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We gather again as a Chapter given that in
February most of us attended the C.M.C.A. 24th Anniversary Rally at Quercus
Park. Many of us were to venture out early in the week stopping at our
favourite rest areas on the East Coast and in the Midlands area before
arriving at Old Beach. There are still plenty of Motorhome's from interstate
with us given that the weather is turning cooler, as we head into our
winter months. We were to attract several interstate members to our Chapter
Rally and they were made most welcome,. |
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Parked
up on the green oval |
Deep
in conversation |
Catching up with the latest |
Our hosts
Ross & Lyn were on hand to great us on arrival, what a nice ground
with lush green grass to park up on though in a couple of areas it was
a bit soft. Several heavy Motorhome's had to be parked on the hard pan
alongside the hall. Soon groups were to form to take advantage of the
nice warm weather and sunny conditions. Laughter could be heard around
the site and why not with a back drop of Mt Wellington and the Derwent
River creating such a relaxing atmosphere. |
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A
few line dancing |
Ross
addressing members |
Our beloved Sheriff in full flight |
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During the afternoon several ladies were to
participate in Line Dancing being taught by one of our members. What a
wonderful purpose built hall the interior colours give off a warm glow
and the sun streams in through the many windows. Before we new it happy
hour had arrived and we gathered to give a formal welcome to our visitors
both local and from interstate and especially to John and Carole who are
first time visitors who took the opportunity to join the Chapter. Our
host Ross outlined the weekend activities and then our beloved Sheriff
took to the stage so to speak and indicated that he would not impose fines
today for improprieties. He would place us on probation for two years
and if we re-offended then he would have no other option other than to
double the fine, this bought much laughter and heckling. We then retired
for our evening meal and would gather later back in the nice warm hall. |
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| Playing the game of Banana | By the bar and playing eight ball |
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Returning to the hall we were to given the
opportunity to play several games such as Dominoes, Banana and eight ball
just to name a few, others were propped up against the bar and many watching
the football on the big screen. In all it was a pleasant evening with
everyone enjoying the games on offer before retiring to bed. |
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Playing Domino's |
Gathered
around disc bowls |
Second
session line dancing |
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Saturday morning dawned with light fog surrounding
Mt Wellington and along the shore of the Derwent River, though it wasn't
long before the sun broke through and as the morning warmed and the fog
was to dissipate. Plenty of sun and no breeze had us gathering around
the Disc Bowls rink just relaxing and watching the various games taking
place. A few elected to walk down to the waterfront and stroll along the
tracks beside the river and take in the wonderful sights even down to
the Bowen Bridge where east meets west. Lunch time arrived and many elected
to enjoy their's outside making the most of the warm windless conditions. |
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| Pork,Beef plus Potatoes cooking | Sweets prepared. Yum! |
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Afternoon and the roasting spit was bought
into action. Our host Ross along with Kevin and Peter started preparing
the Pork, Beef and potatoes for roasting for our meal tonight and to say
that a couple of stubbies of beer helped in the preparation would be an
understatement. Soon the excellent smell of the cooking was to waft out
over the ground and many were to comment how lovely it smelt. The end
result was that everything was cooked to perfection. |
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Busy
in the kitchen |
Marg
& Ev preparing food |
Host,
Ross overseeing food |
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In the kitchen area Lyn and the other ladies
were hard at it preparing the many sweets that would accompany the main
meal this evening. Margaret was preparing her famous golden syrup dumplings
which would be served with ice cream with Evelyn assisting. There was
no doubt that the meal planned for tonight would great.be successful Happy hour was to arrive and again President Jim welcomed interstate visitors which included the chairman of board of the club Diana and Peter. Peter and Shirley from the Overlanders joined us along with Ted from the Blue Gum Rovers who joined us for the day. They were all presented with a certificate to commemorate their visit to our Chapter. As usual the Birthdays of members took place and ended with a hearty rendition of Happy Birthday and then the Anniversary's bought forth much acclamation. Then it was time for the Sheriff to address and as usual he had us laughing at the manner he imposed fines of twenty cents which is a donation towards the many charities the Chapter supports. Even though many attempted to defend themselves against the fines all they achieved was to have their fines doubled. There is no doubt that the Sheriff David lends to the atmosphere of the rally fining those errant members who may forget to wear their name tags or smut or anything else that he Sheriff finds appropriate. |
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Sheriff
overseeing proceedings |
Geoff
& Diana |
Bob & Doug in action |
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The ladies were to set the tables for our
evening meal and table by table we gathered by the servery and were given
copious amounts of Beef and Pork and beautiful baked potatoes. We were
to supply our side salads and then we settled in to enjoy our meal and
there were even seconds if required. There were few takers and then it
was time for sweets and of course Margaret's Golden Syrup Dumplings with
ice cream was the most popular sweet and the other sweets were excellent
and a large selection at that. After our meal Bob and Doug were to supply their music and of course it was up to the usual high standard, many were to dance along and laughter could be heard throughout the evening. Then time for bed another good Rally enjoyed by all. Sunday arrived and another sunny morning with the surrounding scenery looking excellent in the early morning sun, a few were to head off for their morning walk and the rest of us gathered around chatting away prior to us departing for home or other destinations. It has been an excellent Rally with our hosts Ross and Lyn giving their all to ensure we had a memorable Rally. We thank you for such a wonderful location and the effort that you both put in to ensure our comfort and well being. Our next Rally is to held at the Lebrina Hall in Northern Tasmania. |
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