Organiser, or the person to blame (depending on your point of view), for the 'Photomania II - Reverse Cycle' run held on Sunday, August 16.
My achievements:
I managed to send Robyn, Julie and Liz to Nairne, for a second time.
My directions around Bird in Hand Road annoyed Bryan and Barry.
I sent Malcolm and Terry the wrong way up Drummond Road.
I got Hillary and Tom confused by the directions provided.
Not bad for one day's work . . . he he . . !
The run took us from an early coffee at Ruby's in Stirling through the Adelaide Hills to Lobethal where we had lunch at the Lobethal Bierhaus, a restaurant and micro-brewery. In between we visited Littlehampton, Nairne (some of us twice), Harrogate and Woodside.
At Ruby's in Stirling for a pre-run coffee. Sandy is unimpressed being caught on camera (iPhone) with breakfast. Also Julie, Michelle and Robyn.
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Brenton looks at watch, thinks "Time to get the show on the road . . ." Also Barry, Brenton and Clinton.
Brenton, Jason and Barry.
Michelle caught with breakfast, while Sandy manages to avoid the camera. With Robyn and Julie.
Hillary arms akimbo realises too late that it's a camera phone he is looking at. Very butch look dear. Also Tom and Rod.
Below: The Run complete with errors!
As well as the three compulsory photo stops you are to take two extra photos along the route. The first photo is to be of your car in a scenic spot. The second is to be of your car near a landmark.
Directions
• If you’ve received this sheet of instructions you made it to Stirling and probably Ruby’s Cafe. Congratulations - not bad for a Sunday morning.
• After leaving Stirling head for the Bridgewater exit and the freeway. (Try not to head straight back to Adelaide!)
• You’re headed for the Mount Barker/Littlehampton freeway exit - along the way you will pass the Bridgewater exit and the Hahndorf exit.
• Take a left at the Mount Barker/Littlehampton exit and head towards Littlehampton.
• From Littlehampton head to Nairne and then go right through the town. After leaving Nairne you will be on a windy twisty road and you’re heading to Dawsley and your first compulsory photo stop. The magnificent urban complex of Dawsley is just on from Pyrites Road.
• Photo Stop One - Take a photo of your car with the Dawsley Telstra phone booth in the background.
• After taking your photo continue heading away from Nairne. Pass Donald St/Schmeiss Road and Dong Road (No Really!). Turn left on to Harrogate Road. (Or Harrowgate Road as it’s marked on my map. Sawpit Road is up on the right nearby.
• About 14 (about-ish maybe) kilometres along Harrogate Road you will come to the Dead Centre of Harrogate but not the geographic centre. If you get to The Glen Road you’ve gone too far, come back aways. You need to be where all the big pines and trees are.
• Photo Stop Two - On this gravel section you will pass a sign on the left, “Harrogate Cemetery”. Take a picture of your car in front of that sign.
• Continue along Harrogate Road until you reach the bustling metropolis that is Harrogate.
• Somewhere in the fine metropolis is the Harrogate Soldiers Memorial Hall, you’ll find it.
• Photo Stop Three - Take a photo of your car in front of the Harrogate Soldiers Memorial Hall.
• You are now on Mail Street, follow the street until is turns into Mail Road and drive and drive and drive and perhaps think about where you will take your landmark and scenery shots!
• There’s a T-Junction but continue along Mail Road.
• Mail Road then turns into Bird in Hand Road. Continue along Bird in Hand Road. You will come to a five way intersection but continue on Bird in Hand Road.
• As Bird in Hand ends it turns into Drummond Road as it takes a right hand sweep, follow this road for just a little way and turn left onto Pfeiffer Road.
•Follow Pfeiffer Road onto the Woodside/Nairne Road.
• At Nairne Road turn left and at the
T-Junction in the town of Woodside take a right heading through the town on the Onkaparinga Valley Road.
• A little way out of town you will find the Lobethal turn off. Turn left and head to Lobethal. (If you reach a town called Charleston you’ve gone too far!)
• Head into town and find the Main Street - just head downhill. The Lobethal Bierhaus is between the old Onkaparinga Woolen Mills (now a markets complex) and the start of the main street, at the Adelaide to Lobethal Road end.
David show a photo to Michelle at the Lobethal Bierhaus.
Left and clockwise - David, Brenton, Clinton, Bryan, Jason, Barry, Sandy and Michelle.
Lucky table 13!
Not in the Wolsley! Malcolm and Terry depart after a fruitful photographic moment in front of the Harrogate Soldier's Memorial Hall or the HSMH for short!
Jason surreptitiously takes a photo over his shoulder - or he could just be showing a pic to Bryan.
As Barry called out "Work it Baby", Bryan poured on the charm. At the Dawsley phone box.
What stout can do to a man. Tom doubles his focal power to keep his equilibrium. Behind Terry and Malcolm study the menu and Liz and Robyn look on.
