Well, our rally is over now & what a
week this has been. Straight into our parking spot in the rally grounds,
investigating the area, seeing what was in store for us. It was good to get in
a day early, the organisers had been selecting vehicles at random to be the
guinea pigs for the volunteers allotting us our parking, this gave us time to
wander with only a few hundred vehicles there.
Since then we have been to seminars, Libby
has been to craft workshops, we’ve tried our hand at disk bowls (knocked out in
the first round), been into town to do a tour of the brothels (there’s only
two) they have a long history having been here since the mining days &
although illegal, they are permitted as they are in heritage buildings & under
existing usage laws. Been to the Irish pub for lunch (huge), had dinner in the
canteen (lined up for over ½ an hour), met up with many people from previous
safaris & rallies, checked out all the new motor homes & had lots &
lots of happy hours. Every night there is entertainment, poets breakfast every
day, lots of talking & finding out new ideas for the van.
Every morning that we can access the pool
area adjacent to the rally we start the day with a swim in the heated pool
& every night we go to bed dead tired with the activities & it’s a long
walk between the new vans, the toilets, the mess hall, the entertainment area,
the spare parts area, 200mt here, 200mt there, we’re on our feet all day. The
‘Fields of Gold’ ball was held on Friday night & it was a ball with more
than half the people dressing up as a part of the gold scene. There was gold
coloured clothing or accessories, miners, prospectors, prostitutes, period
costumes & just crazy outfits. There was dancing, 1st class
entertainment & lots of frivolity. Considering we’re always in bed by 9:30,
it was a change to see everyone still partying on after midnight.
On Saturday was the judging of the photo
competition, Libby put in 2 photos, her wildflower got 1st prize
& peoples choice, & her happy snap got peoples choice. This on top of
her getting best presented dinner & best diary on the safari, she is doing
very well in everything thing she enters. The presentation was held on Sunday
night at the conclusion of the rally. We are in a bit of a dilemma now as it would
be really good to attend the next rally in Sale, Victoria next April but that
would mean cutting this trip short & missing the rest of WA.
Well the prizes have been awarded, Lib got
3 awards for her photos & on top of that she got an award for being the
most successful & her name inscribed on the perpetual award, but for her,
the real prize was the recognition of a job well done. Lib got 3 penguins on a
stand that jiggled around when it was turned on for the best presented meal
& a busy bee that buzzed & it’s wings flapped for the diary. Most
surprising I won one of the IGA daily prizes which was a refund of the cost of
the purchases I had made that day.
After 3 safari’s & 2 rallies we are
getting to know many club members as the same people go to both & it was
good to catch up to people & swap stories re our adventures since our last
contact. But alas, it is now time to part once again. A long drawn out affair
with lots of hugs & kisses before finally getting on the road again.
Incidentally the number of homes at the rally was 795. Will try to scan the rally photo.
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| With her eye on the disk |
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| Oasis pool, & it was warm |
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| At the ball |
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| Happy hour |
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| Trophy night |
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| After the ball was over |
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| Winning wildflower |
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| Winning happy snap |
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