Life at the Limit - Graham Hill

First Edition Autobiography from Graham Hill, 1969. Found in a Berwick bookshop for £3.50.
Difficult to value with the sleeve in poor condition but could be £50 ish. Shame its not signed as would be about £200. It is a good read so far so am happy to have added it to my collection.

June Swell

Sat outside, surprisingly decent swell has turned up. Not long period but the waves are rolling in overhead and I had to paddle out by the rocks to get out. Caught a couple of waves already and find myself all alone in the line up scouting about looking for the next wave. Here comes a lump, feel a bit deep but I turn and go – quick paddle – its pitching – might be in trouble – nope - up and flying backhand down the line, bring it off the bottom, then off the top…happy days.

Motoring Books

Some of the books I have picked up over the last couple of years, mainly in charity shops

Surf in the Fog

Lonesome paddle into the fog to see if there were waves on the reef. There were!

 

6 Hours in the water over the day - knackered.

 

Duns Jim Clark Weekend by Club Lotus

Took another drive over to Duns to see what was going on on the Jim Clark Memorial weekend organised by Club Lotus. The drive over down the B6355 was hairy fun in heavy rain and floods but resulted in smashed headlight.
Not that much going on at Duns and the rain was keeping some of the race cars covered but I got a couple of pics of my car with another of StephenM's creations P3 SKE.

Sunrise over Bass Rock

Jim Clark Memorial Dinner

Basking in the glow of the Jim Clark weekend courtesy of Michael Hipperson's organisation. Friday I went down to Alnwick to meet Burt with his new Lotus-push-start-340r, Julie, and John (JTbush) gave them a fun lead back to Swinton staying near the coast to dodge the rain. Then on Sat drove down with Kirsty to Chirnside to have a look at the clock, meet some more old friends, make some new ones, revisit Floors (where Kirsty and I got married), and finally head back to the Wheatchief in Swinton for a great dinner.

 We were lucky to be sat next to Andrew Tulloch, the curator of the Jim Clark room and then were treated to a question and answer sesh with Jim Clark's mentor Ian Scott Watson, mechanic Cedric, and ex competitor Rob (surname escapes me) who very stylishly turned up in his ex-Army Gazelle!

Got home at midnight after a spirited drive over an old favourite, the Duns to Grantshouse road.

Thanks to Jo for picking up the reins in Michael’s absence and all else who chipped in.