Shit Box Rally – Boîte de Merde Ralley – Mia Méra: Rally
It's probably been a while since the fair citizens of Cobar (population 3,817, birth place of Manly Sea Eagles player Nik Kosef) have seen a shark. But at dinner, at the Cobar Bowling and Golf Club ('the golfie') they saw two.
Yes two denizens of the deep north, Byron Bay's Ben Wallace and Todd Knaus, donned their shark costumes to eat with fellow Shitboxers in the dining room of the newly renovated golfie.
Despite the bistro being managed by Freddie and Vinnie, who specialise in traditional Australian Chinese food, our excellent meal was prepared by the wonderful folk from Tilpa (population of town and surrounding 159) who had travelled all the way to the golfie when they learnt our rally route through Tilpa had been flooded out.
Ben and Todd also appear in this story for their role in selflessly looking after Michael McMichael and his very attractive daughter Libby. As you remember Michael's BMW 7 series died on the side of the road in a truly wonderful display of noxious white smoke.
Yesterday was the short 550 mile drive from Cobar to the lovely thriving town of Cootamundra (population 5,750) where, as the council say, 'come and experience life the way it is meant to be lived. Come to Coota'.