This will be our first overnight Drive event and a great opportunity to meet our ACT owners. We have been offered a very good twin share rate including breakfast at Hyatt Hotel Canberra and we have confirmed the dinner function and our lunch venues in Batemans Bay and Bowral.
At only $285 pp twin share including lunch and dinner on Saturday, Accommodation and breakfast on the Sunday it is great value ( does not include lunch at The Briars - Sunday). There are also options for both ACT and NSW owners who can't participate on both days (See itinerary and map for details).
Scroll for Itinerary and Description in brief:
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Saturday.
08.00 Sydney contingent meet at BP Campbelltown
(Cnr Blaxland & Campbelltown Rds)
08.30 Depart for Berrima
09.00 Breakfast (optional) starting from 9am.
10.00 Morning briefing: Berrima, The Cottage
10.30 Depart: Berrima for Batemans Bay via Nowra 183ks 2.5hrs
13.30 Arrive: Corrigans Cove Restaurant
15.30 Depart: Batemans Bay for Canberra 148ks 2.5hrs
19.30 Dinner and Accommodation - Hyatt Hotel CanberraSunday
08.00 Breakfast - Hyatt Hotel Canberra
09.00 Meet Canberra Owners - Hotel Car Park (Activities TBC)
11.00 Depart: Canberra for Bowral via Bungendore 187ks 2.5hrs
13.30 Arrive: Bowral - Lunch The Briars
15.30+ Depart Bowral for: Sydney 112ks 1.5hrs
Canberra 170ks 2.0hrs
Note: Point to point times include occasional stops and take into consideration
mountain roads and other windy road sections.
For those who can't make the overnight trip there are one day options for both NSW and ACT owners. Please indicate the option (see below) you would like in your reply. Payments and bookings can be made here or scroll to the end of 'Itinery and Map'.
February Drive Options and relevant fees:
Sydney Attendees:
Sydney, Bowral, Batemans Bay, Canberra, Bowral, Sydney - Sat/Sun 750 klms
OPTION 1: Time TBC - Meet for Saturday morning briefing, drive to Berrima (TBC), meet
Canberra owners, drive to Batemans Bay, lunch, drive to Canberra, dinner and
stay overnight The Hyatt Canberra, breakfast, morning activities (TBC),
drive to The Briars in Bowral for lunch, drive to Sydney.
Overnighters Fee: $285.00 pp includes: Drive fees, Lunch Sat, Dinner,
Accom and Breakfast (Sun). Order and pay for your
own lunch at The Briars on return trip Sunday
Children - add $155.00
Sydney, Bowral, Batemans Bay, Sydney Drive - Sat 584 klms
OPTION 2: Meet for morning briefing (venue TBC - breakfast optional) and drive to
Batemans Bay via Berrima for lunch. Own arrangements re return to Sydney.
Batemans Bay information - Accommodation, Attractions etc.
Drive Fee: $ 54.00 pp includes: drive fees, lunch at Batemans
Bay and drinks (wine or softdrink)
Children - add $25.00
Sydney, Bowral, Sydney Drive - Sun 226 klms
OPTION 3: 1.30pm - Meet at The Briars in Bowral and drive back to Sydney with the
Overnighters.
Drive Fee: $12 pp includes drive fee only. Order and pay for your
own lunch at The Briars.
Children - add No Drive fee
Canberra Attendees:
Canberra, Bowral, Batemans Bay, Canberra Drive - Sat 498 klms
OPTION 4: Time TBC - Breakfast Briefing (venue TBC - breakfast optional), drive to
Berrima (TBC), meet Sydney contingent, drive to Batemans Bay for lunch and
return to Canberra.
Drive Fee: $50.00 pp includes; drive fees, lunch, wine and soft
drinks.
Children - add $25.00
Canberra, Bowral, Batemans Bay, Canberra Drive (with Dinner) - Sat 498 klms
OPTION 5: Time TBC - Breakfast Briefing (venue TBC - breakfast optional), drive to
Berrima (TBC), meet Sydney contingent, drive to Batemans Bay for lunch and
return to Canberra.
Drive Fee: $100.00 pp ($50 per child) includes; drive fees, lunch,
wine and soft drinks and Dinner Canberra Hyatt.
Dinner Only
OPTION: 6 Meet at Canberra Hyatt 7.30pm for Dinner
$50.00 pp ($25 per child)
Canberra, Bowral, Canberra Drive - Sun 338 klms
OPTION 7: Time to be confirmed; Meet at Hyatt Canberra, Drive to
The Briars in Bowral for lunch via Bungendore and return to
Canberra.
Drive Fee: $12 pp includes drive fee only. Order and pay for your
own lunch at The Briars.
Children - add No Drive fee.
Note: Canberra attendees wishing to stay at The Hyatt in Canberra
add $185 pp twin share including breakfast. Add $80 for Children
Steve, of course she does and when she learns how to drive manual I might consider handing over the keys...but for now I have respect for my MINI and don't wish for it to have a fried clutch
I'll be there of course with Barbara for Dinner. I'll confirm Sat lunch numbers depending where you stop and if I've met up with the convoy (highly likely).
I'll have to drive up the coast to meet you coming down the coast so I can then drive up those fantastic roads which I would have driven down so I can come home (you with me so far).
Can you post a price for those Canberrans who don't use the accomodation component .....unless they want to have one or two sherbets with dinner and stay the night.
I hope to finalise the lunch venue in the next few days and will then be able to post costs less accomm for ACT owners and anybody else who doesn't wish to stay o'night at Canberra Hyatt.
Unfortunately I won't be able to attend. Maura will have just finished part of her exams and wants a romantic weekend away, I tried to talk her into Canberra but she vetoed the idea!!
Dark silver Cooper S with black roof, silver R85's, DSC, climate control, alarm, MFSW/cruise control, sunroof, gravity leather (panther black), xenon, park distance control, interior light package.
I'm getting the MC-CVT early Feb... Does anyone know how many kms is the RUN-IN? I'm not sure I will be able to run-in my car before the first drive event
Dates look like they will clash with a go-live at Vicki's work At this stage we will have to say no to the overnight but I would like to make the Saturday drive and simply return home back to Sydney after lunch ... is that possible?
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Batemans Bay - Pic kindly provided by Tourism NSW
Mapping provided by MINI Clubs Travel Planner
View from Corrigan's Cove Restaurant - our lunch venue
MINI's having fun. Pic courtesy of IML337 - November '03 Drive (click for more pics)
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