Hi,
I was looking at the IMD Newcastle map and thinking Raymond Terrace looks like a good place to meet up north of Sydney for anyone wanting to join our Melbourne convoy taking the long way into Tamworth going via Thunderbolts way. From there up to Stroud, Stratford, Gloucester, Walcha and then follow the Oxley to Bendemeer and into Tamworth. Not sure we can get there for Lunch, or maybe a late lunch, but I did this route in reverse last year and it was really nice drive.
I have no firm plans on whether we are going to arrive in Tamworth Wednesday or Thursday so happy to fit in plans with the whoever wants to joins us. I expect from Raymond Terrace to Tamworth is only a day trip and from Melbourne to RT would be about two days or so taking in the sites on the old Hume as much as possible. So two overnight stops on the way up, one about Yass and the other north of Sydney around RT I suppose depending on who we are meeting etc.
Alternatively we could make it an afternoon meet up and stay over at a little property with a Shack on it that I know of near Stroud
and then roll into Tamworth the next day.
At the moment it is myself, Cujo, Moemoke Clan and possibly Homey leaving Monday or Tuesday.
Terry