The alarm woke us up at four and Hubby got up to get ready to leave for the Piston Ring meeting. I reset the alarm for seven and went back to sleep. When the alarm went off again I got up to have my chill coffee outside under the trees. Diane and I were ready just before nine and took the Sunbeam for a spin to the local shop to get the dog food before leaving for the Piston Ring. The March Meeting is a Swop Meet and is always a busy one. We decided to risk the highway as it was already nearly ten. To our surprise the highway was clear all the way as all the lanes were open. As we got to Modderfontein we joined up with the Harley Club who were also arriving. There were about 40 bikes in the convoy and we fell in behind them arriving to quite a welcome as lots of people stopped to watch the arrival. The place was packed with cars parked all the way down both sides of the road as the parking areas were all full. Luckily we managed to find a parking quite close on the verge of the road. We wandered around for some time taking pics before eventually finding Hubby stopping to talk to friends along the way. We found Gino manning the bottom entrance and after a chat went off to buy coollies for the three of us. After giving Gino his drink we went back up the club house where we sat chatting with friends before wandering around again. There were tons of people there – it was one of the biggest Swop Meets in years. When Diane and I tried to get something to eat just before twelve everywhere had sold out already. Hubby said he would take us to lunch on the way home. We left about one stopping at the Piatto in Alberton. Diane and I arrived first and ordered rock shandies for all of us. Hubby ordered spaghetti bolognaise with a salad, I ordered a `Fillet Piatto’ and Diane ordered butternut filled pasta pockets with a cheese sauce. Diane and I had a glass of wine with our food. The rock shandies are really good at the Piatto as they put a cherry in them. My meal was delicious. The fillet was on a bed of polenta smothered with mushroom sauce and rocket with sweet pumpkin and creamed spinach. When we arrived at the Piatto it was bright sunshine and very hot but by the time we left it was dark and windy with a few drops of rain in the air. Hubby enjoyed his cherry so much he asked the waiter if he could have a couple on a plate and was delighted when he was given four of them. Needless to say the waiter got a good tip.We arrived home about four and all went for a nap. I woke up just before six and woke Diane up so that we could go for a quick ride. It was getting dark so we just took the shortest route and rode for half an hour. This is our fourth ride for the week so I reckon we aren’t doing too badly with our keep fit. When we got back we spent the rest of the evening chilling in front of the TV. The Sunday Night Movie was ` Australia’ which we thoroughly enjoyed. Diane made the Milo ready for the start of the movie which finished about half ten. There was nothing else worth watching so we went to bed after making sure the dogs went out to the loo. I read for about an hour or so before putting out the light.Cheers and have a great week.
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