First Steps...

I left the forecourt of D M Keith at Leeds on 7th September with enough fuel to get me to Morrisons (about 3/4 of a mile away).  I was filled up and brought home before being tucked-up under my personal bedclothes.

Over the next few weeks I had trips out to Scarborough, Bridlington and other local beauty spots (well some...), and covered 600 miles.




Scarborough with Lighthouse background



Scarborough Oliver's Mount monument





Tide out Scarborough North Bay




Scarborough Castle



I went to Harrogate (pronounced Harrow Gate according to posh locals) to the Country Fair on 22 October cos my owners had won tickets to the event.  We didn't stay too long before blasting up Sutton Bank, Helmsley, Pickering and home again.

The following weekend I went to Chesterfield to see some old steam and diesel engines.  Some engines were over 60 years old.  I didn't gert too close in case I got a touch of ferrous oxide fever.  Then to Nottingham, but no Goose Fair this weekend, and the following day to York and Bridlington.

The first weekend in December was an event.  I set off on Friday 2nd to go to Land's End, yes, bonkers in December, but seemed a good idea during October when the weather was much better.  I drove to Plymouth first, then to the "Union Inn" pub, just across the water in Saltash.  The pub faces the waterfront, with a statue of Isambard Brunel underneath the Tamar Railway bridge.  Cars driving from Devon into Cornwall cannot see this view from the roadunless you stop at the viewing point at the Devon side.




Monty at Tamar Bridge




Tamar Bridge - Cornwall bound





Union Inn - Saltash





Brunel Monument - Saltash






Brunel Monument under Tamar Bridge


I slept in Liskeard then blasted to Lands End on the Saturday morning arriving at 9am.  The place was deserted.  No other cars in the car park.  No humans in the complex.  Sneaked a phot in the entrance.  You can't do that in summer!!!!



Entrance to Land's End complex


It was raining, windy, cold and I had to wait over an hour for the Land's End photographer to arrive.  When he did arrive the sun had come out and it had stopped raining....just.

After the photshoot, it was back to Penzance, a photo with Saint Michaels Mount in the background....

...and off to Weston Super Mare to see a septogenarian.  She was the only other person apart from my owners to be transported by me in 2011.  Gotta keep these seats as-new.  Then it was M5 home and back under my cover.

The rest of December was pretty steady until the Christmas blues took effect.  Boxing Day and dad says "lets go to Tan Hill Inn".  It was windy, cold, wet and after Reeth the road had been resurfaced. CHIPPINGS!!!! Hate 'em. Didn't stay long at Tan Hill (could show the video of the pub sign almost horizontal due to the wind - fit the best - Everest!!!!!!!!).  All of the photo's were blurred.




Reeth





Tan Hill - blurred by the wind





Hawes - going home


So that was it for 2011, but July and August 2012 is going to be an event without any Olympics.  I'm going to my namesake....MONTE CARLO. Watch this space......