Firstly, I would like to thank all of you for a great weekend in the Lakes.
I went with Rooster, and the motorway ride there was fairly long and boring on a XT, but we met a few of you at Lymm, and Tintin invited us all back to his house for lunch
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Rooster and I got off to a good start with our teamwork strategy (Rooster was closest to the Cheese and BBQ sarnis - and I was marking anyone who got too close to the plate). So thank you Tintin for your hospitality. (and the sarnis)
Tintin lead us from Lymm, and our dull journey was soon lifted by our ride over the Kirkstone Pass, on the way to Camp.
A little travel-jaded, we decided on a couple of quiet beers, and an earlier night than others.
The NavXT was a great success, a treasure hunt through some amazing scenery. Although we didn't set off until 12, as we went up to the tea-rooms in the village at 10.30, so that we could plan/plot our route properly over a dry table (as a practice for the Humm). I think we got 6 or 7 of the treasures, and did some work on our map reading, and got back to camp at around 5.00. Lessons learned for the Humm, !
A good evening in the pub ensued.......where we met most of you.
On Sunday, it was a shame that there were only ten of us left, but we had all the sunshine to ourselves!!! Gulg took us on a great ride, and we had fish and chips by the sea for lunch, (irishguyonabike wasn't that hungry, so only had a Regular Donor Kebab-no chips) before a coastal ride back. A great ride.
We pubbed it again in the evening, and the Lamb Henry went down well.
I awoke on Monday at 5.30 am (usual for me), and it was pretty windy. I decided on a shower, but there was a power-cut. The wind was getting worse by the hour, but we got our tents down without dramas, and set off back for home via a supermarket for breakfast. We jumped on the M6 at Penrith, and had to stop at Westmoorland, and again at the next one 20 miles further down, due to it blowing a gale, and very poor visibility! There were four Irish heading home, hopefully they got on a crossing.
Forgive me for not remembering most people's names, but a BIG THANKS to Darren, and all his helpers for the weekend. It was a great success. And it was good to meet all of you at the Lakes. And as we were prepared for rain, it didn't bother us.
(Sorry no video, and the pics didn't come out either due to moisture!)