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Mouth to Mouth Run Sunday 18 September 2011

writes Bas

 

 

 

Gary and Brenda, Roger and Carole, Stu and Jan, and Bridget and Bas set off with threatening skies as black as tarmac.

 

 

We drove through waterspouts, floods and tempests. (OK heavy rain!)

 

Watching windscreen wipers winking, blinking- swish-swash-swish-swash- swish-swash- bish-bosh- swish- swash on and on and on and…

 

 

On arrival at Weymouth our noses soon led us to The Pavilion Cafe, for a bacon bap and coffee. Cheap and with lots of bacon!

 

 

Afterwards we met up with Mark, Tina and Emily, who had  ’overnighted’ at Weymouth.

 

We left at 10.30am and on cue out popped the sun. Did he have his hat on? – No. It rained again.

 

 

We drove in convoy via Portland and had a pitstop at Chideock, the first village in England to have two speed cameras installed. Not a lot of people know that!

 

After a great roast served in fine surroundings by excellent staff we wended our way to Exmouth Rugby Club.

 

 

Where the sun shone on us in more ways than one, with a glut of raffle prizes coming our way.

We only needed a few cabbages to play Crackerjack!

 

We all went for a spin around the Esplanade, being greeted with waves, flags and smiling faces and youngsters saying “mini” as we drove by.

 

At one stage we passed some girls on ponies and one was heard to proclaim ”I love minis” and she was right. Most people do and despite minis’ tantrums and annoying habits we all do don’t we?

 

 

They are like your children. They play you up and drain your pockets but you wouldn’t be without them.

 

We drove home through Devon’s glorious countryside bathed in super sunshine and were grateful for the day and all the hard work that Tim Pedder and his pals put in, raising money for the RNLI.