Yesterday morning was cold, clear and sunny here in the South East. 4th ride out in the Jolly and I just love it. Route out from Colchester towards Braintree, Feering, Chelmsford. Lots of varied speeds and twisty country lanes, sun shining through the golden leaves in the trees, magnificent. Tha engine purrs and the gearbox is already loosening up nicely.
Coffee and cake stop at Paper Mill Lock near Maldon. As I pull in to the small stoney car pike waiting for another vehicle to come out so I can take its space, I can see a couple of lads looking out of the cafe kitchen beholding the sight and sound of the M3W. One of them comes rushing out to tell me I can double park in front of their kitchen as they are staff cars, which was nice. A couple emerge from another vehicle with a little boy about four years old and he asks me "What is that car'? I tell him it's a Morgan 3 wheeler and it can fly! His eyes lite up.
Coffee and cake was lovely watching the water spill over the weir while checking M3W was safe over the fence. Ready to leave, I approach the car and two gentleman were standing admiring it, as they do. The now usual conversation takes place before I'm on my way along more twisting wooded lanes through Little Baddow, Woodham Walter and Maldon. The sky growing dark and angry as I fly along the back road towards Mersea Island via Heybridge, Goldhanger, Tolleshunt Darcy. Finally pulling in to my garage just as the rain starts falling. Now that was a little bit of heaven. ☺
