The new car!

Well, here are photos of the very lovely new car. Subaru Liberty Wagon GT tuned by STI.

We enjoyed the trip up and back. We stayed overnight in Albury on the way to Melbourne - and had to drive around to find a motel - the Commonwealth Games torch was due to arrive in town in the next day and there was a festival of sport underway to celebrate the event. The motel we did stay in was very nice however, and had a lovely pool, which I had a good swim in to stretch after the car trip.

The next day David and I went for a walk up and down the main street and enjoyed the stretch, while Paul had business meetings in the morning. After the walk, David slept well on the way to Melbourne.

We stayed in Gundagai on the return journey at the Gabriel Motel and had a lovely meal in the attached restaurant. It had just received its liquor licence and was empty on Saturday night (having had 40 or more to dine the previuos evening). We breakfasted at the Niagara cafe the next morning - first opened in 1902 as the first cafe in Gundagai, and still with the original counter. Lovely, almost art deco (but too early for Art Deco) and still in marvelous condition. A great old fashioned cafe. Lots of memorabilia on the walls and visited by John Curtain, Ben Chifley and Arte McFadden in 1942. We had a nother stop in Berrima on the return journey for a drink and a stretch after David woke up. That is a lovely spot, with lots of galleries and antique shops.

The last two photos are again David in his car seat. An action shot taken before the seat was installed in the new car, and one of David travelling in it - it is like abig old armchair and looks much more comfortable than the capsule.