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Buxton, Peak District, Sat 5th Jan


Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative

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We met in Baslow and promptly dumped Big Foot as Dave jumped into Andrew's car.

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We took a short drive in search of coffee and a real fire, with a cracking view out of the window. 

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The driver of the SEiGHT parked in the safe and correct manner and I parked like I was on the sea front, only we don't have any sea in Derbyshire, well not in the last 330 million years anyway.

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The view

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The pub dates back to 1597 is claimed to be the highest pub in Derbyshire at 1300 feet. (Cat and Fiddle is in Cheshire - just)

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It has a real fire

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And barmaids that make you laugh. 'Come and have a sit in my car', I offered, so she did. Her reaction? 'there are no doors, there is no roof, urgh, I couldn't sit in that all day'. Oh dear.

She was polishing the copper pots and was a bit concerned that she might get polish in the coffee, don't worry, we had cat poo (Kopi Luwak) on the go last week, polish is the last of our worries.

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Next we went not to the Knights Table, but to the Rambler Inn, a slight change of plan. Dave just about managed to get his grinning face into the car, I would say he was enjoying it rather a lot. We took a route up the Winnats Pass and down Mam Nick, taking in some of the best scenery the Peak District has to offer.

The Rambler Inn

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No reverse parking today. Kinder Scout in the background.

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The Great Ridge in the foreground

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Some had healthy salad

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And some needed crampons to climb their lunch. The Mam Tor burger.

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Is this a left hand drive Westfield or has Dave got in the wrong side? Watch this space there could be a Honda engine for sale soon.

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After lunch Andrew demanded dessert and it would have been rude to refuse after he had come all this way, so we went to the pool cafe in Hathersage, a regular haunt for Glen and I after we have taken up our new hobby of outdoor swimming. It just happens to have a nice cafe attached to it.

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The outdoor pool

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The inevitable happened, millionaires shortbread, rhubarb flapjack and fresh baked scones.

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A great big thank you has to go to Andrew today, not just for driving 2 hours to get to the start point, but for inviting Dave to share his car too. I think Dave now wants heated seats and a change of engine. Thank you to Dave for putting the current upgrades on hold for a day and here's to V8's and plenty of bridges to drive under.

 

 

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Still not stopped grinning, another fantastic day in the Peaks!

i hadn’t intended to be out playing today, but when the PM from andrew arrived this week, not just with “I’ve got a spare seat on Saturday”, but you can drive if you want! All plans for garage work shot out the window. I nearly drove over to the Baslow meeting point then and there, just to be ready. :d 

Oh how addictive it is, that V8; I could even hear Andrew chuckling as the throttle may just have accidentally got blipped a little at nearly every bridge. :blush: :laugh:

No doubt engine wise, it’s a very different character to 9k screamers, but a very seductive one, none the less.

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Looks like it was a great day out. Sorry to have missed it. See you all soon.

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