What a weekend that was. On Saturday we went over to Charterhall for a Border Ecosse Car Club rally stage. Having never been to Charterhall, it was surprising to see how fast they get up to on the old runways and taxiways. This, ultimately, was to be my downfall, literally, as a passing car threw a stone a couple of inches across up at about 60mph and caught me across the temple. I don’t recall blacking out, but then again I don’t recall making my way towards the ground… A visit from the event paramedic ensured I was mostly alright, bar a large lump on my head and some bleeding. It also ensured that the stage planners re-jigged the flying finish layout to make sure it didn’t happen again. By stage 4 I was back up and alive again, with a raging headache.
As the day progressed, the wind and dust did wonders to our eyes and made sure we were both unable to open them properly or close them for any length of time. Extreme stinging ensued in both scenarios. We elected to sit in the car and recover after the event, both looking like we’ve just cried our eyes out :-p The trip home was amusing, but thanks to the extreme kindness of the Post Office owner in Greenlaw, we were able to use his bathroom to wash our faces and use some eyedrops that he provided. That did us well for about half an hour, and then the stinging returned to my eyes, after which Charlotte drove the rest of the way home. We both fell asleep around 9pm with wet cloths covering our faces 🙂
Sunday was far more sedate, with a 1030 start at the SWTVC autojumble. The weather turned out to be lovely, with a good turnout of people, stallholders and car owners. I hope there was enough to make it viable for next year.
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