Well our time in Scotland is almost at an end, but what a finale…

We started off at Dreadnought Garage, home of the last racing MG made, the mighty ZT520. I also got to drive a supercharged ZT380, thanks Brian ! Only a few odds and ends made it into my suitcase……

On a very wet day in Dundee we had a day of discovery, the RRS Discovery ! Famous for all it’s polar expeditions it’s housed Scott and Shackleton, amongst others. A tremendous exhibit with great audio visual presentations.

Finally at Ayr, Hazel was able to realise a lifelong ambition and see an Avro Vulcan bomber fly. This was the aircraft that her father Reg earned his BEM for. The BEM was awarded to non commissioned officers and the MBE to commissioned officers. Apparently Reg designed a 10p modification that saved the RAF thousands of pounds per airframe.  Suffice to say it was noisy and very impressive, and the support staff are keen to have any of Reg’s material that Hazel has stored away. What a shape ! It costs £40,000.00 a week to fly, which it does on public donations ! With very limited engine supplies it’s airtime is almost up, and it will become a static display. All the more reason to enjoy it !