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Updated: October 29, 2004 11:34 |
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If you watch the programme carefully, you will notice that I get my pack safe at this point once I am in the truck. However, Annabel and Glenn at this point, asked me to tell the driver the way to Daymer Bay again. So I had to stand up and lean around the cab to speak to the driver. When I eventually sat down again I did not protect my pack properly. Of course, now I watch the programme I realised that Glenn knew the Interceptor was behind the gate - he zooms in on him - but he didn't give any indication to me. The rest of course is history - and I still go cold now when I remember the shock that I got !! I jumped back when I heard the scream - and it took me a while before I could speak again !! Still, I have to console myself with the fact that it made good television. The other thing that was not seen on the programme was the traffic that I hit on my way to |
Daymer Bay. As we passed through Polzeath right next to the beach the traffic was bad - it was a Saturday on a Bank Holiday weekend. The worst part was when we turned right down the road into Daymer Bay. We got into a traffic jam that was a complete gridlock. I got out of the truck and directed traffic back and forth to clear the way. I got cars driving up driveways to get out of our way and eventually we got through and I was able to get down onto the beach and onto the water bike out to the Padstow Lifeboat. My key was on the anchor and I had to haul this in next. I think I was hoodwinked here. The rope for pulling it in was only looped around the winch pulley a couple of times and as a result, I had to pull really hard to haul it in.
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