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Saturday started out with grey sky and light rain. It looked a bit grim, 'though the satellite forecast showed the showers to be small and not too many. They were however right over the area around Beamish. We all hoped that they would pass. I began the day with a walk along the second show field, photographing the dioramas and other vehicles parked up there. |
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The morning convoy went ahead under somewhat damp conditions and with Lynne out for most of the day to a memorial service, Andy was in charge of driving "Jessie". By letting the rest of the convoy get away a little coming out of the colliery, there was no need for a hill start after the pit village! A little later in the day, I parked up in town to find Colin performing. It wasn't long before he was leaning on a lamp-post at the corner of the street! I also caught up with the girls who were clocking up the miles exploring the museum. I also did a circuit with "Jessie" and the trailer to catch a few pictures, as the trailer rarely features in pictures, except for this event. |
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It stayed dull for most of the day, but at least the rain kept away. There were a couple of further showers during the day, but for the most part, it was dry. |
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During the afternoon, I bumped into several friends who happened to be visiting the museum and also got a short ride in Chris' M29 Weasel - even if it was just ten feet forwards and ten feet back! Hopefully it will be fully operational by next year. |
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Lynne came back late afternoon and got a circuit around the site herself before the end of the day. The museum provided a meal in town after hours and opened up the pub too ( normally off limits to re-enactors during the day ). After that, we all headed back to base camp for the ritual drink and discussion of the progress of the war. |
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