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Fat Lady Run 2012 by Pete Diccox
Got the bike out to leave
Chippenham at 7.30, my neighbour was scraping ice off his car, and
the fog was down to 100 yards in places (nice biking weather). The
half hour ride over to Beckenton to meet Mark & Sandra & Malcolm,
the fingers nice and warm (heated grips) the toes gone numb. We set
off over to meet the rest of scrumpies at the Mendip inn. On the way
there, on high ground sunny but look across to the left where we
will be heading, fog in the low parts.
We set off with Archie leading I think 16 bikes, we
were doing a pick up at Podimore roundabout but went into the
services as a few needed a piss ( cold or old age don’t know which)
then on to Ilminster for a fuel stop.
When we were in there, I got talking to a scooter
rider, he was on his way back from a rally in Minehead, he had it
on it’s side doing some work on it, what is odd about this you
think? well about a year ago we saw this same guy doing the same
thing what a coincidence!
Now the sun was out and much warmer for the next
step, Lyme Regis, we all managed to park in the bottom car park so
no walk back up that steep hill to the top car park.
Tonker had phoned the skipper (He was in France) as
there was 13 of us going fishing six went out in the first boat we
caught 22 mackerel the skipper thought we would get about 8,
Do not know what Tonker in the second boat got as we had left by the time they got back.
We had a walk about had fish& chips Then the four of
us from Wiltshire went on along the coast road to Weymouth Portland
bill parked the bikes up in the M/C bays
(Be warned there was a French bike with a ticket on
from some jobs worth for not parking in the M/C bay) walked over for
a tea and ice cream.
Mark lead us there. So they asked who was leading
home I said I would but we will make progress that means over taking
cars
but I will keep it legal(ish). well how many cars
200+ there was a 15 mile jam out of Weymouth, it did not hold us up,
we came back in very good time???
This is what Malcolm sent me.
'Thanks for the 'spirited' ride home, it was good to " make progress," and finished off a good day out. Stiff drink and a shower an sleep like a log tonight'. Cheers guys I must agree with him we all had a great day out so the ones that missed this day out might like it next time don't let the cold ,fog, early start put you off.
Pete Diccox
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