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**OUTINGS & ACTIVITIES GROUP**
Leader: Gaylia Mitcham
Regular activities are planned for members to enjoy what Probus is all about - Friendship, Fellowship and Fun. Join in and see for yourself.
SEE CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR DETAILS
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September 2026
Magical Mystery Tour
Another beautiful spring day to enjoy the pleasure of another's company, to put your trust in a competent fellow Probian navigator and a back seat passenger with excellent eyesight and neat handwriting! Needless to say, there was a little bit of argy bargy (behind closed car doors) about who was going to drive and who was going to undertake one of the other two roles - but eventually, all 32 participants arrived safely at the lovely Cafe Cherie in Pinjarra and thoroughly enjoyed a delicious lunch.
Gaylia giving instructions to tour participants
The organiser, Gaylia Mitcham, ably assisted by Jenny, wanted to keep the final destination secret, so my descriptions of the 5 alternatives on the “$25 Specials Menu” were subsequently very bland. A very big thank you to the competent staff at Cafe Cherie for the wonderful food, service and "ambience" enjoyed by our members today. The lunches were amazing! While my description did them no service at all, you could tell from the looks on member's faces that those who had the $25 "special" were thrilled with their choices.
Having stressed at the safety briefing prior to the event that a winner would be decided by the number of kilometres travelled and the number of correct answers, the occupants of one car (Bev, Bob and Sue) decided to stop for an extended coffee and chat, arriving "fashionably late". A number of participants decided that cougars were more fleet of foot than the Australian emu and deserved their own warning signs on an outback road. A view shared by both the occupants of Car 2 (Kerry, Jan and Ian) and Car 9 (Margaret and Jeff).
While the occupants of Car 1 (Rob, Jenny, Margaret and Dot), in addition to mis-spelling Croquet (did you know we had a Crochet Club in Halls Head?), also thought that the sign warning about strong winds on the Dawesville Bridge should also include a warning about whales bumping into the pylons. But the cleverest blooper of an answer sheet went to Val who cheekily identified the childcare centre called "Peggy's Place" as a cover for a brothel!
