Busy, busy , busy!

Well, since Sellinge things have been going flat out, with something on near enough each weekend.
Some of the rallying was interrupted by a forced visit to Cornwall (free of charge!) that was very enjoyable, but we did manage to squeeze the Crundale Fete event in before we left.
This is a bi-annual event bringing in between 2-3000 people between the hours of mid-day and 1600 hours!
Not bad for a few houses in the middle of nowhere!
On the return from Cornwall- if you are down there, pay a visit to the new aero museum at Newquay airport, certainly worth a visit, we attended the Lympne Aero Day weekend.
In very hot weather this is another bi-annual event that seems to go from strength to strength.
It was whilst here that Barrie and I had arranged to go home and get the Jeeps as he had towed his 'van up with his car and I had driven the motor-home up the previous evening, and we decided to drop in on the racecourse to see how things were going for the War and Peace Revival Show in 8 days hence.
The contractors had just put the exhibitor's road in and we drove straight to Kitchener's Field, to find Nick Cowles marking out an area.
I looked at the ground and my first words to him were,"Souchez?"!
Arriving back at Lympne, we spent the day enjoying the weather and the crowds, whilst selling a load of boot fair items!
Saturday night we sat around listening to a very good duo performing, while the rich people paid for a dance and meal!
We decided to set up at the racecourse on the Tuesday night as the spaces were being taken up rapidly.
On the Sunday we went to the Darling Buds of May Rally at Bethersden - another excellent show, which was back in its original field to the delight of all.
Returning home, I took the motor-home up to W&PR, ready so that on Monday I could go up and start sorting the camp out.
Being the first year at this new venue, was exciting and fresh.
Unfortunately, the freshness didn't last long due to the dust, but what a show!
Behind the scenes there were many hiccups as was to be expected, but these were dealt with and noted along with all the other 'blips' that occurred, so that things will be better next year.
Living close by and watching the 'growth' of the show, considering it was only 7 months from inception to opening, it was a feat worthy of the Dunkirk Evacuation in the way that it all came together, with the staff and helpers putting their all into getting ready for the best show for years!
Of course, there were whinges and questions asked as to why wasn't this such and such etc, but this was to be expected.
Some complaints were valid, while others were just ,"Not the same as Paddock Wood", attitude, but everything was noted and will be looked at for next year.
Let's face it,would any of us have been prepared to put our money, reputation and months of angst, just to allow us to play with our toys?
Well done to Rex and his team.
Well, after taking the best part of two days to wash off all the dust (I still haven't blown it off of the engine!, my intention was to camp out at Thanet at War, this weekend, but due to hospital appointment and various other problems - not least the weather report of violent thunderstorms today (Saturday 27th July), we decided that we would drive over tomorrow.
At the moment though, it is sticky and hot, with a lot of sunshine, so I hope that they haven't got their forecast wrong and it will rain today and not tomorrow!
Next big ones are the Faversham Car Show, Combined Ops, Military Odyssey and then Souchez!