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Queens Birthday drive to Skyhigh, Mount Dandenong

13 Jun 2018 11:36 AM | Anonymous
Queens Birthday drive to Skyhigh, Mount Dandenong


When planning an event there are a lot of things to think about and to try and control..  The weather can be one of those but I haven’t found a way of controlling it yet (the Chinese Government famously controlled the raid for the Beijing Olympics but only in a very limited way in a very limited area).

So, it was more by luck than good judgement that we enjoyed glorious views from SkyHigh at Mount Dandenong at the end of our short cruise on the Queen’s birthday.

The photos I took with my phone do not do justice to the view.  I should, it turns out, have taken my better camera, but who carries one of those anymore?


The service road outside Waverly BMW proved to be an ideal starting point, with the minor exception that there was no coffee on sale (surely a mandatory item in Melbourne but we seemed to survive) and no toilets (which became more of an issue for me once we actually reached SkyHigh – the transition from seated to standing seems to release something!).

Not only were we blessed with good weather but we had a good turnout too.  It was great to see some families attend with younger children who seemed to be having a good time.

This event was the first time we’d used the new sign in process – designed to meet all the requirements for public liability insurance from CAMS – including approved non-members as day members on the spot.  It worked well, just a signature against your name.

There was also time to showcase some of the merchandise we now have and have a chat.

Thanks to the numerous traffic lights our convoy got a little broken up and the climb up to Mount Dandenong was disrupted by other slower moving traffic.  Nonetheless, the views on the way up and the little villages we passed through made a very scenic and enjoyable drive. The road was twisty and very much like being well out in the countryside in the foothills of the Victorian Alps, yet so close to Melbourne.  A few brief bursts of spirited driving where the visibility and traffic permitted made it interesting and fun.

SkyHigh is clearly very popular but we managed to find enough parking spaces close together and then set off to explore the many features.

The view is obviously the main draw, and it was very pleasant to sit outside and admire the vista stretching across Port Phillip Bay to Geelong, the You Yangs, the Brisbane Ranges and beyond.  Some made it into, and thankfully out of, the Maze and others just strolled around the grounds.

A coffee and a prolonged chat lead onto lunch and then people drifted off home.

A fun way to spend some of a public holiday!

Lawrence Glynn |  Secretary
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