This was the event we'd planned to visit yesterday but we wouldn't have seen much as it was today the event took place.
We parked the scruffy MGB GT at the end of a line so it wasn't an obvious thorn amongst the roses.
We parked the scruffy MGB GT at the end of a line so it wasn't an obvious thorn amongst the roses.
It was a scorching hot day in the grounds of the Bubble Car Museum so we went into the museum to try our hand at the quiz that Geoff & Vicky organised. This kept us out of the blazing sun but it was still warm inside this excellent museum.
After doing as much as we could of this fiendishly difficult quiz we went to hand our paper in and wander round the field to look at the stunning cars on display and have a chat to the owners.
The day drew to a close with the presentation of awards, not only for the cars but for the quiz too. I was amazed to find that we'd won the quiz and got a rosette and bottle of wine for our efforts.
The raffle draw was good to us too with 3 of our 5 tickets being winners. I got two £25 vouchers for NTG and a pin badge. Super!
The raffle draw was good to us too with 3 of our 5 tickets being winners. I got two £25 vouchers for NTG and a pin badge. Super!
As the day drew to a close dark clouds appeared in the sky and folks started to head for home so we made off too. A big thanks to Geoff and Vicky for allowing us to invade their event and to everybody else who made us so welcome. It was truly a great day which symbolised all that's good about the Marque of Friendship. I hope you got all packed away before the rains came.
As we left we heard thunder and saw lightning in the sky but managed to avoid the rain until later. The lightning took it's toll though as we had trouble finding fuel and food as there was a power cut across quite a wide area.
Eventually, fed, watered and refuelled we hit the road home and the first serious rain we'd seen all week. Just south of the turning form the A1 to the A168 we ran into the wet stuff. Pam managed to get the sun roof shut so we stayed dry.
We arrived home having covered 1150 trouble free miles in the time we'd been away. I've no idea how much fuel we used (I daren't add it up) but the good old motor only took a pint of oil to bring it back to full.
As we left we heard thunder and saw lightning in the sky but managed to avoid the rain until later. The lightning took it's toll though as we had trouble finding fuel and food as there was a power cut across quite a wide area.
Eventually, fed, watered and refuelled we hit the road home and the first serious rain we'd seen all week. Just south of the turning form the A1 to the A168 we ran into the wet stuff. Pam managed to get the sun roof shut so we stayed dry.
We arrived home having covered 1150 trouble free miles in the time we'd been away. I've no idea how much fuel we used (I daren't add it up) but the good old motor only took a pint of oil to bring it back to full.
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