraft you want to bring.
Canoe, Kayak, lilo, tyre tube , inflatable swan whatever you like, points for Creativity. If you are concerned about water temps a wetsuit is recommended.
This should be an easy gentle float down the river as a group, we stick together.
We will then need to take some time doing a car shuffle to recover the full group and their watercraft from Bruntons Bridge.
We will watch the river levels and do a safety assessment a week in advance.
there are great campsites at both Coopers Creek and Bruntons Bridge that you can use before and after the trip.
There is two wheel drive access to Coopers Creek however we will need some 4x4 vehicles to cross the river at Coopers Creekt to head down river to collect the team at the far end.
Look forward to floating with you all!

[stevend34]

Sounds good. Will be there. Now to find something unusual to float down on....

[BZOOK]

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[Dougie]

Keen, if the trip goes ahead,

[Darcy]

Postponed , please be aware that this trip has been postponed until January 14th

[richplezo]

This sounds great Darcy .
I’m in !
Rich P

[Darcy]

HI ALL
can I please get a show of hands for those wanting to go for a float this coming Saturday the 14th of Jan starting at Cooper's creek , please also include a brief description of your intended craft and whether or not you intend to camp . The conditions look fantastic for a river float . Keen to see you all , It is important that we get a rough idea of numbers so we can figure a boat recovery strategy .

[Dougie]

Still keen, can camp, kayak floating device

[richplezo]

Yep , we are still interested.
Me and my new Jimny CEM474 with 2.5 person kayak on roof

Will 3rd gen Jimny .
…. And possibly another son .

We would be keen to css as no Friday night to break the long journey from Daylesford up a bit .

Let’s find a nice spot to camp .

Cheers , Richard P

[Haydoz]

Yeah I'm keen. Think I'll head up Friday after work and camp the two nights.

Are we going to camp at the bridge or Coopers Creek campground?

Guess I'll hit up Amazon and grab a ring