June Run to New Forest and IoW
On the 3rd June club members Jackie & Martin, Sue & Dave, Yvonne & I attended the 20th Anniversary New Forest run and met up with friends Ashley and Nick from Torquay the previous year. The run and weather was great and the number of new foals lovely. Sue & Dave won one of the main prizes a selection of beers, plus a clock and wine. Yvonne and Jackie also won prizes, so I expect we will be barred next year.
On Monday we all caught the ferry from Lymington to Yarmouth on the IoW and then on to Bembridge for a few days at Warner’s. The venue, food, entertainment, facilities and accommodation was excellent and would recommend this way of visiting the island to any member.
The IoW club gave us a route around the island and suggestions for places of interest and food stops. We did the usual things, such as Alum Bay and a boat ride to the Needles and glass factory, then on the Thursday we visited Osborne House and its gardens.
The only problem we had was my car, we had just viewed Culver Down a viewing point and crossed a number of cattle grids, then on the way to the Garlic Farm trouble struck! On climbing Bully Hill a steep climb with a sharp bend half way up, the motor stopped, I could not roll downhill because of traffic and was in a dodgy position. A kind “man in a van” stopped and towed me up hill to the car park, where I discovered the petrol pump had vibrated out of its clamp and a spade clip had come of the pump. Martin arrived and we re-connected the connection and pump into the clamp, sorted!! The trip home went well with all arriving safely with no more issues.
Roll on next year.
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