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In preparation for the impending cooking<br />
frenzy of bacon and eggs, Ron raced around<br />
and switched on all the electric BBQs proudly<br />
announcing to the group they were hot and<br />
ready for use. Imagine the chagrin when the<br />
BBQs suddenly went cold and would not reignite.<br />
Step in Murphy!!<br />
Would you believe the council had decided to<br />
upgrade the main power board that very day and<br />
at that very time, and had cut the power supply?<br />
Ron took the bit between his teeth and, with<br />
utmost diplomacy, suggested to the electrician<br />
it would be nice if he reconnected the power<br />
supply for a half hour or so as he had bunch of<br />
hungry MG members hanging out for breakfast.<br />
With power reconnected and BBQs again<br />
sizzling, we settled down to our various meals.<br />
A few members brought along their own gas<br />
gadgets for cooking and boiling water etc., which<br />
relieved congestion at the BBQs…. no waiting<br />
until others were finished.<br />
This was a very relaxed morning where<br />
everyone discussed their various Christmas<br />
plans. It sounds like all members will be having<br />
a great time.<br />
Participants were Gary & Janis Lawrence; Rob<br />
& Narelle Fraser; Brian & June Phillips; John &<br />
Marg Boland; Imelda & Denis Logan; Ron & Judy<br />
Gillis, Guy & Pam West, Shayne & Di Baker.<br />
Darling Downs Chapter, Long Tour 9-15 November<br />
by Gary Lawrence<br />
(Ed: Space has not permitted the use of all photos or text. The full version is available on the DDC page of the Club website.)<br />
Our annual Chapter tour this year took us<br />
through south-east QLD with overnight stays<br />
in Maleny (1 night), Tin Can Bay (3 nights) and<br />
Wondai (2 nights). Tour participants were Rob<br />
& Narelle Fraser (MGB Roadster), John & Marg<br />
Boland (MGB Roadster), Ron & Judy Gillis<br />
(MGB Roadster), Gary & Janis Lawrence (MGB<br />
Roadster). Our numbers were less this year than<br />
for previous annual tours.<br />
Day 1 to Maleny<br />
Cloudy skies welcomed the start of our tour at<br />
the Visitor Information Centre in Toowoomba.<br />
With four MGB roadsters departing from the<br />
centre in James Street we headed east, down<br />
the Toowoomba Range to Gatton and Esk for our<br />
morning tea stop at Lions Park in Toogoolawah<br />
where the wind was so strong that it blew the<br />
coffee granules off my spoon as I attempted to<br />
brew my first cuppa of the day.<br />
From Toogoolawah, we travelled via Gregors<br />
Creek Road to Kilcoy, Commissioners Flat Road<br />
to Peachester and Bald Knob Road to Maleny.<br />
Each of these roads took us off the beaten track<br />
and provided a variety of stunning scenery, with<br />
The <strong>Octagon</strong> - November 2015 47
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