Paintball, and on to Friskney
If you have ever been paintballing, you will know it comes a bit keen
when you are hit, not to a big tough biker like me you understand, but take one
in the tits at close range? Well that's a whole new ballgame, as Jane was very
quick to point out to anyone in earshot, and if you were really unlucky, you
got flashed as well, didn't you Rod, by the way, do not forget to wear gloves,
eh Rod.
We missed most of the day, but everyone else was having a whale of a
time by the time we finally arrived, seasoned veterans all of them.
Get
kitted up, we were told, It is the house of pain next. Eh? Here you are Terry
put this jump suit on. How come it is a totally different colours to all the
others? Oh it won't matter, it did, it was like being public enemy No. 1, I may
as well been in luminous green, which after a few hits I was anyway.
A lot
of fun, Nick spent a lot of time practising his war face, as did Alex, Trevor
and Rachel are seemingly experts, Jane laid on the floor, and got shot, in fact
we mostly all laid on the floor, and got shot.
There was a burger at lunch
time, all the marshalls were very helpful, and the area is very big to run
about in, Thanks Combat Zone.
This was a different day out, many thanks to
Trev and Rachel for organising it.
We went from the paintball to The Anchor
at Friskney, where we met up with Rod and Cath.
First time we have been, the
pub is very nice, with a large undercover seating area out back, and I suppose
camping for about 10 tents, free on a Sat night, bargain.
The live band were
a group called Loose Rocket, real rocking band this, Thin Lizzy, Golden
Earring, Free, Ted Nugent, Lynyrd Skynyrd, they could play them all, and well
too. They even had me up dancing, great night, have to go back there
again.
Tea and toast planned for breakfast, we woke to clear blue skies, and
very hot sunshine.
Rod went to get the bread, and it had gone, during the
night, some fabled beast off the moors had taken the whole loaf and eaten the
lot.
O.K. so it was crows, no matter the breakfast was gone, at least they
had the decency to crap all over Rod and Caths boots, supposed to be good luck
that?
So off to the shop go Cath and I, get another loaf, now we can have
toast.
Rod fired up the cooker, and it ran out of gas, typical, just raw
toast for me then.
Second weekend on the trot, we packed up in the sun, hope
it's a trend for the year, and had a lovely ride home.
Great weekend,
enjoyed the paintball, had a smashing ride across lincolnshire and back, great
band Sat night, next time we go, come along, it's a cheap night out.
Terry
& Jane.