Wee car won another prize!

[Elanintheforest]

Hey, all I did was to mention JUDGEMENT DAY. But I'm happy to help. I'm sure I can get an Elan up and running (properly) before next summer!! It may be the BDA Plus 2 though, then we'll see if the Sprints can manage to keep up with a Plus 2

My favourite place in the world is the Western Highlands and islands of Scotland, but that may be a bit of a busman?s holiday for Alex. First went whilst in the 6th form at school in my ?10 mini with girlfriend, who became my long suffering wife. Mother had donated about 40 tins of food for the 4 week epic journey, but unfortunately it rained all the way up, and the mini filled with water. Unfortunate because all tins of food were on the floor behind the seats, and all the labels fell off in the wet. So every evening, we'd set up the tent, and have a mystery meal. Open one anonymous tin...frankfurter sausages. Open the next...Ambrosia creamed rice. And the next...plum tomatoes. We had to eat whatever we opened, and got used to some interesting culinary delights.

We went up to Portree, Isle of Skye, a couple of years later in the newly acquired Elan S3 Coupe. Again, camping for 4 weeks, so a very full car, and did Cardiff to Portree in 14 hours...couldn't move when I got there, so poor Carol had to put the tent up and get the kettle on. The delights of 18 year old Talisker soon made the aches and pains disappear.

But, looking at somewhere equidistant from where we all live it looks like .......Sheffield! I'm sure there would be some great places to explore around there...the Yorkshire dales and moors, the Lancashire Peeks....I can taste the steak and kidney pie with chips and onion gravy, washed down with a pint or three of Timmey Tailors best ale. Oops, slipping back into pub crawl mode again.

Mark

[alexblack13]

Hi Mark,Tim, and All....
Nothing beats a good dram whilst watching the sun set over on the west coast. I dived all over the place up there. Sitting outside the tent with a good going roarer (fire) on a good weather night. Big dram and a few beers is just heaven. One of the trips I did to Shetland when I flew myself. Grumman AA5 G-BASG.. (the ticker problem ended that caper. ) I took some of the hotel staff up for a jolly round the island on one of those very special evenings and that was just wonderfull (and VERY rare!) I did that without the Dram though. I don't think they believed me at the time. Their faces were a picture when they saw the little 4 seat airplane. Paloories all round! They loved it though. Just magic... I really miss that!

If you want to make it Scottish west coast count me in. But don't say I didn't warn you! Get the right dampish night with still air and those flying dentures ( Midges!!!!) can (WILL!) make you run for cover! I am up for it though.

My Mrs' name is Carol also. Could get confusing....

Alex B....