Jessie The Jeep Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 2020 has been a strange year, but not a bad year in the Carr household. In fact, it's been much better for us than the last three years. At the turn of 2020, I had lots of events booked in and it was shaping up to be a good event year, then one by one, events started to be put back to later in the year or cancelled altogether - covid casualties. In late March, I saw the first lockdown coming and with the Dodge being kept away from home, put it up on axle stands to hibernate. Both Jeeps live at home, so would be easier to maintain.March 18th - M201 Test Drive My first outing of the year was just before the lockdown. It was a test drive after some work on the oil and fuel system. Lockdown hit shortly after and the next event was in the middle of it all.....May 8th - VE Day 75 I was meant to be at the Yorkshire Air Museum, but not being able to go anyway resulted in going all out in the front garden.May 16th - Lockdown Exercise Drive With restrictions eased a little mid-May, we went for some fresh air and exercise - behind the wheel.May 25th - GPW Test Drive After replacing the fuel filter gaskets, I took the GPW for a test drive.May 31st - Washington Photoshoot Tour We had a three hour outing with both Jeeps at the end of May, looking for nice spots for photos around our home town. Part 2 shortly...... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie The Jeep Posted December 25, 2020 Author Share Posted December 25, 2020 June 20th - Family BBQ As restrictions eased, we went to Lynne's parents for a BBQ. Naturally, we took a Jeep. July 12th - Coastal Drive If you're heading to the coast for a cruise, might as well do it in style!July 26th - Car Boot Sale The lockdown and restrictions cause major delays emptying my late father's house, located two and a half hours away from home. We'd been working on it since October 2019, and finally manage to get to some car boot sales mid 2020. The Jeep trailer provided more space than the car boot.August 21st - RAF Morpeth Tour By late August restrictions allowed limited groups to gather, so we had an olive drab camping weekend with some friends. Day one was spent exploring RAF Morpeth.August 22nd - RAF Eshott Day two was a trip to RAF Eshott and a drive to the coast. Part three shortly..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie The Jeep Posted December 25, 2020 Author Share Posted December 25, 2020 September 16th - Washington/Springwell Drive By mid September, I felt another lockdown coming, but didn't know how strict it would be. We gave both Jeeps a short run around to exercise all systems before another possible long sleep. September 27th - Hett, Sunderland Bridge & Broom House Farm Restrictions weren't as bad as we expected so we had a run out to Hett village on the 27th, to see their Nissen Hut village hall. October 17th - Tanfield Tour We had a trip out in mid October to look for the colours of Autumn. Part way into the drive, we discovered the colour of Autumn is grey!!November 11th - Remembrance Day With another lockdown and a day pouring with rain, Remembrance Day didn't quite go how I planned.December 20th - Decemberance Day Lockdown eased yet again, so we took the opportunity to do the planned Remembrance Day tour of local War Memorials. That's the 2020 season done. I didn't do too badly for the "Season That Never Was". I'm not sure how 2021 will play out, but in any case, we are likely to be busy in the early part of the year. We have a house move planned, a new workshop to build and a garage that needs some modification. Once done, the garage should accommodate all three military vehicles and the Jeep trailer too. It's going to be busy with or without events! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rootes75 Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 Some lovely photos from the year 'that never was'! Lets hope this coming year really does change and we can all get out and about again! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMP-Phil Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 Hi Steve Thanks for sharing, hope others will follow and post their MV photos for the year. Cheers Phil 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie The Jeep Posted January 15, 2021 Author Share Posted January 15, 2021 I managed one more 2020 road run in December, a 48 mile drive touring around Tanfield, Stanley, Lanchester and Chester-le-Street. A mix of bright sun and showers and very fresh, but a nice run out. That gave me 17 outings across a year where I didn't expect to get much at all. My dashcam struggled to get any decent pictures due to rain and spray on the screen. I could just reach around to wipe the screen clear, but it didn't stay that way for very long. Heading towards Tanfield village. Somewhere beyond Stanley. Who knows where! Heading under the Chester-le-Street viaduct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielblack Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 On 12/26/2020 at 6:28 AM, Jessie The Jeep said: June 20th - Family BBQ As restrictions eased, we went to Lynne's parents for a BBQ. Naturally, we took a Jeep. July 12th - Coastal Drive If you're heading to the coast for a cruise, might as well do it in style!July 26th - Car Boot Sale The lockdown and restrictions cause major delays emptying my late father's house, located two and a half hours away from home. We'd been working on it since October 2019, and casinos in Prince Edward island https://casinonearme-ca.com/prince-edward-island/ finally manage to get to some car boot sales mid 2020. The Jeep trailer provided more space than the car boot.August 21st - RAF Morpeth Tour By late August restrictions allowed limited groups to gather, so we had an olive drab camping weekend with some friends. Day one was spent exploring RAF Morpeth.August 22nd - RAF Eshott Day two was a trip to RAF Eshott and a drive to the coast. Part three shortly..... Looks like great memories! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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