Day 16
Last night we had 2 new couples join the group, Bob and Denise plus Sally and Norman both from Sydney. Frances made sure they had their photos taken early this morning so we could get them printed today. Dale and I wondered down to Kingston Mall again for breakfast and the morning was a little foggy but it didn't take long for it to lift.
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| Speed 25 and 12/50 (and Andrew) |
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| Sally and Norman's Speed 25 |
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| Pat and Michael's 12/50 in the morning sunshine. |
Maritta and I went off to do some organiser duties, including
collecting Mike’s camera which he had left on the bus we used to get to the
Brewery a couple of days before. Fortunately they found it.
Once we got back we joined Ernest and Julia in the 19.82 Silver Eagle
for a delightful afternoon starting with a tour of the Arboretum. It has a long
way to go (given the trees are quite small) but has great potential. Having three navigators and one driver in the car made for
some interesting decisions but we eventually found our way. (Well done Julia).
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| Arboretum building |
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| An often overlooked rear view, Speed 25 (left), 12/50 Ducks Back, 12/50 Tourer, Silver Eagle Tourer |
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| The arboretums "Adventure playground" with the distinctive Telstra Tower in the background |
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| Bob and Leslie leaving Arboretum in their12/50. |
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| The 12/50 rear view. |
The Bonsai collection was very impressive and makes the arboretum well worth visiting even though it is in its formative years. We will need to come back in about 25 years for the 125th Anniversary of Alvis.
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| Port Jackson Fig, 1918 |
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| Burgan, early 1900's |
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| (A little hard to see) River Red Gum, 1989 |
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| Bottlebrush, 1982 |
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| Ernest admires the view |
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| The view back across Canberra is stunning. |
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| Noeline, Mark and Alan admire the Bonsai |
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| Julia and Maritta in the veggie garden. |
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| There was a frog but we couldn't find it...we could certainly hear it. |
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| The Labrynth |
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| Excellent view of Canberra from the Arboretum |
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| After a bit of gentle ribbing about not washing the car (who washes a car when on a Rally), Mike is now taking the time to polish the grease nipples..putting us all to shame. |
Leaving the Arboretum we headed off to visit a local MG enthusiast, Malcolm, who
owns a unique MG SA Airline Coupe as well as a Tickford SA and a K3 “look alike”
(his words) based on a TB MG.A very interesting visit.
The adventurous drive took us back to the Motel for
Pre-Dinner drinks around the pool before an excellent dinner at Pomegranate.
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| Corella's coming in to nest for the night |
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| More Corella's coming in to nest for the night |
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