MG Car Club of South Australia
WEEKENDER 2016
From...Gary Davies
G
rey skies and cold air greeted the
70 members and 33 MGs who
set off from home on the morning of
Friday October 21. A few country
members set out direct for Robe but
the big majority assembled at
Strathalbyn in the park overlooking
the Angas River.
Many elected to take part in the Observation Quiz and as we all set off for
Wellington and the ferry across the
Murray, the weather remained forbidding. But after a few short sharp
showers on the leg down to Meningie
the weather generally improved and
the patches of blue sky became
gradually bigger. Everyone got safely
to Robe in time for Welcome Drinks
and handing out of their Weekender
Packs at The Adventurous Spoon restaurant at 4:30. The ‘Spoon’ later provided an evening meal and the universal view was that they did us proud.
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The following morning was again cold
but it was a bright day as we assembled on the Robe foreshore and
headed off to Beachport, an easy
drive of just under 50 kilometres on
quiet roads. At Beachport, most of the
group detoured round the James
Bowman Scenic Drive for some spectacular views of the sea and most of
the time, the sun shining on the crash-