Saturday 9 August 2014

RetroFestival

After a break of a few years, we decided to get tickets for the RetroFestival. The show formerly known as Wings, Wheels, Speed & Steam. Has all that and more. With Lynette along for the day we drove the Camper in (and got an extra free ticket) and parked in the classic car lines. A refreshment stop and we were ready to start exploring.

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The show is laid out along the side of the runway, where later in the day a few aerobatic displays would be put on. First up were some Scooters and a few cool caravans.

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As it was nearing snack time we grabbed some cakes and looked round a few of the vintage stalls. Everything from clothes to toys and furniture was on offer. Lily spied some little peddle planes and leapt at the chance of a flight.

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After a rest by the Camper we headed out again to check out some steam engines and the cool Portafold caravan club.

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By now the first of the air displays was about to start, so with a bit of people watching on route (there were some amazing outfits being worn) we made our way to the flightline for a bit of biplane action.

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Skirting along the classic cars we stopped for lunch and a rest before setting out once more. row after row of cool cars were on display from Americana through British classics and some shiny commercials.

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Another flying display started overhead, so we watched as the Harvard banked and dived.

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We took in the last of the stalls and some big classics before aiming for the camper once more.

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With Kim wanting to do a spot of shopping, Lily and I had a last look at some cars, grabbed an ice cream, watched the last aerial display and flew ourselves before meeting back at the camper for the last time.

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Tired and hot we piled back in and cruised home. The show was massive and with camping and evening entertainment on offer a plan was hatched to make a full weekend of it one day! More snaps can be found here

Steve.

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