Six Mokes from SMOG (Sydney Moke Owners Group ) met at the VC Partridge Rest Area at Menangle on Saturday for a 9:00 am departure to meet up with Queen Bee and Peter l from Canberra
Who had driven up to meet us at Trappers Bakery Goulburn
for the return trip to Queanbeyan
where we were spending the weekend to join in on IMD 2019 on the Sunday hosted by forum member Queen Bee
And then on to 2019 Floriade for a walk around
after which we all gathered for dinner at Jerrabomberra and met up with the Baldocks who had travelled down from Gunnedah for the weekend events.
Setting off from Jerrabomberra after a quick breakfast and photo shoot
we headed towards the south of the ACT, Namadgi National Park and Tidbinbilla National Park, stopping for morning tea at the Gibraltar falls
we then set off to the Canberra Space Centre
where we were joined by Peter L from Canberra and then we were on our way again to Cotter Dam for a sausage sizzle ( without butter)
cooked by Queen Bee’s husband and son who had arrived earlier to get the food going and a few more stories were told and then onto The National Arboretum which gave us an amazing view over Canberra
Then it was off to our last stop at Mount Ainslie where we were met by Max de Oliver in his blue Moke ute
and we all had another chat and said our goodbyes before the group set out for Sydney. And another terrific Moking weekend had! Thank you to everyone who took part, it was a great weekend and a special thank you to Queen Bee and her helpers for all their organising to make it a special event.
By the time I had returned home I had travelled 1190 Klms over the weekend and it was well worth the effort thank you all.