Brian and l arrived at around 10:20 and Steve had arrived earlier on his combo as well as Ian, Frank and Keith. Other Steve arrived on his cherished BSA. The weather was very misty, cold and dank. It took us ages to warm up. Steve and Karen arrived soon after followed by Vinnie and George.
Brian, Vinnie and I decided to go to the indoor cafe for a bit of warmth and a well needed hot drinks. As we walked out of the café we saw an old bus waiting so asked the driver and he said hope on for a ride around Knebworth estate. This was a quick ride whilst on our way back we saw Keith arriving on his bike just in front of our bus.
There was still not let up on the weather front so we started to wonder around the stalls. There were very few stalls spread out and not too many cars or bikes had turned up this year. We were all very disappointed with the show and especially when the entry ticket cost £9 50p.
Another visit back to the indoor café which was the best place to be to warm up. More hot drinks and a chat hoping for the sun to show up for the rest of the afternoon. Not much hope as it was 1:30 pm already. On the way back from the cafe we bumped into Harry who was still shell shocked for paying out £9.50 to get in. He is always complaining that he is really hard-up poor old plumber. If you can believe that story.
It was now coming on to 3 pm and most of the gang had decided to head for home. Unfortunately the weather was getting much warmer but too late to enjoy it. By this time the live band had also gone and lots of other cars were off. After saying our goodbyes Brian and l decided to leave. We had a very pleasant ride home.
Guess what! We ended up sitting in our garden around 4:30 with the sun shining drinking tea and enjoying some of this late sunshine. This felt like a very expensive day out for what little was on offer and very high entry fee in addition to cost of teas and coffees at £2 a cup. We discussed at great length whilst sitting in the café of bring our own hot drinks making equipment.
Never the less it was still a good day out meeting other members for a chat and a banter and certainly better than staying indoors I guess. Shame about the weather you cannot win all the time we have been lucky over most of our runs so far. Happy biking every one!
