esCarpade 2024 - Day 1 - Canberra to Bombala to Jindabyne

It was a chilly Canberra morning that the boys woke up to for the first day of driving for the 2024 Camp Quality esCarpade...  Note - videos at the end of this post! 

Pole position at the Old Parliament House... the boys wouldn't be alone for long!

Dropping the tyre pressure to 28psi for the dirt (instead of 38psi for the highway).

First bacon and egg roll of esCarpade 2024!

Aboriginal Tent Embassy...

Starting line...

Group photo on the steps...

Ben's first driver briefing for the year...

Damian and Bluey...

Deb Thomas - boss of Camp Quality...

Everyone loves Bluey!

Damian with the Camp Quality puppets...

Puppets with Bluey...

Rachel (esCarpade event boss) facetiming with Bluey...

Time to hit the road!

Damian was driving for the morning - heading to Bombala for lunch!

At the fun stop for a rest and stretch the legs...

Damian thought the dust  on the wheel nuts was interesting...

A very old, wooden bridge...

Into downtown Bombala...

Mark strikes a pose!

And safely through the first morning - Bluey is running excellently!

Lunch at the Imperial Hotel in Bombala.

After lunch, it was Hoges' turn to have a drive...

Bluey's biggest fan!

Those are nice boulders...

Fun Stop at Buckley's Crossing Hotel at Dalgety...

Damian had to watch his head on the doorways!

Bridge over the Snowy River.

Back on the road heading to Jindabyne...

Hoges ducked off to the shops, but the boys arrived safe and sound in Jindabyne!!  Day 1 done and dusted - just the dinner to go!

Stopping to fuel up, one of the locals saw the car and asked if the boys would accept a donation, and he kindly donated $20.  Generosity of heart is alive and well in this country!

Here are some videos of today's shenanigans...

Bluey dancing at Old Parliament House...

Damian welcoming everyone to esCarpade 2024 in sunny downtown Canberra!

Small video of some track and the only water crossing of the day...

The boys have had a great day 1 on esCarpade 2024... Hopefully day 2 is just as good!