20-06-2021, 10:47 AM
Not exactly today but in early June, the annual Bristol Club tour of North Devon managed to happen, having been cancelled last year for obvious reasons.
Here we are, crossing the ford at Malmesmead in the Brendon valley in the Chummy.
Forty years ago, I used to plough through this ford (we all did) at full speed with a huge bow wave and wet mats in my RM saloon. Great fun but age has left me with a respect for a Magneto below the waterline and a vulnerable air intake, so speeds are now much slower.
A pleasant week, mostly sunny, sometimes hot. Good company, stunning scenery, cars didn't play up, what more could you want?
Here we are, crossing the ford at Malmesmead in the Brendon valley in the Chummy.
Forty years ago, I used to plough through this ford (we all did) at full speed with a huge bow wave and wet mats in my RM saloon. Great fun but age has left me with a respect for a Magneto below the waterline and a vulnerable air intake, so speeds are now much slower.
A pleasant week, mostly sunny, sometimes hot. Good company, stunning scenery, cars didn't play up, what more could you want?