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CHAPTER Chatter<br />
Capricorn Chapter<br />
by Gurney T Clamp<br />
18 Sept - Run to Gladstone by Phil Henry,<br />
Emergency Run Coordinator<br />
Dark clouds hung low and ominous over<br />
Kershaw Gardens as Gary and Julie Kunst<br />
and Phil Henry (Yeppoon) met Alan and<br />
Trudi Stacey and Bob and Yvonne Holbeck<br />
(Rockhampton) for the monthly run.<br />
Undeterred by the prospect of a wet trip, the<br />
intrepid little band, with hoods mostly down,<br />
eschewed the usual scenic Port Curtis route<br />
and barrelled straight down the Bruce Highway<br />
to Gladstone. At the marina they were<br />
greeted by Brian and Glennis Russell who had<br />
motored over from Biloela.<br />
Tickets in hand, the group boarded the ferry<br />
for the always fascinating tour of the giant<br />
industrial plants that ring Gladstone Harbour:<br />
the three LNG processing plants on Curtis<br />
Island, Cement Australia, Rio Tinto and the<br />
massive coal ports, R G Tanna and Wiggins<br />
Island. A brief rainshower barely interrupted<br />
the enjoyment.<br />
The group had barely got motoring before a<br />
primrose MGB appeared from behind the first<br />
roundabout, that being the car of Trevor Webb<br />
(Gladstone). Trevor didn’t hesitate to join in<br />
for an excellent lunch: they do really great fish<br />
at the Yacht Club.<br />
The poker run was won by Glennis and Brian<br />
Russell with a full house, beating Trudi and<br />
Alan Stacey who thought they had it in the bag<br />
with three aces. That pack might need some<br />
more thorough shuffling before the next time!<br />
With the weather radar showing another line<br />
of rain approaching, precautionary hoods went<br />
up for the return journey – barely needed, as it<br />
turned out.<br />
The list of apologies, including all committee<br />
members, was longer than the list of<br />
participants: Gurney and Gloria Clamp; Terry<br />
Dwyer and Anne Burbidge; Jim and Sandra<br />
Armstrong; Ian Wilhelmsen; Trevor Anderson<br />
Upon return to port, discussion turned to lunch<br />
arrangements. A BBQ/picnic in the Botanic<br />
Gardens had been the plan, but we were<br />
unable to contact Rosco James who had<br />
earlier indicated he would spend the morning<br />
at the Gardens and reserve a BBQ. With<br />
skies still threatening, a unanimous decision<br />
was quickly taken to head to the Yacht Club.<br />
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The <strong>Octagon</strong> - <strong>November</strong> <strong>2016</strong>
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