A Good Day in Dover

We awoke early this morning to raindrops pattering on the windows. We were unsure if the Seacoast show in Dover (NH) would run or not, but Weatherbug said everything would clear, so we headed out in hopes that the show would not get cancelled.

It didn't! We arrived early, and we wondered if the early rain would keep folks from showing up. The weather did seem to have a dampening effect, even though it remained dry throughout the day -instead of the normal 300+ cars only around 200 showed.

Nonetheless, it was a very good show. A huge number of spectators came, and it was almost like a carnival atmosphere. There were vendors, and some offered a nice change from burgers and dogs, offering sausage, fries and ice cream (in addition to the burgers & dogs). I gotta say, compared to the Oxy show the day before, the prices at Seacoast were a bit high. But the sausage and fries were good, so it was easy to overlook the cost.

We were caught a little off-guard. For the first time this season, we were entered in a show and class that included other PT Cruisers. It is always exciting when you end up competing with "your own kind." One was Earl Adams' (Mr. PT) PT Cruiser "truck". The other PT was a very well done "New England Patriots" transport. Nice! The pix are already up in the gallery - and the 1st place winners pix are up in the Winners Circle.

A lot of great cars! It really was difficult choosing among them. As far as I am concerned, everyone who enters is a winner.

Next Saturday, we're off to Shaw's Ridge in Sanford (ME), for the Art of Transportation show. I am sure this will be interesting. I have it on good authority (thanx, Cheryl) that those who attend for the pure enjoyment of it will not be disappointed, but if you go primarily seeking a trophy, the classes may not please you. So, keep an open mind, and if you win, great! And if you don't win, great! Just have a good time.

For those of you who are interested, next Sunday there are two shows local to southern Maine - the York Beach (ME) Harvestfest, and the Stratham Hill (NH) Show, run by the Boy Scouts. We cannot go to both, so we have chosen Stratham Hill. If you go to York, I hope you will take and share pix with us.

Be seein' ya!