Sunday 24th March
2013.
At the end of
January I lead a convoy of 3 2CVs on a trip out past Newlands corner for a pub
lunch. It happened to be snowing that day curtailed our planned route on the
lanes over the North Downs. Today we have only light flurries of snow and is my
second trip out with the club this year and the trend is a snowy one. They have
asked me not to do one in July. Last Wednesday I was out to the AJS and
Matchless owners club meeting at the Black Horse in Greenford, not only to hand
out the Monday discount fliers but also to check out the food before reserving
a table for 8 to 10 people. You are
never sure how many will turn up when the weather promises to be bad. Arriving
at my house and congregating in Gita’s kitchen, Richard in his blue 2CV,
followed by Peter in his red van and Olivier with his 2 youngest in tow in his
2CV. Eddie, my next door neighbour is not coming on the trip but will meet us
with his wife at the pub for lunch. Four for the convoy. We leave just before
11 and around ten past we are at the museum. I do a quick photo shoot and we
are quickly inside.
I have promised to do the guided tour and
commence my dialogue. About 2 hours later and more photos under the Meriden
clock we depart for the pub.
Some have bleeding ears from my diatribe and
need refreshments. We arrive just before 1pm, get some drinks and wait for
Jenny and Eddie before ordering food. Eddie and Jenny arrive and we order
mostly the roast dinners. They do not take long to be served and soon we are
tucking into to some very nice food.
There is good
conversation and some excellent funny stories. Those who visited the museum
were very impressed with the way the bikes were displayed and enjoyed it very
much. Worth the effort on getting out on a very cold Sunday.
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