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A Chance
to Fish Rally
White House Beach CC Site
Kessingland
March 2007
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A
chance to get blown away.....
On our Thursday arrival, a day earlier
than the crowd, we had beautiful sunshine
and although the grass was very wet and
soggy, the hardstands were perfect.
The day was taken up with a walk and some
relaxation, whilst John went down to the
beach to practice some casting. He was gone
for some time and just made it back in time
for a trip to "The Sailors Home", a pub
right near the beach and just 500 yards from
the site. We had a warm welcome and terrific
meal. Colin found someone he knew from the
past.... again... and we all had
a good "natter" over a couple of pints.
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I had to
do a night shift on Thursday night and we
had some staff off sick. That meant that I
left the caravan at about 9.30 pm and didn't
return until 10.30am. But I did manage to
get the SCCC signs out just in time for the
start of the rally.
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As expected, a large number
of vans arrived at noon and the site wardens
were booking them in as fast as we could
site them. Again the weather was good, but a
little more cloudy than the day before. No
time for John to fish today though as he was
kept very busy on the rally field.
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Saturday was the day for the
Fishing competition and six or more
fishermen got brave and went down to the
beach at noon. The weigh-in was planned for
6pm, so there was no time to loose.
I went to the beach at about 4pm and the
weather was what you might call "SIDEWAYS" and
it was as much as I could do to stand up
straight.
The fishermen were braving it out though
even though the lines were blowing back onto
the beach. As you can see, the water was
white and the sky was grey but the chaps
were determined to get a bite. |
John Fishing - Courtesy of
Trevor Smith |
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Saturday evening we took cover inside our
caravans for a while and then popped back to
the pub for another warming glass of Abbott
Ale. For medicinal purposes of course !
Again we were nattering away and the time
seemed to pass more quickly than ever. Lots
of ralliers had made their way down for
dinner and there were waves and nods from
across the restaurant. By the time we had
finished our chat, it was gone 11pm and time
for the short stroll back to the vans.
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Red sky at night -
Fisherman's delight ! -
Picture courtesy of Trevor Smith
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Just to prove what a
delightful site White House Beach,
Kessingland is, I managed to capture this
picture on Thursday evening. There was
another similar opportunity on Sunday but by
this time, ralliers were already on their
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So what about the fishing competition?
John was very modest and he was the only
fisherman to catch a small codling that he
threw back. So at flagpole, our rally
chairperson Anthea drew the winner from a
hat. The trophies will be kept for another
year and John is still keen to hold the
fishing challenge again next year and
perhaps we should invite the Norfolk Centre
along too !
Now Diane has obviously got a good head for
resolving problems. John had told me she
works in IT.... that's a good clue. So
when it came to the quiz this weekend, it
was all "dingbats". For those of you that
have not heard of them.... they are totally
addictive puzzles that catch you out every
time. Alan only lives up the road and he is
a regular rallier. He dropped in for an
afternoon cuppa and was hooked ! We
didn't get another word out of him. I am
sure he would have won the quiz if he came
on the rally.
Here is a dingbat for you to try....
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Brian "pottering" around his
van - Picture courtesy of Trevor Smith |
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The answer is at the bottom
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This was
the first time that Sue and I had run a
rally with John and Diane. It was a really
enjoyable weekend and we would like to thank
them for their hard work and I really hope
they will run the rally again next year. And
if we pick a day that the wind is a little
more calm, we may even catch a few fish.
Thanks to everyone,
especially John & Diane for a great weekend.
Trev Smith. |
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Just for fun John.... here is a little
joke...
The fish that got it's revenge ! |
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Answer
"Three Piece Suite" |
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