16 Apr 2025

 16 Apr 2025

Nothing to report, car going fine, no longer gushing oil everywhere, though it still is leaking unfortunately. Having had the engine fully reconditioned there was hope that it would stop dripping oil in the drive, but alas no it seems.

Left York relatively early after a very smokey night. The place I stayed at was s shocker, the room smelled of smoke the minute I walked in and then once all the road workers returned to the accommodation and started smoking in the courtyard, well. It seemed that someone had started a fire somewhere as well, it was so bad I had to leave the room and go for a walk for a while, but the smoke was everywhere. All I can say is that if they think they can charge me for airing out the room they are sadly mistaken!

Was a nice day all round, though only really stopped for a very few pictures and fuel, so just short of 7 hours driving today.

Tomorrow starts relatively early as well as I have another 6 hour drive to the next stop...

15 Apr 2025

15 Apr 2025

Slow start this morning, everyone has talked up the wee town of York as wonderfully historic and all that, the added advantage is that it has a Motor Museum. So I had decided that I would head there for the day and have a look around. This didn't require a very early start as it is technically only an hour from Perth (well in a modern car anyway). So I left later, when and found a SuperCheap Autos and got a new Jerry can (the fuel over the centre is absolutely rubbish it seems) and then battled the traffic on the freeways. Ok well not so much battled, or traffic for that matter, but you get the idea. I arrived into York at about 12:30pm and so when for a walk along the main street. It didn't take long, about ten minutes. I found somewhere for lunch and then walked back to the car, which was busy being photographed. I then moved the car up to the front of the Motor Museum, when it attracted more people (who then paid to have a look around the museum I might add).

The range of exhibitions in the museum is interesting, they have some very old and rare cars there and some more modern classics. I did like the nostalgia of the Robin caravan.

Nothing else to report really, had a walk through the park by a toxic looking river had a look at the suspension bridge, it is single lane and there were people on it, so I went with you have walked over one suspension bridge...

Long drive tomorrow. I have a choice of a 5 and a half hour drive almost on a direct route to Norseman or a 6 and three quarter hour drive going north east and then south (remember that is in a car travelling at the maximum speed limits!) and I am taking the long route. The more direct route isn't sealed (well mostly not sealed) and is prone to washouts and badly rutted surfaces it is said, so...

14 Apr 2025

14 Apr 2025

Well that is it folks, nothing else to do and the Morris Minor Rally 2025 in Western Australia is all done and dusted. Great rally it has been and the organising committee has really excelled in their task, great locations, great food and easy driving routes and distances for getting between venues. All in all a fantastic effort by the organisers. Hopefully MMCCV will be able to outdo them when they host the next rally in 2027, possibly around the Benalla area.

Anyway today was the farewell run out to the Motor Museum of Western Australia. After what was a very quiet start to the day...

I was a bit early to arrive.

It was a good run mostly on the freeways out to the museum site, even managed to not lose anyone, well not for too long anyway. It was surprising how long it took, winding through the site where the museum is located, to get to the parking spot. The site is huge. 

 

So with everyone gathered there was a show both inside the museum and outside too and the crowds again enjoyed seeing the cars. Some very interesting cars inside the museum, great motorbikes and some fantastic model collections too.

and with the museum done everyone said their farewells and were quick to get away.

SO I guess it is now time for the final coastal Western Australian sunset for the trip as I start back east (slowly to start with) tomorrow...

13 Apr 2025

13 Apr 2025

This morning started bright and clear with all the Morries to gather in a car park at 0700 for a 0800 drive to the Midland Railway Workshops.

At around 8am the "convoy" headed out and quickly resulted in a split group as traffic lights and other traffic have no interest in letting a bunch of old cars travel together, it's always the way of these things. Lots of people starred mid conversations and stared as the cars all passed by though, which is a great result. 

Most of the cars managed to arrive around the same time and quickly filled the forecourt of the museum. Lots of cars to see yet again, just in case you hadn't picked out al the intricate details at previous gatherings and some new cars turned up as well. The museum pit on a well received breakfast for everyone and gave interesting detailed talks about the history of the workshops and fired up some of the old machines. The steam traction engine out front kept a lot entertained with its slow ponderous movement down the roads.

and plenty of cars...

Oh, tonight was a great sunset, but I didn't walk down to the beach, so no sunset pic tonight.