It is in
fact a white very sugary sweet, which comes in blocks
like chocolate. At the top of the pass is the Kirkstone
Inn, the highest dwelling in England, 1500 feet
above sea level. A cup of coffee in the bar, a few photographs
outside, and it was time to move on but not before a
tap on the shoulder from a fellow visitor from
St Austell, Cornwall on a coach tour - it's a small world!
I was the first Volvo to arrive at the Cars of the Stars
Motor Museum in Keswick, which was to be the start of the
Second Leg, the run north, of the Just For The Record Tour.
A warm welcome from the Nelson family who own the museum
and a chat about their latest purchases, the Bond Cars
from the Lotus Sale and it was time to meet Rob Greenwood
and his 1800ES, who would accompany me for the rest of
the run. The Cars of the Stars Museum owns two of the cars
used in The Saint, Lady P's Rolls Royce, Chitty, Chitty
Bang Bang and two Batmobiles plus lots of other famous
cars - well worth a visit - always mention you are a VEC
Member, they will be pleased to see you.
Kevin Price
THE SECOND LEG
ROB GREENWOOD 7
th - 12 th August, 1998
First and Last Volvo 1800's make it from End
to End, and Beyond.
I joined the Tour in Keswick at Cars of the Stars Motor
Museum in my 1973 P1800ES, arriving ten minutes before
the official start at mid-day. We made time however for
the first of many cups of coffee whilst Kevin brought me
up to date with progress so far, I had left Birmingham
early, but had been delayed on the M6 due to several accidents
and still ahead was Friday's leg from Keswick to Glencoe.
The trip from home had been 183 miles and now a further
226 lay ahead to the next overnight stop. Weather was overcast
with frequent showers and the journey was uneventful, except
for an accident on the motorway in Glasgow that delayed
us by an hour. Soon after the Erskine Bridge we were running
along the banks of Loch Lomond , getting a taste of the
marvellous scenery to come.
We arrived at Glencoe as the showers were stopping, so
up with the tents and on with the kettle. Dinner was taken
at the Glen Coe Hotel, sampling fresh Mallaig and Hebridean
Scampi washed down with some local brew. Here we experienced
one of the joys of touring by encountering magnificent,
but unexpected entertainment. A local trio, 'The Wee
Ceilidh' enthralled us with fiddle, accordion, and
keyboard playing local marches, jigs, reels and waltzes.
They were each only 15 years old but oh so talented. When
they had finished the fiddler stayed behind and joined
by a guitarist as well as his father with another fiddle
and a squeezebox. There followed two more hours of impromptu
but delightful and haunting music from the hills and around.
Saturday brought bright sunshine and after a little necessary
shopping in Fort William we headed for the ferry across
Loch Linnhe at Corran. We had decided to take advantage
of the fine weather and visit the Most Westerly
Point on the UK mainland at the Point of Ardnamurchan.
Travelling on lightly used single-track roads alongside
Loch Sunart we
unexpectedly came across the Sunart Festival.
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