HARD TOP RELAY LIVE BLOG

[stux99]

Nice pics Martin, well done.
Excuse the typo, I had a long day;@)
Now edited

[TimM]

Looks like the Hard Top has had another great day out ! Well done guys...... Looking forward to further adventures tomorrow........

[Dingbat]

Well done guys. Good to see the region supporting this - and having fun at the same time.

Martin must have passed my front door getting from Beer to Exeter - sorry I missed you.

Regards

Brian

[Hainsie]

Hey Brian, I passed your front door in a 54 plate City Rover courtesy car today while the '6 was in for a few bits in Budleigh.

Me and Matt went fossil hunting at Charmouth

Thought we passed you at 12.30 ish in the TF, too embarrased to wave

[Pete & Lin]

TORS and MOORS.....

Thanks for smooth hand over this afternoon Martin, nice to meet you & Christine (great photo's)

Now tiz with uz.

Hand over complete





Farewell Martin & Christine - job done





View of Haytor before we set off


Our intention was to call in at The Warren House Inn, one of the five highest pubs in the land & said to be the loneliest. About three miles to go & it started to rain so on went the wipers - NOTHING, managed to get to the Warren House Inn before the rain became too heavy, checked the obvious all OK there. Decided to get off the moor asap so as we had our support vehicle with us we sent Lee in front in his VVC and followed his lights. Very strange but only after 500 yards the wipers decided to work.

Princetown & Dartmoor Prison





Water running off the moor into Burrator Reservoir





Burrator Reservoir with Sheepstor in the background





Burrator Reservoir Dam (although we've had all that rain, water wasn't flowing over)







Back home and under guard til tomorrow



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[Trainer]

Nice pictures Pete, looks like you guys are having a good time with the hard top

Like your Guard

[Pete & Lin]

Thanks Steve,

Not a single lamb up on the moor - lamb shank must be short supply now

Tomorrow we'll be listening to my exhaust as we go through the Saltash Tunnel

[stux99]

Nice round up, well Pete and Lin& Lee.

[Hainsie]

Looking good Pete

[colintf]

well done guys and so good to see the banner flying

[Dingbat]

Well done, Pete, Lin and Lee. Very impressed with the overnight security arrangements.

Steve - it wasn't me. I had the TF down in Buckfastleigh today playing with steam trains. Good thing though, I'd have been too embarrassed to wave back.

Regards

Brian

[Pete & Lin]

Early start Tuesday morning in order to beat the council parking enforcement camera car


The famous Cap'n Jaspers, Plymouth Barbican - always a hearty breakfast here (Bacon Baps recommended .





Mayflower Steps, Plymouth Barbican




Smeatons Tower, Plymouth Hoe





Welcome to Plymouth (The Hoe) (for maritime visitors)





Plymouth Sound





Plymouth Sound & Drakes Island (from Plymstock)





Plymouth Hoe (viewed from the former RAF Mount Batten)





Tamar Bridge - Gateway into Cornwall





MISSION ACCOMPLISHED





With D&C Banner





Rugged Cornish Coastline





Transfer time





Over to you Lee





Job Done





Ready for the start of the next Relay - be quick before we're told to move





As Lee was a late entry to the Relay Team (Thanks Tim) & was our 'support vehicle' over Dartmoor & the trip down to Lands End I gave him the privilage of Relaying the Hard Top from Lands End to Okehampton.





I'll lead you follow til we get on the A30





On the A30, approaching Fraddon, Cornwall





A30 Bodmin Moor





Colin & Sheilas vvc with Lee's at Okehampton Station



Fantastic time relaying the Hard Top, really enjoyed ourselves - good luck to all those still to take part.

Pete, Lin & Lee

[TimM]

Brilliant ! Well done and looking forward to the pics tomorrow !

[Hainsie]

Nice on Pete, looking forward to my stint tomorrow

[Colin & Sheila]

Hard top transferred at Okehampton station around 7 pm this evening - thanks to Pete, Lin and Lee for a smooth handover
Pete, Lin, Lee and Sheila before the hard top was handed over

Hard top removed from Lee's MGF

Then transferred to Colin's

Drive back to Bideford included a stop at Torrington, photo shows the view from Torrington towards Taddiport in the valley

In Bideford, we stopped for a photo beside the Kingsley statue - used to be a regular starting place for local MG runs

[Colin & Sheila]

After stopping at the Kingsley statue we drove on to Westward Ho! - the only place in the British Isles with an exclamation mark at the end of its name - which was named after the novel of the same name by Charles Kingsley
Sign welcoming visitors to Westward Ho!

Down in the village we stopped to take a couple of pictures showing the view across Bideford Bay and beyond
Views across Bideford Bay towards Saunton

View across Westward Ho! beach and beyond

before driving back home to Bideford.
Hard top is now resting for the night before further exploits tomorrow!

Have now edited this posting as I now know how to use Photobucket

[stux99]

Nice one, great pics, clicking on them reveals the larger image

[Hainsie]

Limbering up for my stint later today, can't wait as at least the hard top won't leak like my soft top does!

[Pete & Lin]

It was good to meet you & Sheila yesterday.

To keep things in chronological order, I've updated our earlier post with yesterdays photo's (now I've had some sleep )

Good luck with your stint Steve

[Trainer]

Fantastic time relaying the Hard Top, really enjoyed ourselves

Pete, Lin & Lee

Fantastic pictures Pete, looks like you had a great time

Its a long time, a very long time probably about 30 years since I've been to Lands End, I can't believe how commercialised it’s become, unbelievable, why do people in this country have to exploit and spoil everything