Again the NSWTC was blessed by a perfect winter's morning for our planned
run to Swansea.  We met our small, but enthusiastic group (you can tell
those that like to sleep in on cold winter mornings by their
non-attendance!) at McDonalds Mt Colah and after a bit of a nosh up headed
off for our destination, Swansea RSL Club for lunch.
 
Our travels took us along the Old Pacific Highway to Calga.  This stretch of
road is not only favoured by Torrie drivers, but also motor cyclists and
bicyclists who seem to think that they have some kind of physical field
around them that will protect them if they are hit by a thundering Torrie!
We rejoined the F3 Freeway just before the Mooney Mooney Bridge and
collected Paul and Justin Gilmore at the twin servos at Warnervale.  A short
uneventful F3 trip saw us turn off at the Swansea exit and as we passed
through Doyalson we collected visitor, Josh, in a very nice gold/black LH/LX
Torrie.
 
Upon our arrival in the car park at Swansea RSL Club we greeted some
familiar faces from the Hunter Valley Torana Club who joined us for lunch.
Mick McCardle, President of the HVTC, gave me a brief run down of Toranafest
to be held in September, which sounds like an absolute cracker of an event
not to be missed.  Lunch was had at the RSL Club's bistro, which looks out
over the water and the food was thoroughly enjoyable.  After a chat from our
Runs Co-ordinator, Rob F, about our anticipated runs over the coming months
it was back into our cars heading south for home.  We drove into some very
ominous looking cloud that always seems to be on the F3 Freeway regardless
of location or time of year; must be some natural Bermuda like Triangle type
of thing.
 
Those in attendance were:-
 
Rob & Leanne Farnsworth
Michael Velo
Les Wilson
Michael Muller
Greg & Lexa Hawkins
Paul & Justin Gilmore
Visitor - Josh Brian
Hunter Valley Torana Club Members
 
Apologies:  you all know who you are!!!!
 
Greg & Lexa Hawkins