Register Run to North Haven

XJ MK10 420G Register has finally had their day on Kangaroo Island

The XJ, Mk 10, 4210G Register was booked to go to Kangaroo Island on March the 29th but due to the Corona Virus it didn’t happen. Our bookings were honoured by Sealink to be taken at a time when restrictions were lifted and finally on Saturday the 7th of November, 45 members, including some from other registers, made their way to Cape Jervis to board the K.I. Sealink ferry for a 10.00am start to what turned out to be an unforgettably delightful day. After a three quarter of an hour trip, fortunately with nobody suffering ‘mal de mer’, we arrived at Penneshaw, where we had a short uphill walk to the Penneshaw Hotel. The walk was worth it, as the hotel staff made us very welcome before the kitchen staff topped off the morning with excellent meals. At 1.30pm, the K.I. Safari Coachlines bus was waiting outside the Hotel with the bus driver, Paul who helped us all on the coach (a necessity for some of us!) to begin a wonderful tour around some of the Island. We visited Clifford’s Honey Farm and some of us bought the honey ice-cream made there which was delicious. We then went onto the Emu Ridge Eucalyptus Oil Factory, where, once again, our purses and wallets got a bit of a belting, before heading back to Penneshaw for the return ferry to Adelaide. Upon our arrival back at Cape Jervis, everybody who made this trip, expressed their joy in not just having a great day out, but also helping in a small way, the people of Kangaroo Island to overcome the disastrous fires they suffered earlier in the year, which was then followed by the lethal Corona Virus. A big thanks to everyone involved.

Bob Charman