After a hearty all you can eat breakfast we set off on the long run of about 106 miles.
The route took us through some beautiful scenery.
The route took us through some beautiful scenery.
The long climb of appropriately named Carlovin Hill, caused Numbum to blow a bit of water out but it was nothing serious.
We stopped at The Gordon Arms for coffee as did many others. I think the landlord was a bit surprised by the sudden boost in custom. We spent a while browsing through pictures of the aftermath of a serious fire a couple of years ago. It was hard to believe that where we were sat was a mass of charred rubble such a short time ago.
From there it was an uneventful run to The Dryburgh Abbey Hotel for lunch.
We stopped at The Gordon Arms for coffee as did many others. I think the landlord was a bit surprised by the sudden boost in custom. We spent a while browsing through pictures of the aftermath of a serious fire a couple of years ago. It was hard to believe that where we were sat was a mass of charred rubble such a short time ago.
From there it was an uneventful run to The Dryburgh Abbey Hotel for lunch.
After lunch we found that we were hemmed in and couldn't leave. It wasn't a problem and I decided to use the time to see if the points was the cause of the high revs misfire that we'd suffered for a while. Opening the bonnet soon drew a small crowd around us. One of the guys showed Pam a component which she correctly identified as part of a points set. She also correctly identified what was wrong with it, the contact nub had gone missing. Apparently few who were asked could answer the question. I was initially surprised by this but then I realised that cars haven't had points since probably the early 90s, which is over 25 years ago. Sadly there was no prize for this.
It was an easy afternoon run back to the hotel with a brief stop at Scott's View for a photo.
It was an easy afternoon run back to the hotel with a brief stop at Scott's View for a photo.
Back at the hotel there was plenty of time for chilling out and telling of tall tales before the gala dinner. The room was stunningly decorated and the meal was delightful. The evenings entertainment was a five piece jazz band. The theme was the 1930s and many were in period dress. There was a surprise award for the car & passenger combination with the greatest number of years. We came second with 211 years and were beaten by quite a bit as the winners had 225 years, if I remember correctly.
Today proved once again that modern technology and I don't mix well as the car cam gave up recording just after the morning coffee stop. Here's what we did get.
Another super day over, it was time for bed.
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