E, F & GT Run to Mannum

On Sunday 20 March 2022, the E, F, & GT Register had a leisurely, and not so leisurely, run to Mannum. The cars gathered at The Aldgate Pump Hotel carpark at 9:00am where Alan Bartram provided a handout map for the run to Mannum, via a stop at the ‘Green Valley Strawberry Farm’, Nairne, for morning tea. (What a great spot). The drive, (with a few lead-foots), took the cars via Bridgewater, Hahndorf, Nairne, Kanmantoo and Monarto to Mannum. Several drivers got lost and took a longer journey than planned, to get there. When the cars finally arrived at Don Tamblyn and Bronte Elliott’s property in Mannum, they were joined by the ‘Mannum Crew’. After a walk around all the cars including the release of a seized XJ bonnet, they all piled into a bus driven by Rolly Donders and headed off to the Pretoria Hotel for lunch, leaving the cars behind, safely secured. At the hotel they were joined by some more members, including the new Register Secretary, Suzannne Jarvis. The Register was blessed with lovely weather and a great day capped off by a more than adequate lunch and a nice drive home. .