We weren’t really lost, I knew we were somewhere around Grand-Digne on highway 530 and that the ocean was on our right but exactly?....that was debatable. I was squirming in the hot seat after having learned that Bob had complete faith in my ability as a navigator. He drove along, not questioning my frequent requests to make u-turns (how many was that now, five?) as I tried to make the printed instructions align (magically!) with the the road and village names. This was gonna be bad.
Ovide had greeted us warmly that breezy morning in Dieppe Park in Moncton. The cars slowly trickled in and we had a nice time chatting with the folks. It started slowly, probably due to yesterday’s cancellation, and the collection grew more eclectic as the morning wore on. Bob (the other Bob) cozied up to a Citroen DS owner and I (Bob) glued myself to the other E-Type owner in attendance. He’d owned his car for 48 years, giving us lots to discuss.
Just after lunch the crowd was launched on a short (so they said) rally to some new car museum not far away (so he said). We had quite a weight on our collective shoulders, being one of the first cars out. Things went bad quickly and we watched other rally cars pass us from every direction save the one we were going in. I tried to save us to no avail and finally resorted to asking for directions in a small dépanneur. As luck would have it, we weren’t far from our destination and the proprietor gave us concise directions.
The car museum is the life long project of a local car enthusiast and is crowded with a fun collection of American iron. Space is tight but he’s working on it. We had plenty of time to explore as we’d short circuited the rally and the others didn’t trickle in until an hour later.
Thanks to Ovide and the folks from the Moncton Foreign Car Club for an enjoyable outing. Next year I’ll bring a map.
Bob E.
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