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And Ruby...What happened to Delamere Rd, i think somone might have taken the wrong exit at the roundabout.

It was still a good run bu that Inman Valley road is rough as hell.

I had indeed taken the wrong turn at the roundabout. Was hoping no one noticed and I got away with it :rolleyes: Was an okay run except for that idiot Camry driver.

cheers for the cruise guys was good to meet some of the crew and yeah it would be good to to have another one soon like ruby said today maybe a night time one see if we can get few more ppl out

and big fella your car looks so sweet on the road, are little girl was getting a bit cranky towards the end to but thankfully she decided to go back to sleep feeding those seagulls must have worn her out :blink:

cheers Rose and jase

Thanks for tagging along guys. I'm keen to get a night cruise happening soon and we'll hit up the Lobethal christmas lights. I'm sure the kids would love that. :P

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Thanks for tagging along guys. I'm keen to get a night cruise happening soon and we'll hit up the Lobethal christmas lights. I'm sure the kids would love that. :rolleyes:

Lobethal sounds great - hopefully the family will be over their colds so I wont miss it like I did this one.

Deep in exam study I missed this :S

Time for a victor cruise I think with a stop at whalers like the good old days ;-)

true that!....

what happened to the good old days!

tangles... where are u!

We (that's me and the dog) missed this one, but I saw big Fella heading north on south road sunday morning.

Keen for a lights cruise.

I swear i'm blind, didn't even see ya. Must have been in morning mode, i'm an arvo shift worker,

so anything before 11am and i'm a zombie, until we get to some hills that is! :D

Deep in exam study I missed this :S

Time for a victor cruise I think with a stop at whalers like the good old days ;-)

Last weekend's cruise WAS a victor cruise. :D We only went to the Whalers once (2 years ago), and the prices on the menu caught a few peeps out. This time we just ate at good old KFC. Parked at the shopping centre and gave people a choice on where to get food from. Less $ in ya belly and more $ in ya fuel tank = more cruising.

Next cruise will be a night cruise to see the Lobethal lights. I'll work out a date, but may be early December on a Friday night.

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