2021 Christmas Camp

6 – 7 November 2021.

A very Merry Barney Creek Christmas Weekend Trip Report

You better watch out

You better not cry

You better not pout

We’re telling you why

the Bayside Off-roaders Christmas party was out of town.

O Come All Ye Faithful, joyful and triumphant

O come ye, o come ye to Barney Creek Winery (the Barn)

O come and check it out, it’s so worth the visit, only two hours from town.

The Barn was a great location to lay down our sweet heads

The rain hid the stars but didn’t dampen our spirits

Talking of spirits (alcohol) it was a great place to stock up

on the necessary wine and port needed to encourage

Santa to leave more gifts in December.

Then one damp and rainy Christmas party

Andy Claus came to say

“Murray and Stu, with your headlights so bright

Won’t you guide our drives today?”

Then how the club members loved them

As they shouted out with glee

“A trip to Queen Mary Falls, or the Barney Lookout

will go down in history”.

Dashing through the rain

In a tray back open Nissan,

What fun it is to ride and sing

A 4WDing song tonight, oh!

Andy Claus, Andy Claus,

Andy (and Andrew) all the way

Oh what fun it is to see the eight children’s smiling faces.

Who feeds the club members all their ‘horse-dervs’?

Who wraps the gifts and packs the sleight?

Who worked hard to make this very day so special?

Barb V Claus and Barb T Claus of course. Thank you!

It was beginning to look a lot like Christmas

With food laid out buffet style

Club members contributing their finest fair to share

Sure, it’s Christmas once more.

We wish you a merry Christmas

Oh, bring us some dessert pudding

We didn’t leave until we had our fill

Good tidings we bring to you and your kin

We wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year.

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing,

“Nathan Wrice is the club member of the year!”

for Always roasting us like chestnuts on an open fire.

Always 4WDing would be Christmas Every Day.

And so we’re offering this simple phrase

To members from one to ninetytwo

Although it’s been said many times, many ways

Merry Christmas to you.

….Only 12 Christmas Carols were injured in the writing of this trip report…. 

Blame Louise Watson for this!