........are greatly exaggerated!!
However, it is very true that I have not made a contribution to my blog for some time.
Anyway, yesterday while polishing the Morgan I promised myself that today my dear wife and I would once again venture into them there 'ills' on a trip to buy some of our favourite pork pies in Lancaster.
The day dawned rather cloudy and I began to feel that it would not be an ideal day to go but as the hours progressed the day got brighter and the decision was made to go....but not before vacuuming the Morgan carpets and cleaning it's windows.
Once we had cleared the main road out and the A6 we were in perfect Morgan country once again.
We made a brief stop in Scotforth, a small hamlet on our approach to the Farm Shop in Lancaster.
I waited in the car for my wife to return and it was clear from the expression on her face that something was amiss.....WHAT? NO PIES!!!!!....well not hot ones anyway so our little picnic had to be large sausage rolls and syrup flapjack!
Fortunately our journey was not wasted as we were able to collect some pies for freezing and other items.
Our picnic spot with a misty Morecambe Bay in the background
It is an appropriate moment to once again mention the appalling state of the UK's pothole ridden roads, only really appreciated in a Morgan with sliding pillar suspension. Modern suspension systems can cope much better so most drivers don't appreciate fully how bad the roads are. Needless to say Covid will be used as the excuse for delaying proper repairs in the near future.
I am tempted to invite the head of Lancashire County Council to spend a week driving in the Morgan with me when he might understand my chagrin.
Nevertheless it was a good drive in very pleasant conditions and at least the Morgan has had a good run and we have had a good dose of fresh air and are both yawning vigorously to prove it.
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