V8 Freak Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 Geoff... I'll monitor channel 21 in case you get it installed. Chris posted his mobile further up the thread. Mine is 07885 484249 in case required. See you tomorrow Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ101 Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 Can't be first back surely Cracking weekend, bar the damp bits More details to follow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark90 Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 Cracking weekend, bar the damp bits Ditto Got back about 7:30. Thanks to Jim and Mo for Chauffeuring me around, Kat for the choccy hob nobs and mince pics, Chris for not organising the weekend, and to everyone else for laughs and banter that make these trips what they are............... Cracking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Murphy Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 Can't be first back surely Cracking weekend, bar the damp bits More details to follow Back at 1915, good to see some old faces along with the younger ones and nice to meet new people - Kat, Pete and Jeanette (sp?) and Rupert Great weekend, except for having to lie under the landy at 7am on a very cold sunday morning in the pouring rain removing the front prop to change a UJ (I'm told it wasn't extreme maintenance though as it wasn't at the top of a mountain, merely by a lake ) Thanks to Chris for not organizing it and to the boy 90 for navigating Thanks to Puggers for the rope and for keeping us entertained in his supertanker Mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Freak Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 I concur.. A great weekend.... Didn't leave until it started getting dark today and got home 21:15 ish. Great to meet some old faces and those we'd not met before... Raceface120, Jin, Mark J, Mark90, Viktor etc.... Thanks for not arranging things Chris. Pics etc. to follow. (May even challenge the Lagoda DVD for interest !) When's the next one ? Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbeaumont Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 Great weekend, even if we did only come out to play on the Saturday First outing for the Discovery, and the only issue was electrical interference on the CB, which was just a bit irritating. Mind you, the most 'interesting' driving of the weekend was arriving back in Birmingham in the snow (we've got at least half an inch here). The rumours of Rangemasters winter performance are entirely true We got home without incident, but Jonathan borrowed the truck to go to the pharmacist and got it sideways on twice... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 Excellent weekend, as forum meets always are. V8Freak completely dispelled the myth that V8's don't like the damp by charging head first through some fords. The scenery was great, as were the Lanes, restaraunt meals, and general company. I didn't get back to crappy Swindon until 10pm - the PAS pump on Marks 90 seized-up and threw the belt, then a blizzard on the M6, and two accidents slowed us right down. One funny part was SimonR getting told off by a little old lady for directing traffic onto her lawn - it's something to see - a big guy like him getting told off by a little old lady - you big softie Si Thanks once again Chris - another excellent forum meet, so whens the next one? Les. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveG Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Kat for the choccy hob nobs and mince pics, C Do we all get to see these mince pics? I'm intrigued Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Attryde Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Well what a fantastic weekend. Great to put some faces to names, and to receive such a warm welcome from everyone. Big thanks to Chris for not organising anything and to Mark, Les, V8Freak and Rupert for putting up with us all weekend. It was also good to meet Geoff and Erica on Saturday. We got home at around 6-30 having stopped for fish and chips (but we probably had the shortest journey of anyone.) Will stick some photo's up later. Pete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Freak Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Rupert sat up into the wee hours sorting and loading some pictures for your pleasure... Follow the link to see why it was a great weekend.... Lake District Nov 07 Looking forward to seeing other peoples pics. I'll post some short videos later too.. Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bog Standard Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Thanks Chris for the inspiration. Great weekend. The V8 Swam like a fish Rupert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex park Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 awesome piks. looks like you all had a cracking time. alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark90 Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Rupert sat up into the wee hours sorting and loading some pictures for your pleasure... Now that's dedication Nice pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark90 Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Do we all get to see these mince pics? I'm intrigued They are like pies but with less additives Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ101 Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Nice Pics Rupert Ok, Just a few pics from the A team, Shinny stuff on Friday The non-organiser Boys on tour Rinse off time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Freak Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Does that make us the C-Team.... Works for me... Saturday was definitely a case of "See a pub.... Lets stop for a drink"..... Keep the pictures coming so we can see what everybody else did.... Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark90 Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 We must have been the B for Barge team Didn't have my camera so no pics from me, but Jim and Stu both had camera's so there should be some pics soon at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBMUD Posted November 19, 2007 Author Share Posted November 19, 2007 I got in at about 1845 so earlier than many. Had a really good time, as usual, thanks to good company, food, beer and lanes. Nice to meet Pete and Jean (The Racefaces) as well as lots of more familiar faces. I saw Geoff in the pub Saturday evening but was eating on a different table and did not get the chance to say hello before he had gone - time seemed to be flying by for some reason with regular trips to the bar required - so, nice to have seen you Geoff. I think that, on balance, the YH was perhaps not the ideal place to stay. Still, you live and learn - and the view was nice, as was the free-for-all breakfast. Special thanks to James for doing all the map reading and gate opening/closing after I failed to get my PDA working adequately to be able to do the navigation as well as driving. I should try to get a passenger along for next time to read maps. Where shall we go next? I have a few ideas in the pipeline... Thanks everyone for making it special. Cheers Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headhunter Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Chris 'I think that, on balance, the YH was perhaps not the ideal place to stay. Still, you live and learn - and the view was nice, as was the free-for-all breakfast.' Can you elaborate please? John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ101 Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Can you elaborate please?John A B & B would have been better value !! in hindsight Victor and i had a box room with a child's bunk bed and sink !!, bedding left a lot to be desired !! read take your own !! If you are not a YH member, you get hit for a extra £3 per person per night, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Freak Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 I think it was a great place to be able to get us all in. You could congregate downstairs for the late night chats With Si and Graham etc. without disturbing people..... Accommodation was "basic" at best.. Trolling down the corridor in your undies to let beer out isn't all I desire these days and since Rupert and I were in with 6 other people we woke them up each night when rolling into bed after midninght ! Cost wise, not that much better than B&B although we'd have to take over one of the larger establishments to get us all in if we went to B&B up there again. As for where next, Rupert and I are considering going back in January if we can. May get some clearer days if not lashing down with rain all the time.. May even get nice white landscapes to photograph. It would be a mixture of photo opportunities with some off-road rather than off-road weekend with a camera, and we'd probably go over some of the ground we covered this weekend because we already know the potential of some of the views.... Let us know if anyone else is interested.... So Chris.... What about not organising a trip to Derbyshire, or more of Yorkshire... Some of the places we found from Mark90's overlays were quite good... Scotland sounds more like a week or two to do it justice.... Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBMUD Posted November 19, 2007 Author Share Posted November 19, 2007 Can you elaborate please? Yup, Tim has it about right. I had the impression from somewhere that the YH in question was more like a hotel than the YHs I have stayed in in the past - private rooms etc. In was disappointed that a twin room consisted of a small bunk bed with rather minimal bedding. There was a sink in the room but that was it. I am sure that if I had checked more carefully all the information was there for me to know but I did not and so I am not complaining. My main problem was with the price. A room for the weekend was £105 inc. a bloody good breakfast. I paid this in advance and when I got there I found I had to pay another £3/person/night for not being a YHA member. The £3 was not a surprise to me other than the fact that I thought is was in the £105 I had paid already. We also had to pay a £5 deposit for the key which I thought rather belittling. As I say, you live and learn. The previous weekend we had stayed in a pub/B+B for barely any more money. There, for £35/night, I was trusted to look after my key, had a double bed with en-suite shower room and had an equally good breakfast served to me at my table. The bar was open late too. In Andorra this spring I had a double room to myself with en-suite bathroom, a view to blow the Lake district out of the water (sorry Lake district, you are lovely but...), dinner and breakfast for less than the YH. All I am saying is that IMHO the YH (at Ambleside anyway) is not good VFM. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBMUD Posted November 19, 2007 Author Share Posted November 19, 2007 So Chris.... What about not organising a trip to Derbyshire, or more of Yorkshire... Some of the places we found from Mark90's overlays were quite good... Scotland sounds more like a week or two to do it justice.... I have done Derbyshire and, while, it was lovely, I would rather go and see somewhere I have not been before or seen all/most of. Scotland is a little short on ROWs. Yorkshire is a possibilty... Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Jenkins Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Just to say: Thanks Chris for NOT organising anything and not coming up with the original idea. Cheers Neil for bravely leading our group through the wet stuff... And thanks to Rupert for the amazing photos. I had a great time, rolled into London at 00:20 this morning! MJ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Freak Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Yorkshire is a possibilty... Ok.. Let us know when you are not arranging a date or location and I'll be there.... Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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