Lambretta Weekend, Isle Of Wight, May 24th - 25th 2003

We'd only just arrived in Ryde when somebody spotted Les Battersby!  Not wanting to miss a photo opportunity, Gary ran down the street after him, with me tailing him closely.  We got the photo and decided to have a competition to see which other soap stars we'll spot this year on the rallies.   Maybe we might bump into Dirty Den at Camber or Eddie Yeats at Brid!!!   I managed a picture with Ranking Roger, but it was hardly on the same scale....  

Coming home, there were only 13 cars on the ferry (yes, I counted them!) and mine was the only scooter.  Another first, a kind ferry man gave me a 'chock' to put under my front wheel in case of turbulence.   Luckily, the Solent was like a millpond and the chock was not needed.  Instead, the heavens opened as soon as we reached Portsmouth, and we were both a bit soggy when we got home.   

If anyone wants to bribe me to find out what Lee did in a drunken stupor last night then I'm open to offers.  It may be normal behaviour for the Nuneaton Pacemakers but we Detours do try to reach a certain level of decorum....