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20 August - Many Peaks Tour<br />
Due to the refurbishment of the Kershaw Gardens,<br />
the meeting place for this tour was changed to<br />
Gladstone Road opposite the Capricorn Spire. It<br />
was here that Gurney greeted us with the news that<br />
John Hallett, Martin Adamson and Gurney himself<br />
wouldn’t be joining us on the tour as unexpected<br />
circumstances had arisen for all three.<br />
We were left with seven cars to participate in<br />
the tour. A relatively uneventful drive to Calliope<br />
for morning tea then followed but on arrival it<br />
was discovered we were one car down. It would<br />
appear that a certain red MG had decided to do an<br />
extensive tour of Calliope before joining us at the<br />
park. Brian and Glenis Russell joined us here in<br />
their Landcruiser.<br />
Before departing for Many Peaks, members of<br />
the Ulysses motorcycle club joined us and led the<br />
way out of town. Some chose to drive direct to<br />
Many Peaks while some stopped at Ubobo for a<br />
quick coffee or ice cream then joined their fellow<br />
participants at the Grand Hotel for lunch. Even<br />
though there was quite a wait for lunch, it was well<br />
worth it as the food was excellent, especially the<br />
calamari that quite a few of us had. The winner of<br />
the poker run was Glenis Russell with 3 tens. A<br />
special thanks to Glenis Benson for assuming the<br />
role of Gloria for the day.<br />
After everyone had completed their vittles, Rosco<br />
James took us on a tour to the waterhole near<br />
Nagoorin where we witnessed young people who<br />
were obviously lacking temperature sensors in their<br />
skin dive into the icy cold water. After this sojourn, it<br />
was time to head home but not without a stop at the<br />
Raglan Tavern for some refreshments.<br />
The temperature was now dropping noticeably so<br />
with coats, jackets, gloves and scarves being worn,<br />
the crew set off for the final leg home. The day<br />
had been thoroughly enjoyable with perfect winter<br />
weather and great company. See you on the next<br />
tour.<br />
Participants:<br />
Trevor Andersen and Glenis Benson -1963 Daimler<br />
Dart ; Ian Carleton and George Ganter - 1978 MGB;<br />
Christine Johnson and Lorraine -1973 MGB; Terry<br />
Dwyer and Anne Burbidge -1967 MGB ;Robert and<br />
Yvonne Holbeck -1998 MG F; Rosco James 1993<br />
Mazda MX5; Ian Wilhelmsen - 1973 MGB; Brian<br />
and Glenis Russell Toyota Landcruiser<br />
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The <strong>Octagon</strong> -<strong>Sept</strong>ember <strong>2017</strong>
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