GDSF Diary 2012 - Monday

[cocky_1987]

Rather than spoiling everyone else's Dorset threads I thought I'd start a new one showing our week.

All the photos are here on facebook too https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...3&l=7ba6e165d3 but we start on Monday at a very wet Honiton Hill!



But miraculously, by the time we arrived at Dorset the rain had cleared at the site was dry (until just after we finished unloading!)

[cocky_1987]

Tuesday dawned to bright sunshine and some West Country arrivals:



But the ground was saturated...



That didn't stop the new arrivals!









Including the Sedon and Black products by steam!



Everything was looking good for the show to start

[cocky_1987]

Then the rains came!



So it was a morning spent in the tents...







And generally sheltering!



We tried to do some sawing



But there was mud everywhere!



At least we still had the evening entertainment

[cocky_1987]

Thursday was a far brighter day



And saw some new arrivals taking to the play pen by the afternoon





And even some haulage by the evening!

[cocky_1987]

There was still a fair bit of mud around on the Friday



But the show had it's buzz back!









But by this time the camera had succombed to the elements and I had to make a wedding on the weekend....

[ttp2011]

Thanks Steve for sharing your photos with us. Sunny South Devon did not live up to its name over the weekend and I am sure North Devon was the same.

Looking on the bright side, roll on the 2013 Rally Season, it can't be any worse than 2012 !!!

[cocky_1987]

I don't know about that Tom, we couldn't have asked for a better day in Kingsbridge on Saturday for the wedding but it has been a terrible summer... as you say, bring on 2013!

[Aveling8727]

Great pics. Good to see pictures of before the show, arriving and setting up. I arrived friday afternoon so missed all of the mud.

[kitten]

Originally Posted by cocky_1987

I don't know about that Tom, we couldn't have asked for a better day in Kingsbridge on Saturday for the wedding but it has been a terrible summer... as you say, bring on 2013!

Good set of photos, nice to see a perspective on a show rather than just a set of photos.
You should have stopped by Chuchstow and said hello, I was chuffing around the site late afternoon Saturday and all afternoon Sunday.

Tom that will teach you to live up by the moors.

[cocky_1987]

Originally Posted by kitten

Good set of photos, nice to see a perspective on a show rather than just a set of photos.
You should have stopped by Chuchstow and said hello, I was chuffing around the site late afternoon Saturday and all afternoon Sunday.

Thanks!

Wouldn't have had much time this weekend I'm afraid! But maybe next time