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Ekka Day - Aug '07 |
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RNA SHOW DAY - BORDER RANGES 15 AugustParticipants : Debbie Doherty and her parents Lloyd and Sue Akeroyd Tony and Lorrel Roberts Mike and Anu Clarke John Veling and two friends Greg and David Hough Greg, Kerry and Chrissy Conlon Dick and Margaret Stoppelbein Stephen Doherty and a workmate The Mobil Quix servo at Nerang was an ideal place to feed and water cars and people before the trials of the day ahead, even if a junior member became locked in the toilet for a while. After the briefing and jobs distributed we headed off to out first stop - the Natural Arch. Check out Greg's photos hereWhile walking down the slope to the arch, we encountered a large fallen fig tree. The poor thing must have hit its head on the way down, because there it was with its feet (roots) in the air and head in the valley, under the bridge, instead of the clouds. The Natural Arch gave our cameras a good work out but strangely no one was swimming. The climb back up gave us an appetite for smoko, which was at Cramms Farm, near Clarrie Hall Dam. On the way we passed through Chillingham and Tyalgum. A farmer’s roadside stall along the way had us all buying bananas at $3.00 per kg! The dam had very little water in it. A group of school kids had canoes on the bank a little way downstream, but there didn’t appear to be enough water to paddle them. We paid our $7 on entering the Border Ranges National Park and continued until we stopped to admire the view across to the Tweed coast. Unfortunately the cloud base was lower than our elevation and the vista was a lovely shade of grey. After having our fill of this normally breathtaking countryside we wound up, up and around reaquainting our wet, muddy driving skills, until we reached our lunch venue. It was a nice little clearing with a shelter shed complete with a large fire place and toilets nearby. Lunch was a very together occasion due to our friendly clouds coming down to visit and having a little cry. The shed earned its keep. After swapping a few yarns and sticky situations, we saddled up again for some more scenic driving. Some more squelchy driving eventually brought us out of the trees and on to the blacktop. We picked up the Lions Road and attempted to clean the mud out from underneath in the free car washes available along here. Then a train passed by heading south. We had just missed it coming through the border loop. We mingled at the loop lookout and terminated the trip here, all to make their own way home. Although some were heard to be discussing ice cream at Beaudesert after several of us had already passed through the town. It wasn’t really ice cream weather, anyway…Next time. Normally the weather would get a serve here, but it was great to see the sky falling for a change. Let’s hope there is more of it. Many thanks, Debbie and Stephen for organising the day. Margaret and Dick Stoppelbein Back to Top
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