Absolutely fantastic weekend
Thanks go to GULG for the organisation and sorting the ride outs, even though Selina decided we should do it backwards.
Several things I have learnt from this weekend...
1. Never look in to another man's tent, you are never sure what you will see. Below is the actual drawing that GULG used to try to explain what he saw as we all sat in the pub.
2. When trying to return form the pub, to the campsite at the end of the evening. Do not follow the head torches of people out to count bats, OR short people running around a random field using their mobile as a light source, these people do not know where your tent is.
3. Stumpydave pays his road tax. What this statement means is, if you come across Stumpydave coming the other way, he WILL be on your side of the road.
4. This weekend has given me great hope for the youth of today, really a fantastic pleasure to meet Hazza2805, wanting to learn, up for fun and Selina wants to adopt you
Now, Selina took some photos on Saturday, as the ride out began.
I swear to god, all the conversation below is what I overheard.
GULG - "Right folks, can we please form an orderly queue of all the people that are on the ride out today"
GULG - "Kiethblade grow up, this is serious"
GULG - "Ladies and Gentlemen, my name is GULG and I will be your Tea-Pot for the day"
SteveD - "GULG, we need group hug, we can't go without a group hug, it's bad Karma"
GULG - "Ladies and Gents, before we depart on our big adventure, I do believe we need to spread the love and have a group hug, so everyone off the bike and come to me please"
GULG - "Our esteemed "quartermaster of everything" SteveD has brought to my attention that we need a group hug before we depart on our journey. Yeah I know it's odd but if you don't, and you need to remove a horseshoe nail from your lemon drizzle pudding, SteveD will shun you."
GULG - "OK, not as many as I hoped, your all not acquainted with the delights of Lemon Drizzle Pudding, however, thanks for the little team hug. XT660.com GO GO GO"
Joking aside, I have had a blast of a weekend, I was trying to sum it all up in my head on the way home, best I could do was.... and this is heart felt, "A better bunch of ****s you could never wish to meet"
Thanks to all of you for allowing the TDM riding luggage to be a part of the XT660 crowd.
Andy