Peak District Run Out, Sun 7th July, Matlock 10.30

[Andy_R]

Thanks for a great day out and remind me that my alternator belt needs tightening before the next trip 😂

 

I really couldn't believe that idiot car drive @NigelO ... even when she eventually overtook it was at the worst place when there had been plenty of other, and wider, parts of the road beforehand!

[Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative]

yes @NigelO it was @Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Secretary that taught me the rule 'why choose when you can have both' and I am a good girl and stick to it rigidly. I think ice cream was involved that day too!

I sat in Sainsburys car park in my Westfield, ready for the off, AndrewBC fired up his 3.5 V8 at one side, and oh my, AndyR fired up the Cobra 3.5 V8 at the other side. I could just have sat there for the day dying of CO poisoning, but hey what a way to die.

Andy's very, very lovely Cobra, brand spanking new and thank you very much for bringing it out today.

 

Nigel, Andy and Ann, Andy and Andrew met us at Matlock

 

Nigel was on hand with his usual photography tips 'Get on the floor, Julie'

 

 

We wiggled a route for about a hour North which included the Snake Pass and to be fair it was expected to be pretty busy on a sunny, summer, Sunday afternoon.

We arrived at the Snake Pass Inn, which is always quiet because the walkers don't come in until mid afternoon, after their walks.

 

Snake Pass Inn

 

A lot of the trees have been cut back to reveal a bit more of a view from the car park.

 

It made sense for AndyR to leave us here as he has come from that direction, so the 4 Westfield's went chasing cake, and it put up a bit of a fight. The new cafe has opened on the Monsal Trail at Millers Dale, so we went there, but the car park was full with nowhere to even shoe horn a few little cars in. On the quieter and pretty roads we back whacked across towards Monyash to bring us to Tagg Lane for cake and/or ice cream. 

 

Thank you everyone for coming all the miles that you do in your beautiful cars, it has been a lovely day xxx

 

 

[Robin Parker (Red Spider) - Yorkshire AO]

We had our own Cobra Corner on Tuesday.