I met a lot of new people and I am still finding bits of paper with addresses on them; hopefully I will get around to writing one day.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Bob and Denise, the Committee and helpers, for putting together a fantastic event. It was good to see so many old (well, older) friends after such a long time. I was most impressed and somewhat surprised to see all the photos in the Registration Room, we were certainly all a lot younger and slimmer in those days! My only regret was not having my wife with me to meet you all. However, she has already told me that there is no way she is going to miss the next one. Actually, I have been talking to Grahame “Dobbo” Dobson and we have planned the next trip “across the top” via Darwin. I will pick him up in Kunnanurra, on my way from Karratha. We will have the Engel fridge, plus a spare Esky for the replacement livers. Grahame’s only concern was that we may get lost. I had to tell him that once I turn left out of Karratha there are only a couple of turns off  the main road, these being, right at Katherine and left at Three Ways (Tennent Creek), only takes 5 days and 5500kms.  One thing for sure, wherever we hold the next one, it will need to have a “gazebo” and a pizza place close by, oh, and yes a big Chinese resaurant for the Opening Night. I returned home, to the Pilbara (Karratha WA), and celebrated ANZAC Day with my local friends, I told them where I had been and what I had attended and I can tell you that a number of them from various Corps said they need to do something similar.

I look forward to catching up with you all again and anyone traveling in the North West, of WA, please give me a call and I will arrange a spot of fishing with a couple of brown lemonades.