Octagon January, 2017

that persistence pays as we enjoyed our lunch
run to this iconic hotel.
Apart from being a significant part of Nobby’s
history, it also is significant for Darling Downs
Chapter as this is where the inaugural meeting
was held to establish our chapter.
We were greeted with quite a warm spring
day for this run so the cooler dining room in
the pub was much appreciated. We actually
had the pub pretty much to ourselves which
facilitated some rather loud and boisterous
conversation. We were able to enjoy our
meals (which, as always are huge) in peace,
and converse with each other easily.
of the morning.
Mussels had a sumptuous Buffet Breakfast
on offer which was the choice of most
members. While we waited to load our
plates with breakfast goodies, those of us
who are Grandparents were given an expert
demonstration on how to dismantle a high
Participants: Ron & Judy Gillis; Brian & June
Phillips; Rob & Narelle Fraser; Denis & Imelda
Logan; Gene & Faye Lucas; Phil & Marilyn
O’Brien; Gary & Janis Lawrence.
Monthly Run 27 November
Palmerin Street Warwick was awash in a sea
of red, intermingled with spots of green, black
& white, as MG’s parked outside Mussel’s
Restaurant to begin the Darling Downs
Chapter’s Breakfast Run, the final run for
2016. Unusually bright eyed Toowoomba &
Gattonites greeted the Warwick crew after
what would have been a very early start for
the majority of them.
No complaints were heard as most roads
were devoid of traffic at that hour which made
for very pleasant top down driving in the cool
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