Well .. Thats another Christmas in July done and dusted....
And what a great weekend it was too..
About 20 vans attended..
Arrived Thursday to a light Nor wester that gradually wound itself up for most of the weekend..
Copped a storm on Friday night which tested a few annexe pegs .. but otherwise the weather wasnt too bad... cold mornings clearing to sunny days.
Every arvo saw the traditional laying on of cakes, scones, all sorts of nibblies in the camp kitchen. Followed by lashings of all sorts of soups and stews for dinner.. and the obligatory drinks... but i wont dwell on that too much..
I sorta overindulged on the scotch saturday night while we where being entertained by the young , very talented Chloe Hall on Guitar and doing a great job .
Everyone done plenty of sightseeing and junk shop hunting in between just kicking back and catching up with old friends and new back at camp.
Even a couple of new K9 Puppy tourers as well... Rob and Cath with "Scoot" the wirey Jack Russell .. full of beans ... and "Coco" a small black furbag Staffy.... both adorable little hounds...
On the other end of the hound scale there was the seasoned campaigner ...Strugglebrooks "Ratty"... poor old mate is lookin grey in the face and was doing it a bit tough in the cold weather . even with his sports coat on he looked cold.
The Zepher club turned for the weekend stay in the cabins 4 cars ...Mk3s and Mk4s .. plus an older roundy job with a V6.. sorry i aint no Zephr expert.. photos later..( as well as another club member in a yellow Valiant wagon with vintage van).. i think we may have a few more V Van converts amongst them ... ??
Monday rolled around all too quickly and it was time to say our goodbyes and head for home.
A very BIG Thank You to John and Pam for their tireless efforts over the weekend ... The food and entertainment was top class.
Also like to thank Doug and Carol our hosts for making our stay enjoyable and donating the Vintage Van Cushion to the best decorated Vintage van.. this was judged by Doug and went to old mate in the yellow Valiant wagon with aluminium van.. congrats guys. your van looked great
On a slightly sader note:... Dougs wife Carol has just undergone a major operation and was unable to leave the residence / office over the weekend. Doug says that Carol is on the mend and should make a good recovery.. we all wish her well mate.
I managed to get a few pix over the weekend.. will post 3 at a time over the next few days.
Reddo