Octagon November, 2017

didn’t jump inside the car as the roof was down
and she could have come off second best! We
had a look around the area but that Big old Fella
was long gone it would take more than a little
MG to pop him off.
Arriving at our start point seven cars and their
thirteen owners were champing at the bit to
get going as the run to River Heads is always
popular!
Paul and Yvonne led the run to arrive at RV2, the
Craignish Golf Club car park, where we picked
up another 3 cars and 6 Members,.We were
then in for a treat as Paul who belongs to the
local cycle club took us around some of his back
roads finishing at the Cafe in River Heads. It was
a great choice of roads Paul!
The owners of VK’s Cafe made us very welcome
with home made Scones baked especially for
us, this was enjoyed by all present and the view
over the Susan and Mary River entrances was
very beautiful. The sparkling waters with the
boats enjoying the waterways bordered by the
Mangroves was a picture to behold.
Some prospective new club members, Rod &
Leonie Freund, had followed us there and we
had the pleasure of meeting them. They have
since purchased an MGB and they took papers
to join the Club on the day, a Big Welcome to you
both. We look forward to your company over the
years.
12 October - Midweek Run to VK’s Cafe at
River Heads -- Contributed by David Hall &
Lyn Hayward
This was the same day we were doing a Charity
Fund Raising Sausage Sizzle at Bunnnings! Paul
& Yvonne had agreed to host the run; however,
they had only returned from a holiday on Fraser
Island the night before.
A great morning had by all thanks to Paul &
Yvonne for leading us on a great day once again!
Well it’s back to that Sausage Sizzle to finish of
the day for us! Well some dents in the bonnet
but even so a great day out with our car club and
the BBQ raised $550.00 for charity.; I guess the
dents can be fixed and the Kangaroo survived to
hop another day. Hope he stays away from our
cars in the future!
We needed to leave home at 6.30 am to get the
Sausage sizzle underway and once that was
done the plan was to meet the members at RV1
for 9.00am start. Lyn was driving the TF and I
was following in the Station Wagon loaded with
BBQ gear and as we were approaching Ghost
Hill a Giant Male Kangaroo decided to jump
right in front of the little MG. We both stopped
and expected massive damage to the little car;
however we must have got a little lucky as the
damage seemed to be mainly a few dents in the
bonnet and some scratches from his paws down
the LH side of the car. Lyn was very lucky he
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The Octagon - November 2017