29-07-2018, 10:25 PM
Chris and I came up to Guildtown on Saturday morning and joined the road run. An excellent day out and good to see people again.
We returned in the afternoon to meet my daughter who had been in USA for 2-1/2 months.
Very windy on the way back, and an opportunity to test the wind deflectors on the new Forth road bridge. They work but a lot of turbulence around the piers. The fabric saloon is sensitive to wind being quite tall and quite light.
From Edinburgh back to Melrose was directly into a very strong wind. The car coped very well even over the high and exposed Soutra Brae.
Altogether 230 miles in the day. Very enjoyable.
We had hoped to return today in the newly restored Citroen SM but a rather weak hydraulic fluid return pipe and the bad weather made us opt out.
We returned in the afternoon to meet my daughter who had been in USA for 2-1/2 months.
Very windy on the way back, and an opportunity to test the wind deflectors on the new Forth road bridge. They work but a lot of turbulence around the piers. The fabric saloon is sensitive to wind being quite tall and quite light.
From Edinburgh back to Melrose was directly into a very strong wind. The car coped very well even over the high and exposed Soutra Brae.
Altogether 230 miles in the day. Very enjoyable.
We had hoped to return today in the newly restored Citroen SM but a rather weak hydraulic fluid return pipe and the bad weather made us opt out.
Jim