February - Mazda MX-5 Club of Victoria & Tasmania

Summer in the southern climes~ 22-23.1.2011 | Hobart■ Words: John Waldock ■ Run organiser: John Waldock ■ Photos: John Waldock & Alyssa FinlayJanuary has been a prettyactive month for the HobartChapter.We had our normal January twilightrun, which entailed a later start. Wedrove in a loop via Grass Tree Hill andRichmond, returning via Sorell fordinner down at Mures on the wharf.This was a much more social run, agood opportunity to catch up after themadness of Christmas and begin tomake some plans for the Chapter for2011.Two weeks later saw us meetingup with Murray and Alyssa and theNorthern Tasmania Chapter at Ross,inthe centre of the eastern side of ourstate. The weather really was out ofthe box, and lunching by the riverwas lovely, surrounded by a superbselection of MX-5s. Its always nice tomeet up with the Northern members,a very friendly and interesting group ofpeople for sure. After lunch and a quicklook around Ross we gathered up Mrand Mrs President for the drive downto Hobart, via the east coast (Swansea)and Orford. It was a lovely afternoon forit, clear skies and a good winding roadallowed us to enjoy the cars and thescenery.We arrived in Hobart for dinner at myplace. We had MX-5 models on thetable and some nice Tasmanian wineto go with our dinner. It was really niceto be able to spend some time withMurray and Alyssa and have some timeto chat.On Sunday we were up pretty early andoff for the drive to Cygnet, as featuredin the Club’s “20 Roads for 20 Years”book. This drive is special because itfeatures a lot of coastal roads, finishingup with a drive up into the mountainsbefore returning to Hobart. I won’tdescribe it more ... you will have to buythe book!I would like to finish by thankingMurray and Alyssa for coming downand visiting our Chapter. While I amsure they had an enjoyable time, weall appreciated their patience, as theymust have driven about 700km in twodays. I think Murray was getting a littlewhite line fever by the end of the trip! ■17