Information sourced from the filing cabinet in the Ski Locker room at the Copi Hollow Club Rooms.<\/p>\n
I have written this story exactly as it was written.\u00a0 There is a note written at the top that said \u201cIncluded in Ski Rope 1993.\u201d<\/p>\n
I would presume this is one of many trips taken\u00a0 by the club ladies and well I\u2019d like to know about them.\u00a0 If anyone has any further information about this trip and especially knows who the Salvation Army girl was, and perhaps who wrote this story, I\u2019d love to hear about it\u00a0 for future Ski Ropes.\u00a0 I believe there is a lot to these trips that remain untold and well now is the time to tell\u2026.<\/p>\n
I say\u2026\u2026..<\/p>\n
We left Broken Hill Wednesday night at 10pm by bus and after a sleepless night caused by the Salvation Army girl and her companion\u2019s snoring.\u00a0 We had a break at Ouyen where some of us did not know if we were girls or boys, we arrived in Ballarat weary eyed but rearing to go.\u00a0 Poor motel keepers did not know what hit them when we arrived, as there were not enough tables and chairs in the dining room.\u00a0 Some of us had to sit at the bar to eat but we kept a good eye on these people to make sure they did not imbibe so early in the morning.<\/p>\n
After a much enjoyed breakfast we ascended to Soverign Hill.\u00a0 They did great business in plastic jackets because as usual the weather was most unkind.\u00a0 It drizzled rain and was freezing cold.\u00a0 Some of our party holed up in the caf\u00e9 where it was nice and warm drinking steaming cups of coffee (plus a little nibble on a cake or two).\u00a0 We were more then happy to get back to the motel.\u00a0 After a scrub up and a great meal fun and games began.\u00a0 The salvation Army girl was in great spirits (ask Clarabelle) she (Clarabelle) was positively woman handled minus some of her apparel arriving into the gathering room arriving into the gathering room in a less then presentable condition, where she was pushed around by the Salvation Army girl with the help of others to the tune of \u201cCome and Join Us\u201d.\u00a0 Whereupon she collapsed onto the bed only to be revived by a wet face washer, this seemed to do the trick and she joined into the merriment with much gusto.\u00a0 The gaming squad apparently herd the shouts of 10 cents, 10 cents coming from our room and thinking there was gambling going on we were asked to cool it and being sooo tirrrred we retired gracefully or not so gracefully those girls who were missing a blouse or two.<\/p>\n
Next morning, bright eyed and busy tailed we were off again, this time to Kryle Castle\u2014cold, cold, cold.\u00a0 Not one of our Copi Girlies but a girl known to us all stole the Magician\u2019s thunder and was promptly told that it was his show and not hers\u2014 \u201cso cool it\u201d Good on your Marl (Shirl) we thought you were great anyway.<\/p>\n
We arrived at the Diplomat Motel in St. Kilda in time to have a little rest and to prepare for the Phantom of the Opera\u2014It was great.\u00a0 If you haven\u2019t seen it by all means try\u2014cannot describe how wonderful it was.\u00a0 After the show and very hungry by this state we descended on a restaurant in St. Kilda only to find we were in the red light district\u2014very interesting, had a scrumptious very late supper at Munros.\u00a0 Then the country bumpkins had to get back to their motel under their own steam didn\u2019t we.\u00a0 So clutching at handbags and hanging on to each other we took up our share of the footpath\u2014not one of us propositioned.\u00a0 Amongst much hilarity we made it to the motel, where we disrupted the sleep of the night porter as were locked out.\u00a0 No one had much (if anything) to drink at Munro\u2019s but, we giggled and laughed in the Motel reception filling our breakfast menus making phone calls, and cracking jokes.\u00a0 The poor fellow manning reception wondered what hit him.\u00a0 I don\u2019t think he had ever had a group like us.\u00a0 Breathing conditions were not too good in the lift I\u2019m told ask E!!! Also a few girls had a bit of laundry to do when they arrived back in their rooms.<\/p>\n
Early morning rise and off to the markets\u2014our little eyes were wide with wonder then our purses were empty and no wonder.<\/p>\n
Lunch at poshy Toorak after a few hassles with taxis.\u00a0 Barb soon sorted them out methinks Victoria could do with her instead of Joan Kirner.\u00a0 Not bas is she Ron.<\/p>\n
Home in time for a freshen up for Dirty Dicks.\u00a0 What a night we laughed and laughed.\u00a0 Our bus driver\u2019s wife was sick at the beginning of the trip but she laughed herself well\u2014we are a great tonic.<\/p>\n
With the Salvation Army girl still singing Come and Join Us and Bringing in the Sheaves we made our way home and home and home BUT…NOT before we had a final shopping spree at Target in Mildura.<\/p>\n
I can truly say a good trip was had by all.<\/p>\n
You too could have a good time with us next year\u00a0 so COME AND JOIN US BY GEE.<\/p>\n
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