MG Car Club of South Australia
MID WEEK LUNCH RUN REPORT
From ..Rodger Polkinghorne
W
Thursday 13 June 2019
and had one long table in the dining
room that accommodated our entire
group. With three separate menus the
choice of food was unlimited. The Hotel
club membership special prices pro-
vided an added bonus.
Thanks to everyone who came and sup-
ported the run.
Next mid-week lunch run will be on 11
July 2019 to the Mount Compass Golf
Club, Mount Compass meeting at the
Victoria Hotel, O’Halloran Hill 10.30am
and departing 11.30am. Everyone is
welcome. Please book with GARRY
CHAPMAN if you would like to come to
enable venues can be advised of num-
bers attending.
inter has now well and truly ar-
rived so it is only the truly dedi-
cated sports car people that are now
getting their cars out of the garage to
drive in the more challenging circum-
stances. The June lunch run started
with low cloud all the way from the Toll
Gate to Crafers. The fog was so thick
coming out of the freeway tunnel we
were down to a crawl so it was good to
see the Crafers Hotel appear.
Morning tea break turned out to be a
birthday celebration for Lawrie Foody
and Arthur Ruediger, respectively 89
and 80. As a surprise, June Terry had
baked a delicious chocolate cake deco-
rated with so many candles that extin-
guishing them proved to be a challenge
for the two birthday boys. In fact June
baked two birthday cakes. She left the
first one on the kitchen bench only to
find “whiskers” the cat helping himself to
an early lunch treat when she left the
room for a couple of minutes. Happy to
report “whiskers” survived his transgres-
sion.
When it was time to leave Crafers the
fog had lifted and the road conditions
greatly improved. The run to the river
Murray took us through Aldgate, Bridge-
water, Hahndorf, Littlehampton and
Nairne before straight stretches of road
through Kanmantoo and finally into
Murray Bridge. A significant part of this
run was on the old Princes Highway,
which these days generally carries light
traffic and is therefore one of the best
touring roads in South Australia.
Through the city of Murray Bridge to our
destination the Bridgeport Hotel over-
looking the reserve on the banks of the
Murray. We were expected at the Hotel
GARRY CHAPMAN –
[email protected]
0423 488 039
Lunch Runners:
Barry & Deidre Burne
SLK 230
Garry & Jenice Chapman
CX 5
Trevor & Sandy Dicker
MGA
Lawrie Foody
911
Jim & Joan Hanna
Mazda 3
Chris & Annette Kinney Mazda BT50
Graham & Pat Loader
MGY
Rodger & Sue Polkinghorne CX 5
Trevor & Helen Praite
MG ZR
Neville & Marjorie Pridgeon Laser
Arthur Ruediger
MGA
Brian & June Terry
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