It was a cloudy and breezy day on June 26th
as we took off on our belated dust off tour for 2021. The Pandemic has kept us from gathering for
events and meetings for about 18 months.
Bob Osborne planned a tour from the Water Treatment Plant in Scituate,
RI along many country back roads. We
had thirteen people cruising along in 6 antique
A’s & one modern. Instead of our
usual April Tour – watching the daffodils and forsythia blooming and new spring
green buds forming everywhere, we enjoyed day lilies, rhododendrons, & lush
green lawns and trees. The tour was the
most eventful in years! Al Bowder got his “A” all ready to go, taking pains to
get her looking good – and it failed to start – so he brought the truck. Jeff
Barnes’ “brand new” Woodie had a stuck starter and had to be pushed at each stop
to get her going. Bob’s 1929 Coupe
overheated. Everyone and his “cousin”
tried to loosen his radiator cap to no avail.
Jeff Barnes knew the farmer who ran the Ekonk Turkey Farm where we had a
scheduled stop. The farmer had the right
tool to get the cap off and after adding antifreeze, we got on the way. Sean Fay’s car suffered a plugged gas line
after our stop at Buttonwoods Ice Cream (where the ice cream was delightful) and
David Peck was able to walk him through how to unplug it – they were successful,
so again we went the several miles to end the tour at Beach Pond in Exeter,
RI. And the rain held off!
 |
| Admiring Jeff's "new" Woodie |
 |
| Sean and Gretchen arrive at WG Town Hall |
 |
| Jeff and Deb's new car |
 |
| David Peck, Joyce and Dennis meet up at the Water Treatment Plant |
 |
| Deb's scarf matches the car! |
 |
| At the water treatment plant |
 |
| Discussing that stuck starter |
 |
| Solving the problem, well almost... |
 |
| Line up at the Turkey Farm |
 |
| Ekonk line up from the back |
 |
| Evie is the Turkey |
 |
| Sean tries the radiator cap |
 |
| It's Dennis' turn |
 |
| The farmer's daughter tries her hand |
 |
| Pouring in the antifreeze... |
 |
| And Some More Antifreeze, thanks Al! |
 |
| Buttonwoods Farm Ice Cream |
 |
| Up under the Pagoda |
 |
| Also up under the pagopda |
 |
| Clearing the gas line plug, David Peck instructs, step by step |
No comments:
Post a Comment