So, in April 2004 Daz tried again as lightening should never strike twice in the same place and no way could it rain all day again.  How wrong he was.

Nine cars met up in the Tesco’s car park at Bar Hill in slightly moist weather, and hopes were high for some sunshine later in the day.  However it was not to be, the slightly moist day turned into a full on, supercharged, wet day.

The morning section of the route saw us heading out North and West through Earith and Alconbury around the area to the North of Huntingdon.  A nice Sunday Lunch was eaten at the Fox Pub in Catworth which anyone who has driven up the A14 past Huntingdon will recognise as the pub by the side of the road with “FOX FOOD” in big letters on the roof.  After lunch the route continued (and so did the rain) heading South and finally back East towards Cambridge.  A couple of brave members decided that they had to get in some hood down time and braved the rain, much to the amazement of several bystanders as we passed. 

The run ended at the Cambridge Services on the A14, another fun if slightly damp day out.

A highlight of the day was the attendance of Mac for the morning run and lunch (aka Loft Ladder Man, at that time a bit of a celebrity on the OC Forum) in one of his first and last Eastern Region events before he moved back up to Scotland.

A big thanks to Daz for organising the day.  We plan a rerun in 2005 and this time we have been promised “a sunny day”.

Martin Curtis  ©

Bar Hill - not raining yet!

Bar Hill - only slightly damp!

One of the slower road users ahead!

A very rare hood up convoy!

So which way is it then?