However, Steve Raine having e-mailed me complaining of serious Brentor withdrawal symptoms, and knowing that there would be one or two other members seeking refuge from the storm, I decided that non-attendance was not an option, and drove down from North Cornwall (with my wife’s cries of ‘****** idiot’ ringing in my ears).
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| Bob pictured with his ASW20 taken when the weather was much nicer. |
As any dedicated Field Treasurer would do on a tempestuous day like this, Dave Rippon made his excuses and left on the grounds that ‘numbers needed to be crunched’. A little later Sandra Buttery and Alan Carter arrived to undertake a ceremonial hand-over of the 'Tea Swindle' kitty to Vice-Chairman Colin. Then, after catching up on all the DGS chat, they scooped up their bedding (?) and pointed their 4 x 4 in the direction of Aston Down.
A phone call back to base persuaded me that with hurricane-force winds forecast for Lundy-Fastnet, it would be prudent to call it a day and return home. However, in the few hours that I had been on-site, an amazing amount of rain had fallen. Water pouring off the fields blocked my route between Milton Abbot and Launceston, necessitating a back-track to Tavistock, followed by a run along the north side of the moor and then a final leg home via Okehampton.
The forecast for the next few days is pretty appalling, but let's hope that by next Wednesday things will have improved sufficiently to stimulate a good turnout of members.
Bob Pirie
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