Sunday 22nd April: Run to Rye Harbour

[b33fy]

Either day, dependent on interest, a localish run from West Kent, East Peckham Services maybe? to a nice little cafe at Rye Harbour. 0730 kick off.

1. Mike Sat/Sun

[b33fy]

Either day, dependent on interest, a localish run from West Kent, East Peckham Services maybe? to a nice little cafe at Rye Harbour. 0730 kick off.

1. Mike/Swmbo Sat/Sun

[greenwoo]

Either day, dependent on interest, a localish run from West Kent, East Peckham Services maybe? to a nice little cafe at Rye Harbour. 0730 kick off.

1. Mike/Swmbo Sat/Sun
2.Mark ( mike need to check, but think Sun could work)

[greenwoo]

@ mike, yep i can def do sunday if that's still ok for you?

[b33fy]

@ mike, yep i can def do sunday if that's still ok for you?

Good for me Mark, see you at East Peckham Services. Do you want an itn or do it the old fashioned way? as long as we avoid deer country..

Anymore for anymore..?

[DJ.]

@ mike, yep i can def do sunday if that's still ok for you?

Good for me Mark, see you at East Peckham Services. Do you want an itn or do it the old fashioned way? as long as we avoid deer country..

Anymore for anymore..?

Sorry Mike, I'm at Goodwood all day tomorrow, so will need a lie in Sunday. Enjoy the good weather

[greenwoo]

got an itn Mike that can share or i;ll use it for the return, whichever.....let me know if you'd like me to email?

[b33fy]

Sounds good, ping it across Mark, cheers.

[greenwoo]

sent to the icloud id Mike....can't recall you're other one and don't have access now...

[greenwoo]

ah this could be the no photo's didn't happen run......will see later when my phone has charge.

Soo....as a starter, where the heck are all the Kent guys? Just Mike and I today.

Met at East Peckham and i'd done an itn, a bloody good one actually, but sadly i hadn't worked out that pikeys might be 'trotting' on a frigging 'a' road at that time of day, oh not just 1 but 3 'buggy' things with a horse box riding shotgun and keeping anyone from daring to think of an overtake.
Luckily after a mere 2 miles at 26mph (in a 60) we got pretty clear roads down to Rye, in fact, no overtakes and just 2 instances for 1/2 mile where we were behind someone.

I love those roads out toward and from tenterden, nice sweepin corners and nifty bits inbwteeen.

Brekkie was at the Harbour, and i honestly don't think i've visited the harbour all the times i've been down there....nice little setting.Then Mike piped up ' we're early, doesn;t open til 9.0'

err, id though the 9.0 was an guide to when we might get there, not related to actually getting food. In reality we could have ordered yesterday and been served marginally quicker. Cluster feck would be kind.....
9 didnt mean opening, not in the sense of being ready to serve....it meant that's when we'll put the chairs out etc.

so like a few other bemused folks we sat down and waited, course, others turned up and compunded the issue......but hey, it was warm, sunny and we had a good natter. Another 10 minutes and i reckon that Bono and Geldof would ahve signed us up - we'd nigh on put the world to rights.

Brekkie - err, let's say its one for a quiet day, quality fine, wait time an hour...'but hey, its freshly cooked ' - but you might needto remind them of certain things that are missing.

The run home was great, nearly perfect, just a lorry for 2-3 miles which crawled along..

Really surprised that Tonys run and this one didnt garner more attention. Sunny, warm - no hot, excellent roads and a cheeky (healthy) full english ....guess hibernation is lasting longer this year.

To those that havent got involved as yet, do give it a try, sure early starts are 'bracing' but spprts cars are made for open traffic free roads.....
Mike , thx for arranging....