Well i have to say that this was the most un-thought cruise i have ever been on. I'm not saying that in a bad way either... The day started out with a small meet up at Athelstone shopping centre with about 10 cars mainly consisting of rotarys thanks to our friends at FDRX7 and SA ROTORS.
First stop: Lofty Summit, I never knew that it could take so long to get there... A simple drive that should take about 30 minutes turned into a huge round about route that got us 10 minutes up the road and took us an hour to get there. Mind you, they were some of the most interesting roads i had been on in a while including a dirt road so it was great.
Once at Lofty Summit our next destination was Mt Bold Dam. Mt Bold Dam is an awesome location on a warm day, unfortunately today was not so warm and it was a little wet. By this stage we were running about 2 hours late, our noon arrival at the dam was pushed back to 2pm and we didnt know exactly how to get there as all navigation devices had failed for those organising the cruise. This dilemma meant that we yet again got a little lost taking another dirt road but this time still heading in the right direction.
We got the Mt Bold Dam just after 2pm and had a walk around, taking some photos and having a good chat. At this stage we found out that one of our other members who was meant to be meeting us had travelled all the way to myponga dam instead, what unexpected twist was next? After everyone had finally made it to the dam and had a chat we went to Kangarilla bakery to get some food for a late lunch. I think the staff at the bakery were a little surprised as about 20 people walk in just before closing expecting food.
After food some members headed off home to do other things but most went back to Iggy's house for his farewell dinner. You can see all the photos from this day out through our Touge Alliance Flickr Account.
The cruise finished at Iggy's house for a great farewell dinner with his family and friends.
Immediate attractions that drew the eye was a fantastic feeling of nostalgia for those familiar with south-east asian home design with the decor/layout of the house. Secondly; more noticable was the epic asian bidet toilet which are always a treat to see and use.
While being treated to a generous fresh bowl of fruit, the crew gathered around the backyard dining area with Sam and Jessie stealing the seats closest to the heater.
Iggy got busy as the host as more friends and family arrived, with his cousins helping to prepare the dinner to be shared by all. The dinner was a lovely cultural and culinery experience. A near bottomless supply of satay and peanut sauce kept everybody happy along with generous amounts of asian fingerfood; a zesty indo salad was also served which complimented the meal very well.
As the dinner wrapped up, Iggy gave the tour of his place; revealing a very cool games that featured a pooltable, 3DTV with GT5 attached to it and an aquarium for his pet thorny lizard!! A piano was also available in the study for those born with 6 fingers!
but as all good things must come to an end, the evening was ended by many hugs and wishes of good luck and fun times in the big BJ.
The members of T/A wish iggy a fortuitous journey to China and wishes him well in his business dealings and an eventual safe return to our great A-Town for more hampster madness in the hills!