Easter weekend

We took the TR4A away for the Easter weekend for a trip to Cambridge. Unfortunately the weather wasn't as good as the Weatherman promised so the top stayed up for most of the trip. The car drew some admiring looks from the tourists in Cambridge, especially the Kids. She performed well and now the thermostat is working again the temp remained at the half way mark on the gauge for the whole journey. We stayed at the Moat House Hotel in Cambridge which is located only a short walk from Kings College and the main tourist attractions. The highlight of the trip though was a visit to Duxford air museum on the journey home. The museum is a great day out with so much to see. The displays of aircraft, road vehicles, boats and even submarines is wonderful. The work that goes into maintaining, restoring and conserving the aircraft is just breathtaking. How the full time staff and volunteers remember where all those parts go is mind boggling.

The D Day landings exhibition was especially poignant, the entrance into the area was through a landing craft with the sound of gunfire all around, it was humbling to think what the men who fought there went through. The exhibits included monty's field caravans, staff cars, heavy vehicles etc. The exhibit also had a hands on area where you could handle the kit that a soldier would have carried, it was so heavy, how they carried it all for so long is incredible. We left duxford a little wiser and with a whole lot of respect for what those soldiers did for us all.