Lotus Club Queensland
Dedicated to the promotion and enhancement of the Lotus experience
Login
Register
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Membership
    • Member Login
  • Events
    • Calendar
  • Motorsport
    • Lakeside DTC Timed Laps
    • LAKESIDE DTC RESULTS
  • Magazine
  • For Sale
    • Merchandise
    • Classifieds
  • Posts
  • Galleries
  • Directory
    • Suppliers & Parts
    • Advertisers
  • Archives
mavis-banner

Run to Mavis’s Kitchen – June 2018

By John Barram. Photos by John & Penny Barram, Vyvyan Black and Alex Molocznyk.

This run took place on 24 June and was organised by Colin McKay. We met at Nerang, just a quick run down the A1 from Brisbane. With Colin’s usual careful planning we all received detailed instructions, which was just as well.

The first stretch was up the Numinbah Valley but 10 minutes into the trip Colin had a flat tyre in the Elan, and pulled off to change it at a point where no-one could possibly stop to help, so we all sailed merrily on our way without our leader.

This drive was through what must be some of the most fertile and scenic regions in Australia and which really should have been part of Queensland. The original plan to establish a separate colony to the north of New South Wales in 1856 had the division line just south of 30 degrees south latitude, south of Grafton. However, by the time the squatters of the New England area had their say, to say nothing of the bureaucrats in Sydney, the final border was at 29 degrees with a bendy bit as you get closer to the coast following the mountains and rivers, ending at Point Danger and leaving all this magnificence in New South Wales.

At least we Queenslanders can visit this foreign territory without a passport.

The morning tea stop was at Flutterbies at Tyalgum, an amazing little place much visited by the day trippers and tourists in the region. The pastries were exquisite. This was followed by about an hour driving a loop on some beautiful Lotus type roads, mostly with the majestic Mt Warning as a backdrop.

Then to lunch at Mavis’s Kitchen at the foot of Mt Warning where we lined up the cars for our pictures. Fourteen Lotus in a line makes a wonderful sight.

The food was excellent and their organisation in serving our significant group precisely on time was noteworthy.
Penny and I then left in a hurry to visit our new grandson but I understand the others had a leisurely afternoon trip home.

vyv-photo-1
vyv-photo-2
vyv-photo-3
vyv-photo-4
vyv-photo-6
vyv-photo-5
cols-flat-2
Pastries at Flutterbies
In the Winter sun at Flutterbies
vyv-photo-9
vyv-photo-7
Mavis's Kitchen, Mt Warning and the cars
alex-photo-1
Colin, Greg and their Elans
alex-photo-2
Mt Warning
vyv-photo-8
Most Lotus look good in Yellow
vyv-photo-11
vyv-photo-12

[Show slideshow]
1 2 ►
2018 Noosa Winter Hillclimb ICC Rd 4 – Porsche Club Sprints

Related Posts

kevs-banner

EMRs, Gallery 2022, Homepage

Kev’s Big Day Out

marburg-banner

EMRs, Gallery 2022, Homepage, News

Marburg Pub Run – 4 Sept 2022

nobby-banner

EMRs, Events, Gallery 2022, Homepage

The Literary Lunch Drive

Random images

Ploughman_s_lunch Geoff-at-dusk Judge-Don-Lake 17-Liam-on-karrassel 15-Martin-mixing-with-the-BMWs MG_5997 A-meaningful-conversation Not-taken-seriously Stearman_Toowoomba Cameron_s_Elise Martin-hitting-the-garage P6210137 IBT3_Coffee_break IMG_8982 McL_29 IMG_4847 IMG_4385 IMG_6878 image_240 image_001 Daryl laying down the rules Tony-Peter-and-Criss-cars-on-display-at-the-finish-in-Cairns Glass-House-Mtn-Tavern_gw IMG_0507-5 IMG_1430 Clive and Rob rounding the corner Dick Reynolds DTC IMG_1970 gw_Cat in the Lotus line up Breakfast at Blacksmith Specialty Coffee img_1031 _MG_0359 as Smart Object-1 Tony - Just Doing It MG-8182 model-t-hotrod Jon Tinkering dtc-19 dtc-15 Liam and Supprt crew P1060095 image_052 Mar-main-94 main-22 Deck-the-Hall-with-Panettones- Greg-and-John-deep-in-discussion 20130814_093143 IMG_4868 lot_002 2006_08_27_Gympie_Skid_Pan0122 main-13 F1000024 Eleven2 Genuine_AC_Cobra MG_6915 IMG_0042 IMG_9230 IMGP8558 Porky Edwards Cortina IMGP7315 119_1949_IMG 119_1944_IMG 04a 4_Joe_on_the_grid 1_Gathering_before_the_drive PICT7299 IMG_2596 P1060310 20090822_081 IMG_7362 P5250022 IMG_6336 IMG_8048 IMG_8030 IMG_7970 IMG_3636 IMG_5115 Some_of_the_cars_3 JB-21-1 Arrival at destination Camp-Murphy IMG_4549 Chewing-the-Cud Loundsy-and-Richo 1-Lotus-Type-26 volvos Jasons-Caterham what's that audi and porsche doing here Green Machine Start alfa-105 IMG_1426 20181111_144442 super-healey-interior tonys-eleven well-underway view-to-the-start-line Tony-Galletlys-11-3 IMG_2410 Railway-Museum-3 main-59

Recent Articles

  • Morgan Park Sprints R4
  • Kev’s Big Day Out
  • Duratec Elise – better late than never
  • Gold Rush Hill Sprint – 2022
  • Marburg Pub Run – 4 Sept 2022
  • Unique +2 Road Trip to Brisbane
  • Leyburn 2022
  • August 2022 DTC

Latest Gallery Images

20220220_093834 20220220_093818 20220220_093827 20220220_093743 20220220_093812 20220220_093730

Search articles by category

Archived articles

Lotus Club Queensland
© Lotus Club Queensland   |   Site by Black Eye Studios