Alston - Middleton - Brough - Sedburgh

Following a work trip to Blyth I took the fun route home in the Leon.

 

 
Took the A69 out to Haydon Bridge then the 686 down to Alston then down to Middleton on Teesdale on the B6277 (probably the best road in England)

then over to Brough

and then down to Sedburgh

before M6 and home. Had a new 911 try to keep up in the pouring rain heading out of Alston but the Leon showed it a clean pair of heals. Driver caught me up in Middleton in traffic and the smile on his face obviously showed that he had enjoyed the run as much as I did.

Leon was safe as houses in the very heavy weather, in fact it is probably more fun in wet conditions.

That 28 second period 50 year swell.

 

In years to come, I will be able to say I surfed the greatest swell ever not to hit the east coast. Our old friend MSW was calling a foot or so on a 28second period and, despite it being impossible without the removal of Norway, we all wanted to believe something special was about to happen.

 

Even after MSW acknowledged an error in the data model, we still grew our hair out and developed the Bohdi thousand yard stare.

 

Anyway I was on the east coast for work so took a car full of boards - you know, just in case - and the result was very very small but not unpleasent longboarding in the shelter of Caves in Sandsend.

 

"I WAS THERE"

Automobile Year 31

 Picked from a charity shop in Saltburn, west yorkshire for £2, fantastic large colour book outlining the motoring year (need to check which year..) some great pics of the cars of the time and F1, sportscars and rallys.
Also some wicked old adverts as below.

Value on amazon about £35 - one seeling for £170!