2018 esCarpade Day 7 - Dinner

Having made it to the end of the 2018 Camp Quality esCarpade, all that was left was for the boys to head to dinner for the final celebration!

Pre-dinner drinks and canapes!

Playing with the giggle circles on the table...

Linda looking fine!

Damian joining in the fun..

Crowded room... nearly dinner time!

Good view tonight...

Thank you certificates were handed out...

And the final fundraising tally... *drumroll*…

$1,177,528

And the route for next year?  Wangaratta to Echucha…  aka, a very long drive for the Qld teams!

The boys will be up early and heading back home in the morning, so an early night is in order...  Hopefully they will be back home Sunday night!

Thanks to everyone who read the blogs and left comments...

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2018 esCarpade Day 7 - West Wyalong to Cootamundra to Wagga Wagga

Saturday morning in West Wyalong... there was still the little issue of the flat tyre to attend to...

After ducking in for a quick breakfast, it was time to get the puncture repaired...

The guy held the tyre under the water until it agreed to behave...

Putting the tyre back on...

And just about done!

Made it back in time for Ben's final driver briefing for the 2018 esCarpade…

And the boys are off!!

Past a slow moving tractor...

And onto dirt!!

This morning's trip - dirt and causeways...

With the occasional grid for good measure...

Roadworks... they're everywhere!!

Code yellow!!  Teams having comfort stops...

Huge silos...

And an old shack...

The fun stop... Ivan and Anna from 1047...  (Thor and Wonder Woman)…

Damian looking the goods... shake those maracas!!

Retro Rock-It at the fun stop...

And back on the road again...

T intersection... turning left!!

Under the railway, with Noni the photographer perched on top!!

A crop dusting plane...

Past the road train...

And into downtown Cootamundra for lunch!!

Parked up ready for lunch...

After a delicious lunch, 01 turned up on the back of OKA... yet another blown engine...  :-(

Lot of cars...

Waiting for the driver briefing...

Final driver briefing for 2018...

Interesting clouds and a contrail...

Heading out on the final stage towards Wagga Wagga...

Dirt!!

Oh look... a bend in the road!!

Dry and dusty...

OV1...

And OV3 whizzed by from the road not on the course, but crossed in front of Retro Rock-It... usual road rules apply on esCarpade!!

Lots of cows...

Crossing the bridge for another photo...

Plenty of water here!

Across an old bridge...

Behind mini mouse in the turbo cruising Honda!!

More roadworks!!

Formed up waiting to convoy into Wagga Wagga...

Nearly at the end!!

Past a big plane...

Slow going getting 58 entrant vehicles (give or take) and 15 official vehicle through!!

And finished!!

The boys made it to the end of the 2018 Camp Quality esCarpade, finishing at the family fun day in Wagga Wagga... fun was had, a few mishaps and plenty of laughs!!

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