A weekend of two halves. After the very successful day on Saturday it was a rather different day on Sunday! Low cloud fog and drizzle were the conditions members faced first thing. Unsurprisingly there weren’t many members at the club, apart from a few who stayed the night in the caravans. Despite the forecast Ron, who was on duty in the morning, did the 1 hour 30 minute journey from his home “where there be dragons” in Cornwall. Now that’s dedication! Pete Smith also turned up in the morning ready for his afternoon shift!
James showing the size of fish he caught in the stream by the Clubhouse (Mark Courtney)
However the day was far from wasted, Simon Leeson spent a couple of hours with Steve Westlake going through the “classroom bit” of his five year check. Simon Minson was on site to complete the theory section of the BI tests for Dave (I was here at 7) Perriam, and Simon (I was late as usual) Jordy!
Various members dropped in for a bacon sandwich and coffee, Julie and her Sister Beth providing the nourishment.
The Beech Tree just visible in the gloom (Mark Courtney)
By late lunchtime people started to leave, the BI candidates were still there when we all left. Rumour is that they are still there now!
Now for some maybe good news, looking at the jet stream forecast there looks to be the “potential” for a shift in the jet stream with a large area of high pressure in the Atlantic. This may well give us a period of better weather from the middle / end of next week. Fingers crossed! (ed: be careful what you wish for!) - Mark Courtney (always the optimist)
