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Time for another Rally gathering, to see old
friends and chew the fat so to speak. As has become the norm many of us
leave early and enjoy extra days camping out prior to or after the Rally.
In past Rally's it was just a few who did this now it seems most of our
chapter enjoys these extra days away from home. A couple of us thought we might stop over at Sulphur Creek for the night and then onto our rally next day, thus breaking the journey; when we pulled into the rest area it was good to see four other motorhome's already there and those numbers swelled later in the day. It could be called a mini rally, we were to enjoy the sound of the surf breaking being so close to the fore dune, amazing really for there are not many places left in Australia where you can enjoy this panorama. After the happy hour we just sat around enjoying our surroundings and chatting away. It was during this period of discussion we were to discover that the area had been closed for overnight stopovers. However, with the hoon element moving in and partying it had the local homeowners complaining thus the council pulled down the NO CAMPING signs- hoon problem solved, making everyone happy none more so than us. what a wonderful area, later that night we were to watch the Spirit of Tasmania sailing off to Melbourne its lights ablaze, then we all went off to bed to sounds of the surf breaking. |
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| Close to the breaking Surf | Camped at Sulphur Creek |
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Arriving at Wynyard we were greeted
by Peter and Wendy our hosts for the weekend who quickly had us parked
pointing out where we could make a cuppa. The weekend rally was an excellent choice for the Tulips were in full bloom and the township of Wynyard has a Tulip Festival to celebrate the occasion, luckily the bulk of us arrived early prior to the council closing off the main street for the festivities that were to take place. A few of us had bought our car's along so we were able to view the fields of tulips prior to our bus tour tomorrow, what a wonderful sight row upon row of different coloured tulips as far as the eye could see all growing in rich chocolate soil the area is noted for. Whilst there, we were to explore the lighthouse and take in the wonderful view of the coast line, Table Cape is several hundred metres above the surrounding countryside thus we were looking down at Wynyard and our weekend Rally area. |
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| Row upon row of Tulips | Looking back to Wynyard from Table Cape |
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By late afternoon our members had arrived
plus visitors from the mainland and from other chapters, the ground we were using
was near capacity. Many wandered down to the town centre to look at the various
stalls and entertainment that was set up for the weekend and then back for happy
hour. We had use of the hall for happy hour and it was good to see many had returned
from their interstate travels and they regaled us with their experiences, which
was well received. |
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| Marlene in serious discussion at Happy Hour | Busking at the Tulip Festival |
In the evening
many elected to check out the various restaurants and food stalls that
had been set up in the main street, there was also brass bands and other
types of entertainment including busker's of all descriptions. we were
to spend some hours taking in all that was on offer. It was a pleasant
evening just moving around taking it all in. Many moved down to the foreshore to take in the fireworks display and others elected to go back to their motorhome's to view the spectacle. What a spectacle it was with the night sky lit up for at least forty minutes with the all colour's imaginable and various types of rockets etc it was really entertaining with many OH's! being heard it was really a great display. Then the other musical entertainment started and went through until after midnight. |
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| Squally weather on the way | Marlene and Glen at the Farmers Market |
Saturday
dawned a little cloudy with predictions of rain, we were very lucky that
a farmers market had been set up in the enclosure next to ours and there
was much buying of vegetables and plants and lets not forget the goodies
such as cakes, biscuits and jams etc. Then it was time to hop on the bus
to go to Table Cape to view what the festival was all about, Tulips. |
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Tulips
at Table Cape in all their splendour
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Forty eight elected to go on the bus with
others opting to use their own vehicles, on arrival at the Tulip Farm
many took advantage of the morning tea on offer and then it was time to
walk amongst the tulips with all their different colour's. There unfortunately
had been intermittent showers so the ground was a little damp which meant
that some picked up the red soil on their boots. Quite a few purchased the beautiful tulips and others bulbs to plant out for next year at home, then it was back on the bus and back to our Rally site for lunch. |
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Hill on Table Cape complete with Tulips
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On arrival
we were able to have lunch and watch a one day cricket match between Wynyard
and South Launceston on the oval near our campsite, after lunch some opted
to watch the cricket and others hopped on the bus and went down to the
vintage car museum. The amount of cars and their ages were worth seeing
especially since a lot of time and patience had taken place to restore
them back to their original state. |
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| Tulips require plenty of water | Row upon row of multi colour Tulips |
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The festivities were still taking place though the weather
was dampening the enthusiasm of many and no doubt restricting the number
of people attending, never the less the stall holders and games and
horse riding continued despite the intermittent squally weather. |
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