Gliding Down the Clyde
28 March 2021 / Words: Barry Pope; Photos Adele Weatherall, Bill Short.
Gliding Down the Clyde (Now referred to as Wal's Wet Weather Wanderings)
Wally Wojewski’s planned two-day run was to commence with a 7.15am, start from the Nungarry rest stop at Dunmore, in time for the Clyde River cruise from Batemans Bay.
Unfortunately the cruise was cancelled by the cruise organisers a few days earlier, in deference to the weather and a much more civilised start time was arranged at Wal and Pat's Wojewski’s home in Albion Park Rail.
With 14 hardy souls booked for this adventure, the first stop was the Milton Heritage Bakery to meet up with part of the convoy. Anda Clayton called in to join us for a coffee prior to the continuation of our journey to the Araluen Motor Lodge in Batemans Bay.
The rest of the trip was uneventful, despite the weather, as we meandered down the beautiful South Coast through Ulladulla, Burrill Lake and Lake Tabourie, arriving at our Motel in the early afternoon. Here we were met by the remainder of the 14 starters who had come down the day before.
As our plans had changed significantly, due to the cruise cancellation, we had to fill in the remaining daylight hours. With the weather being so poor any thoughts of driving further were discounted and a unanimous decision was reached to partake of pre-dinner drinks and snacks in the Araluen’s large meeting room.
Members of the Austin Healey Owners Club had also booked into the motel and were happy to talk about their wonderful looking cars.
Dinner for the Saturday night was at Donegan's Steak House, which is attached to our accommodation. Food service was very prompt and the meals according to all who were asked of an excellent standard.
The next days planned trip to Braidwood was cancelled due to the abominable weather, so a decision was taken to have a leisurely breakfast at JJ's at The Marina, which once again was an excellent choice. Following on from breakfast, some members decided to stay another day while the remainder made their own way home.
In summary, while our sojourn didn’t meet our full expectations, I'm sure that our entire group thoroughly enjoyed the drive and camaraderie with thanks to Wal and Pat Wojewski and Adele Weatherall for the organising.
