The Barossa

Julie's Photos


Brenton, Jason, Bryan and Barry with Michelle, who is demonstrating her proficiency in International Sign Language.


Mengler's Hill


From Robyn and Julie: "Harvey, the epitome of decorum and fine dinning!"


Harvey getting stuck into a burger. Brendan.



Awwwww shucks. Tom and Hillary


The Whispering Wall

The Barossa

David and John organised the run to the Barossa. After coffee at David and John's place we headed to the Whispering Wall and then on to lunch at the Tanunda Hotel. After side journeys the group headed fro Mengler's Hill to take in the glorious view.

Harvey's Pictures


The Whispering Wall


Hilary and Brenton


Rod in Pixie mode


Tom


Michelle and David


Robyn and Brendan


Barry


Tom and Hilary


Julie and David


Chatting


More chatting - we did eventually get underway!

Visit to Tailem Town

Held - April 2009

Photos by Harvey.



David in the old cinema at Tailem Town.



Julie window shopping.



More window shopping.



The group dining in a totally authentic institute building.

Kernewek Lowender Cavalcade of Cars

Held Sunday May 17.

RAA INSURANCE & ROSEWARNES OF KADINA

COPPER COAST CLASSIC CAVALCADE

10am

The Copper Coast Classic Cavalcade is considered as one of the best and biggest of its type in Australia. The marvellous collection of classic cars and motorcycles will weave its way from Wallaroo, through Moonta and Port Hughes and then to Kadina, finishing at the Copper Coast Sports and Leisure Centre, Doswell Tce, Kadina. The route can be lined at almost any stage to get a good vantage point. (From Kernewek Lowender website).

QCar took part in the Cavalcade of Cars. Pictures from the day thanbks to Robyn Brody.



Brenton's Thuderbird.



The 'Two Missies'. Robyn's title for the pic.



On yer bike . . .



Lim time with Rod. A slightly newer car than the one on the right . . .

Beach Run, January 17, 2009

Our first run for the new year (named the year of the 'blue iguana' by the natives of the Northern Ratak Archipelago) was a superb little number organised by Ron and Carl. They did a fantastic job and deserve a big thank you (insert applause here).

We met up at

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Caffe Paparazzi on Unley Road and enjoyed a refreshement. Our aim was the beach so taking to our cars we were resolutely led by Ron and Carl completely in the opposite direction. From Unley Road we made our way to Belair in the hills and then we skirted in around and over hills until we reached our destination which was gained by having a looksee at Hawthorndene, Coromandel Valley, the back of Blackwood, the Hope Valley area, Hackham and Old Noarlunga. A final a dash across town led us to the seaside paradise that is Port Noarlunga.

Arriving at about 6.30pm we plonked ourselves down on the sand and enjoyed a picnic dinner as the sun set and the stars came out. A magical evening to be outdoors everyone enjoyed a beverage of choice while have a good old yack.

It will also go down as the day we all met the T-Bird . . .

Harvey's Photos.



Brenton's new toy. It's just a mere slip of a thing.



But it would be more at home on a slipway . . . a sort of land going yacht . . . nothing dinghy (or dinky) about this behemoth . . .



It came with wheels, ready assembled. Not in a falt pack with an allen key.



Note to Brenton: Remember that this car has ooooooooooooooooooverhangs when parking!



These devices arorned the cars of yesteryear.



Brenton and Clinton (front) with Thelma and Louise (Robyn and Julie) rear.



The Party trick. It occasionally transforms itself in to a giant robot.



Da Beach. Port Noarlunga.

Robyn & Julie's Photos



Carl taking in an overall view of the situation.



David, Michael and Harvey.



Michael, Harvey, David, Hillary and Brenton.



Car park Port Noarlunga.



"I love my car"



Last metre of the seven metre boot . . . and Mini.




"I could so get used to this." Robyn in Hollywood mode.



Lock to lock in a mere 27 turns . . . Hillary throwing the dodge through a corner . . . Next year the Targa Tasmania . . .



Yes, that should be the driver in the driver's seat . . . but it's Clinton . . .



Makes the bat mobile look tame!



Clinton stepping out onto the red carpet.



On the road.



"King of the Road" . . . And the service station



"Pat, pat, pat." Stay. Wait for Daddy. Good car!

Christmas Party 2008

If you knew that the Berlin Wall was 26 miles long and that it was dismantled in 1989; that vermiculture employs the labour of worms; that the Lightburn Zeta was manufactured in Adelaide; that Harold Holt’s disappearance was actually an early alien abduction; that Groucho Marx wrote all of William Shakespeare’s plays (Harpo did the sonnets) and that Great Garbo didn’t want to be alone then you would have had a flying start at the 50 question examination (jovially described as a fun quiz) we all took part in at Robyn’s place in Brompton during QCar’s recent Christmas party.

An early highlight of the evening was Ron and Carl’s car brand themed cheese plate followed by the aforementioned ‘exam’ (won by Ron and Carl). This was followed by a shared barbecue dinner, dessert and a Kris Kringle distribution of gifts.

Robyn and Julie did a great job as hosts on the night and there were heaps of opportunities to mingle, crack a coldie and share a laugh.

(Click on pictures to see them at a larger size)

Robyn's Pictures



The John Lennon fan club in action


The fan club at worship . . .



Lucy Hillman Minx, club mascot with doting admirer



Time to eat . . .



The Quiz . . .

Hillary reading,
"Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker?
"How come a boxing ring is square?
"Why is the third hand on the watch called the second hand?
"If Webster wrote the first dictionary, where did he find the words?
"Is it good if a vacuum really sucks?
"Why is it called "after dark" when it really is "after light"?



Brenton reading . . .
"Why doesn't glue stick to the bottle?
"Why do they use sterilised needles for death by lethal injection?
"Why doesn't Tarzan have a beard?
"Why does Superman stop bullets with his chest, but ducks when you throw a gun at him?
"Why do Kamikaze pilots wear helmets?"



Harvey reading . . .
"Why is it if you send a package by Ship it is called Cargo, and if you send it by Car it is called a Shipment?
"Why do we press harder on a remote control when we know the batteries are flat?
"Why do banks charge a fee on "insufficient funds" when they know there is not enough?
"Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet?"




Sal reading . . .
""Doesn't "expecting the unexpected" make the unexpected expected?
"Why does "slow down" and "slow up" mean the same thing?
"Why do they call it a TV set when you only have one?
"How come abbreviated is such a long word?
"If all the world is a stage, where is the audience sitting?"

Harvey's Pictures



Lucy thought she deserved a present too. Here we see her ripping into it with gusto . . .



Hillary made these tarts



Rod and another 'tart' reference



Michelle reading . .
"Why is a round pizza put in a square box?
"Can you cry under the water?
"Is it still called a hearing when deaf person goes to court?
"If you have a cured ham, what disease did it have?
"Will you be fired if you drink Pepsi at a Coke factory?



"Does a person have to be important before they are considered assassinated instead of just plain murdered?
"If sandwich bread is square, then why is most luncheon meats round?
"When you go to Heaven, do you wear the clothes you were buried in forever?
"Babies wake up almost every two hours or so, then why say, “sleep like a baby”?



Ferrari Rod . . . because red is faster . . .



Carl reading . . .
"Why did man walk on the moon before it was discovered that wheels could be put on luggage?
"Why go to the top of a tall building only to put money in binoculars to look at things on the ground?
"Money does not grow on trees then why do banks have branches?
"Why do you “put your two cents in” when it is only “a penny for your thoughts”? What happens to the other penny?
"If you are IN a movie, why are you ON TV?



And Robyn said . . .
"Kris Kringle will only come for those who score over 95 per cent an danyon ewho scores less that 50 per cent will be sent to teh Eastern front to face the ruskies . . ."
(I could be making that up . . .)



Greg listening . . .




Brenton & Clinton relaxing . . .



Hillary resplendent in white . . .



The many faces of a cheese plate - please enlargify by clicking . . .