The rabble unexpectedly cheer wildly when ...

... Teapot asks: "What about the hares?" Well, with the Champers Stop Regroup, new territory and loadsa off-road, it was a veritable triumph for Fallen Woman (pictured) and Broken Man ... Julie looked slightly taken aback when we all cheered ... as they said in the Zanussi ad: 'How often do you see quality like that?' and the reply comes: 'Not very often' (by future Only Fools star, Mickey Pearce - not many people know that ...)

The Manor's landlord acknowledges the cheers ...

... from the tiny contingent who braved the elements ... Blaster and Flossie look on.

Talking of ham, Piddler saved my bacon ...

... on the run - all I had to do was follow the man who knew exactly where we were going - while some didn't keep the faith, did you Dad, Cinders and Numbnuts to name but three ...

Cometh the moment, cometh ...

... the ham, er, sorry, I mean man ...

Filmed by the BBC, Teapot's moment ...

... of glory has Shirley arrived ... Mouldy, where were you when we needed you most!

BBC cameraman John Danks prepares ...

... to film the downdowns at the Manor Inn on Monday ... Dad has his chips and settles down for the entertainment ...

Tuesday, 3 February 2009

"No, you can't have some of my chips!" ...

... says Soapy (left) ... nice to see you, girls ...

The Old Firm of ...

... Archangel and Man Pig - celebrated joint trail layers ...

Simmering sizzling pout ...

... from Flossie in the Manor Inn ...

It's all going extremely well, Fallen Woman ...

... (2nd left) but what is that on your head, Flossie? (far right)

Jollity abounds at the 'Champers Stop' ...

.... Lovely Rita (left) and Flip Flop raise a toast for the BBC cameraman ...

Churston Ferrers 'Champers Stop' ...

... and joint Vice President KC is elevated to see just what the 'ell is going on ...

Monday, 2 February 2009

Could be low turnout tonight ...

... at the Manor Inn at Galmpton. No snow falling now (17:37 hrs) and the ground temp. is 0.4 degrees C or just above freezing due to cloud cover. In any event, please exercise caution tonight on the roads. At present, I'm still going ... report later ...