Bugger Bognor – We’re off to Scotland! Sussex to Cape Wrath – IFA Club’s 50th Anniversary Road Run – September 2019

  • The prom at Bognor.
  • The prom at Bognor.
  • Nice breakfast view of the prom at Bognor.
  • Ready for the off at Bognor.
  • Ready for the off at Bognor.
  • Ready for the off at Bognor. Wee
  • Five stop for a wee …
  • … and then there was 6. Lunch stop near Oxford.
  • End of day 1 – Evening meet with Oz and Becky at Burton on Trent.
  • Early morning problems – still in Burton …
  • In to the Peak District …
  • Meeting a new Wartburg … near Rochdale.
  • Leg stretch at Kirkby Lonsdale.
  • Leg stretch at Kirkby Lonsdale.
  • Leg stretch at Kirkby Lonsdale.
  • Leg stretch at Kirkby Lonsdale.
  • Skirting the Lake District ….
  • Skirting the Lake District ….
  • Skirting the Lake District ….
  • End of day 2 – Safe arrival at Carlisle.
  • Day 3 – Early start exhaust fixing on another new Wartburg at Carlisle.
  • Carlisle – ready for departure.
  • Carlisle.
  • Carlisle.
  • Gretna Green.
  • Gretna Green.
  • Heading North …
  • Forth Bridge – South Queensferry.
  • South Queensferry.
  • Crossing the Forth (the only motorway stretch on the whole run).
  • Forth Bridge – North Queensferry.
  • Forth Bridge – North Queensferry.
  • Forth Bridge – North Queensferry.
  • Back on the road ….
  • Yet another fill …
  • Arriving at Perth.
  • Crossing paths with the southbound ‘Yanooshe’ party and their FSO / Polonez vehicles ….
  • Crossing paths with the southbound ‘Yanooshe’ party and their FSO / Polonez vehicles ….
  • Crossing paths with the southbound ‘Yanooshe’ party and their FSO / Polonez vehicles ….
  • Crossing paths with the southbound ‘Yanooshe’ party and their FSO / Polonez vehicles ….
  • Day 4 – Final push north though the Highlands.
  • Durness – Journey’s end for the cars – they did it!
  • Ferry now for the last leg to Cape Wrath itself.
  • Cape Wrath – the furthest north / west point of UK mainland.
  • Next stop Canada …
  • Cape Wrath …
  • Cape Wrath … the road back to the ferry …
  • Then the long journey South begins ….
  • The Highlands.
  • The Highlands.
  • Celebrating a successful mission in a decent hotel.
  • Strathspey Railway, and the first Lada to join us.
  • Strathspey Railway,
  • The Highlands…
  • … and another refill…
  • The Highlands…
  • St Andrews.
  • St Andrews.
  • Stop off at Scotland’s Secret Nuclear Bunker.
  • The Kelpies, near Falkirk.
  • Leg strethch at the Falkirk canal boat lift.
  • Evening as we cross back in to England.
  • Lindisfarne – the Causeway.
  • Lindisfarne – safely on the island.
  • Lindisfarne.
  • Lindisfarne.
  • Lindisfarne.
  • Lindisfarne – the Causeway.
  • Lindisfarne – happy chairman.
  • Lindisfarne – the Causeway.
  • Lindisfarne – the Causeway.
  • Lindisfarne – the return of the Cabrio!
  • Lindisfarne – tide coming up the Causeway.
  • Lindisfarne – still happy chairman.
  • Lindisfarne – tide coming up the Causeway.
  • Bamburgh.
  • Near Alnwick.
  • Newcastle.
  • Newcastle – first rain since Bognor!
  • Newcastle.
  • Angel of the North.
  • The Transporter Bridge, Middlesborough.
  • More Trabants at the Transporter Bridge, Middlesborough
  • More Trabants at the Transporter Bridge, Middlesborough
  • Final photostop before a long push south and home – Fylingdales on the North York Moors.