Fundraising - City Chicks Farm & Cafe, Samford Valley

Damian had once again been invited out to City Chicks Farm & Cafe, 408 Mount Glorious Road, Samford Valley to put Bluey on display and do a bit of fundraising...

First - wash the car!

Post washing shininess!

Who doesn't like a freshly washed car?

By the time Damian has driven up his driveway, it will be dirty again...

Set up at City Chicks Farm & Cafe...

Damian strikes a pose!

Bluey with Jo-Anne and Angus, both of whom have previously been on esCarpade with Damian!

Bluey waving to the traffic...

Hanging out at the goat enclosure...

Bluey with Bluey...

Closer...

Strike a pose!

Damian and Bluey...

Goat in a bucket!

Damian and Bluey with the goat in a bucket!

Bluey striking a pose, and ready to hit the road!

Thanks to Ingrid and Steve for generously having Bluey out for a visit... there was $28.25 in the donation tin, and there were a few donations made over the counter which will be tallied up another time!  

Special thanks also go to Damian's lovely wife Tricia who promised to come and give him a hand today, but never seemed to be around when Bluey was meeting people!  ;-)

Damian has also been invited back with Bluey for Mother's Day, which promises to be a big crowd!

Unstick the sticky rear brake...

Last time Damian drove Bluey, the driver's side rear brakes were probably a bit stuck on given the wheel on that side was crazy hot when he got home, but the passenger side was normal.

Off with the rear wheel (safety first), off with the brake calliper and a quick clean and reinstall...

Nothing was obviously wrong, so hopefully next time Bluey is taken out for a drive it will be all better!

esCarpade 2025 Route Announced!

 The Camp Quality esCarpade 2025 route has been officially announced!!

Day 0 - Saturday 18th October: Tamworth

Kicking off with scrutineering, driver's briefing and welcome dinner in sunny, downtown Tamworth!

Day 1 - Sunday 19th October: Tamworth - Coonabarabran - Dubbo

First official day of driving...

Day 2 - Monday 20th October: Dubbo - Quambone - Cobar

Day 3 - Tuesday 21st October: Cobar - White Cliffs - Broken Hill

Day 4 - Wednesday 22nd October: Lay day in Broken Hill

Lay day in Broken Hill is a time to rest, relax, recuperate, or frantically fix yourself and/or your car ready for the second half of the trip!

Day 5 - Thursday 23rd October: Broken Hill - On track - Mildura

Day 6 - Friday 24th October: Mildura - Swan Hill - Deniliquin

Day 7 - Saturday 25th October: Deniliquin - Hay – Griffith

Finishing esCarpade 2025 in Griffith, there is usually a bunch of Camp Quality families to greet the entrants, a huge water fight then the final night dinner and celebration of the trip that was!

Fundraising for the boys stands at just over $3500!  If you'd like to help them reach their goal of $10,000 this year, you can make a donation to Camp Quality at:  

https://fundraise.campquality.org.au/fundraisers/64bluey