Saturday, October 18, 2025

esCarpade 2025 - Day 0 - Tamworth - Scrutineering

The boys were up and about waiting for scrutineering to begin, so they headed to the main street in Tamworth to find a coffee... 


Found one!


The Country Music Awards have been running since 1973 (coincidentally the year Damian was born)... the plaques are along the main street.



A wander around town led to Bicentennial Park where the war memorial was...


HMAS Tamworth statue...


Light Horse Brigade...


Hoges taking the time to smell the roses...


Big slide!!


It's pretty steep... wouldn't the kids love this?


Hoges insisted on giving it a go!


Damo being a big kid at heart decided the flying fox was more his speed...


Hoges hanging out with Slim Dusty...


Old buildings...


Hoges with Smoky Dawson...


Heading to scrutineering... the GPS took the boys through some road between sporting fields... probably marginally quicker/shorter/whatever... LMFAO...


HAMMERBARN!!


Bluey in line at ARB Tamworth waiting to go up on the hoist.


First Aid kit... look at that!  Would you just look at that?


On the hoist...


Jamie aka Batman aka OKA 2 doing the scrutineering...


All good and ready for esCarpade 2025!



Damo and Hoges ready to rock and roll!!



Paramedics...  they'll be sorted out in no time.


Stopped in traffic on the way back to the motel, and being judged by this dog hanging out the back of the ute...

With scrutineering done and dusted, the boys headed off to fuel up, explore and rest before the driver briefing and welcome dinner later in the day.

esCarpade 2025 - you can almost taste it!

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