Peak District Run, Sun 25 Sept 10am

[Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative]

13 cars, 13 unlucky for some but not us, we had an amazing day and on it goes with @AndrewBClarke @Andy Westwoodand their crazy daft photo's🤣. It's a good job @Si.Dalziel took a decent photo at McD's because mine are a bit rubbish, but here we go.

 

McD's car park

 

 

Parked with some of the Honda Boys

 

 

Glynn's and Andrew's

 

 

Short's were worn on this not so warm day

 

 

Others turned up later

 

 

 

Not the fastest of runs, we had the challenge of overtaking the cyclist's before finding the non-overtakables (is that a word?), a tractor run. We followed them to the junction, saw which way they went and we went the opposite way! I wanted to take the road that passes under The Roaches, but no way was I following them. As it happens I could make it that we went that way for the next leg of our journey, so all was not lost.

 

I had a table for 18 booked at The Rudyard Hotel, where the carvery is excellent. Dave was quick to tell me that you only come here to wear your 'party frock' on your BIG birthday, not just an ordinary birthday, so we will let him off. Here is a photo of the last time we came here on @Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AO BIG birthday, just in case anyone has forgotten.

 

 

Today folk were dressed more normally

 

 

 

The dinner is still as good

 

 

still as big anyway, 

 

 

Back in the cars, BEANO looking great as usual

 

 

Having not eaten enough 😮 we had to go cake hunting next. Our Cake Meister suggested we go to Wetton which has a reputation for serving large slices of homemade cakes, good choice there Andy. Also it meant we could divert up to the Roaches road.

 

We shoehorned into the car park

 

 

 

Hello Ali x

 

 

Andy hunted down the last slice of Bakewell cake, leaving the marzipan covered fruit cake for Andrew, no fighting boys.

 

 

Watch it, the 2 Andy's are at it!!

 

 

My small offering of coconut and raspberry jam cake

 

 

We got snapped on our way through Matlock Bath again, I will put those photo's on the next post. Thanks everyone for making today a fabulous day out, I hope you enjoyed the roads and the driving as much as the food and the company XXX

 

 

 

 

[Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative]

Our journey through Matlock Bath

 

[neptune]

Great photos capturing such a fantastic route with great company.

 

As always thanks to Julie for all the organising and spectacular route today. 

[Andy Westwood]

40 minutes ago, Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative said:

Our journey through Matlock Bath

 

 

40 minutes ago, Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative said:

Our journey through Matlock Bath

 

Where has @AndrewBClarke gone?

[Labrat]

Sorry I missed this. Looks like a great drive out.

On the plus side I have now got a date for redesigning our driveway so I can put my car in my own garage and finally move it out of Gran's.

As the guy doing the work wanted to check what the issue was I had the car parked up outside and the girls decided it was a fun place to spend the morning.

Bryony then decided she wanted to go for a drive out, so once Gemma got home we went for a pootle round the moors and back to base via Mum and Dad's house.

All in all a good day, if a bit chilly and lacking in cake.

Luke.

[Glynn Walters]

Thanks Julie, Great run out again! Love the photo against the stone wall🤩 

 

only photos I got were Westfield convoy behind and tractor convoy in front!

 

 

[Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative]

7 minutes ago, Glynn Walters said:

Love the photo against the stone wall

you're welcome

 

Great photo's of the convoy and really shows how we were never, ever going to overtake the tractors too.

[LukeW]

As always a great day out, Thanks again @Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative .

Great to see so many cars out late in the year 

[ianali]

Many thanks for a great day Julie. Absolutely loved it! 

[Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman]

A fantastic day! Don’t know how you manage to find so many vintage tractors though! 😀

[ianali]

15 hours ago, AndrewBClarke said:

How does our esteemed leader stay so slim??

First course - 

 

Followed by - 

 

This lady made a sneaky attempt to get an even larger lunch...watch your lunch tokens boys and girls!

[Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AO]

2 hours ago, Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman said:

A fantastic day! Don’t know how you manage to find so many vintage tractors though! 😀

We did find a few in the Alps, too- 

[mr_tone]

Looks like you had a fantastic day again! Can’t wait to get to another meet soon!

[Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative]

8 hours ago, ianali said:

watch your lunch tokens

 

Ha, you get one type of token for the large lunch and one type for the regular lunch, my advice is not to leave your token within grabbing distance of 'naughty tractor followers' because she will swap it while your attention is diverted.

 

It's what she does in the absence of Ian Kinder's steering wheel, which also get's grabbed at every opportunity.  

 

The carvery tokens