Sally and Chester McKaige, our tour organizers and hosts extraordinaires! Chester is the President of the Alvis Car Club of Victoria, and with the support of Sally and the whole club has put on a magnificent world class tour.
This was our longest driving day so far, 219 miles.
There was a wide variety of driving conditions, flatlands around the lakes, open pastures, rolling hills, steepish climbs, wooded gorges, two lane and one lane B & C roads with sparse traffic, ideal for vintage and older cars travelling between 40-60 mph.
Weather started cool, overcast and damp. We elected to keep the top up to start, which was just as well as it rained sporadically during the morning. The morning coffee stop was at the Gippsland motor Museum in the township of Maffra. The exhibits are rotated throughout the year and currently the “Yank Tanks” are on display. Strange to see Mustangs, Impalas, etc with right hand drive conversions.
After the museum visit we took the top down, and after some initial bracing motoring, the sun gradually made an appearance in the afternoon. Because of the long drive, we arrived at the RACV Club after 6:00 PM
Another great day, and talk over dinner made us all realize that the tour is gradually winding down, with only a few more days to go.
Good news! The Holmes 1948 TA14 Woody has had its distributor and sparks sorted and is back in the tour, with Peter and Susan looking decidedly brighter than yesterday.
Cumulative miles on the tour so far: 1,735
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