Sunday, May 11, 2003
What an excellent day out.Brigitte, myself, my sister Dawn, her husband Paul, and their daughter Shannon went to the Stoke Goldington Steam Rally, half way between Milton Keynes and Northampton. What follows is the story of our day in pictures... just click the links.
There was a funfair with many traditional rides and attractions, so first off, Dawn and Shannon went for a ride on a steam powered carousel. Next, Brigitte took Shannon on a rickety old helter-skelter. Shannon obviously loved it, while Brigitte's expression speaks volumes... hehehe. Paul and myself then got all manly and indulged in a spot of competative driving on the dodgem cars, which was a right old laugh.
The funfair duly explored, we then went and checked out what the rally was all about... Traction Engines.
As you can see, there was a lot of steam and smoke, and the smell was just amazing. I remember going to this rally as a kid, and even back then, I fell in love with the smell of steam engines. There's more than just traction engines though, pretty much anything steam powered had an example on display, like this steam powered car and this steam roller.
There were plenty of non-steam powered attractions too, with many classic forms of transport being covered, like bond bugs, horse drawn carts, classic motor-bikes and numerous military viehicles.
One of the larger displays was of vintage farm tractors, this one being very old and probably only just at the start of a long restoration, while this one looked like it came out of the ark. Notice the total lack of rubber tyres... you could tell where it had been, 'cause it dug up the grass everywhere it went.
After taking in all the sites, we went and bought some traditional locally made honey, and freshly made bread rolls, and then all headed on home.
Much fun :-)
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