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Robertson Club drive day capacity. Were they wishing us a safe journey or were they just celebrating that the Club finally packed up their cars and were heading south? Minor roadwork slowed the trip to the Sublime Point lookout, where tourists gathered around the 22 cars, with questions being fired off in all directions as to what models, age and the driving style of each car. by L.Coles photos: Members While drizzling rain may have dampened most people’s thoughts of an early rising on Sunday 21st, not so for the thirty odd people who braved the weather, for the run to Robertson. We had a great and varied turnout of classic and modern Club cars, many of them Mercedes-AMGs. Driving away from the Kenthurst Gallery car park the bells of the Orthodox Church next door were ringing to their full Refreshed and watered, we headed south west to join the mountain climb along Jamberoo Mountain Road, turning off for another Tea break at Illawarra Fly Treetop Walk. Being Mercedes-Benz drivers we all decided against the walk and drove instead, so we headed back onto Jamberoo Mountain Road which was as damp as one can imagine. Opening the windows felt as if the clouds had come down to meet us. Driving lights went on for the Mountain Climb and with one final wall of fog on the road, we arrived bang outside the famous Robertson Pie Shop. Robertson is a large village in the Southern Highlands in Wingecarribee Shire. The town is located on the edge of the Illawarra escarpment, about 35 km from the coast. It is known for its high annual rainfall with fertile soil and was previously covered by an extensive temperate rainforest, most of which has been cleared for farming, though remnants such as Robertson Nature Reserve still exist today. The town is colloquially known as “Robbo” by the 2,000 or so locals. The town was once famous for cheese production and the remnants of the industry are seen with one of the old cheese factories remaining, now converted into a commercial row of shops. Robertson is now more widely known for potato growing and is the home of the “Big Potato” and is also where the charming 1995 movie “Babe” was filmed. The town is named after former Premier of NSW Sir John Robertson, whose 1861 Land Act cleared the way for the establishment of the town, which was previously called Yarrawa Bush. At the Robertson Inn, we found the MG car club also having lunch, so I am sure we made more noise than they did. The staff at The Inn provided a wonderful welcome and allowed us the opportunity to indulge ourselves to our hearts content. Return directions to Sydney followed lunch and as drivers readied their cars, horns were tooting at this writer, who stood in the doorway waving goodbye to all and sundry, as I was staying that night at the Inn. 45
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