Day three saw some last minute changes as the weather had deteriorated and, the flooding had now made the trip to Louth and little school of 5 students impossible. Seats were auctioned in the plane for a small group to fly out and entertain the children and shower them with a variety of gifts.
Today we stopped for morning tea just off the main road where we were able to light a fire and share some stories. These rare opportunities are great for catching up with other Bashers and often involve some kind of activity. Once again the sling shot took centre stage with the water bombs.
Refreshed we headed for lunch, where a school in 24 hours prepared a meal for 450 Bashers and 300 children. This is when you see real community as the locals pulled together to make this a memorable day. The Principal was there with his troops to greet us and make us feel very welcome at his school, despite the fact that he had had little sleep.
We were then on the Tar to Byrock where there was a little pub. John Williamson sat in the beer garden and sang some of his favourite songs for us.
Bourke was the destination. Here we were staying with Marilyn and Bernie who gave us a warm welcome and had made cupcakes for us to take the next day.
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Hi Brenda & Robyn
Thank you for your hospitality & the honour of driving the "cupcake car" Hope you got home alright and are working on gettin those brakes fixed. You will also need to have the front bearings & Diff checked for water . (standard procedure after so much watercrossing) You may recall That Green M&M took some photos of your car (& You) I have them but I dont have an address so if you could email me I will send them to you .
texidsl@tpg.com.au
great bash !
John Lawrence F1-11
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