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Moonarie on foot? Oct 6 7-Sep-2006 At 1:09:54 PM Ronny

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On 7/09/2006 stugang wrote:
>Reminds me of a Col Reece story....Back in the dim dark eighties a bunch
>of climbers camping at Araps
>made some plans to go climbing at Moonarie. Col left a few days earlier
>than the rest who were making
>there own way up. At port pirie, col (driving alone i should note) saw
>Louise Shephard hitching by the side
>of the road (wearing a dress 'cos it made getting a lift easier'). Apparently,
>Col slowed down, leant out the
>window and after a friendly "See you at Moonarie" drove off leaving Louise
>behind.

I had heard this story, so a few years back I asked Col whether this was true when I was at Moonarie. He got this sort of crazy glint in his eye, and with a big smile said "Yeah... and it was raining"