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Many of us elected to participate in the pleasures of
Motorhoming by arriving at the camping grounds in the North East section
of the Tasmanian Coast, three days prior to our Rushy Lagoon Rally.
We were treated to wonderful weather with excellent views across Ringarooma
Bay towards Bridport and the Islands to the north including Flinders
Island. |
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Jim with
large Squid |
Darryl
with netted Salmon |
Graeme
with yellow eye in net |
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get sick of eating fish? not likely and catching them was a treat with
us coming across a school of salmon chasing bait fish on the surface.
Out with the lures and in no time we were pulling Salmon into the boat;
again they were distributed to all in the camp. |
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| Moon at pre dawn | A few of the early arrivals |
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Friday morning saw us all head off to Rushy Lagoon to
set up for our Rally and link up with our friends from the Waterways
Trailblazers and the Traditional Campers who were conducting the Hoe
Down. |
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| Our Yellow Canopy up in gusty winds | Happy hour and talking about the nights entertainment |
In the absence
of many of our members and committee persons who were at the Mount Gambier
National Rally, Dennis was to outline the events for the weekend and welcomed
the four groups of first timers to the Rally with all electing to join
the Island Wanderers Chapter by Rally end. As it was St Patrick's day
the entertainment for the evening was to be an Irish theme with jokes
and singing to take place. |
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| Members cooking on the Chapter Barbie. | Four of the Ladies singing Irish Songs |
After many cooking their
evening meal on the Chapters Barbecue it was into the evening entertainment.
Patrick, of course being Irish elected to entertain us with many fine
jokes and limericks. Patrick was dressed to represent a leprechaun of
course along with the mandatory pint of Guinness being consumed. There
was much laughter and as the evening turned cooler the fire was stoked
up and with the wind change it drove the heat into our Yellow Canopy,
which kept us warm. We were then entertained by our impromptu choir of ladies who were to sing many fine old Irish songs, which many joined in singing, it was an entertaining evening. Graeme then bought out his tapes of Irish Humour which had many rocking in the aisles, so to speak. We were to retire really enjoying the impromptu St Patrick's day (night's) entertainment, during the early hours next morning Possums were heard scurrying over the roofs of Motorhome's, though no one was to complain for it added to the country experience. |
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| Patrick with his pint of Guinness | "Daja Vu" band in action |
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Saturday dawned a little overcast and many were seen
to be out for the morning walk as has become the practice at Rally's,
we were to utilise the morning to catch up with friends and to clean
out the shearing shed that has twenty shearing stands. A few went out
to the bush collecting eucalypt tree branches to place around the shed,
which killed off the smell of sheep. |
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| First Timers into the action | Julie and Patrick into the spirit of the Hoe Down |
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The Saturday evening sausage sizzle, supplied by the
Chapter, consisted of two sausages and one hamburger per person with
as much fried onion as was required, in all there were 8 kilo's of onions
consumed, this bought all of us together with some electing to have
salads and others just having their's in bread. There was plenty of
sausages and hamburgers, the chance for seconds was taken up by a few. |
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| Resting up | Swinging away to the beat of the band |
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As usual all good things must come to an end and so
when Sunday dawned it was time to dismantle our camp and pack up the
trailer, wishing all well until the next Rally at Tunnack next month. |
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