UPDATE: Here it is!
The trip hadn't even started and Phil had his head under his bonnet with a borrowed screwdriver. This was ominous. The idle was fiddled with and four cars were off under sunny warm skies. John set a brisk pace and the trip was uneventful. Just some fun little cars on quiet back roads.
We went to Ministers Island before entering town and ran into (not literally!) Karen & Ralph and Bob Grant. The island's gate was closed so we (ok, just the Ontario city slicker...me) engaged in some beach combing as the tide ebbed, revealing some interesting treasures including a very rusted pile of old tractor engines.
Eventually we tired of standing on the beach watching Phil (again) fiddle with his idle and headed to town where we had a brief tour of the restoration of the Algonquin Hotel and got to park on the wharf. I was a little leery about this, not being versed in maritime dock etiquette.
The restaurant had a nice spot outside under the trees where we sampled local seafood caught (no doubt) in Portugal. The skies were darkening as we ate but everyone ignored them.
At the conclusion of the meal and the early afternoon, a few folks headed their own way home and I was relieved to find that our cars hadn't been loaded onto tramps steamers. The remaining three cars retraced the road back to Fredericton. We encountered a bit of rain but it stayed warm so it was quite pleasant.
A good day was led by John & Shirly-Ann and thanks to Bob G for arranging the restaurant.
- Bob E.
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| Click on Ralph and Karen's beautiful MGA for more of Bob's photos. |
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