Hiya....
What a weekend! Great company, good food and some of the best routes I've ever done.
I've attached some piccies - two or three were done on my mobile phone so the quality isn't as sharp as some of the others, but what the heck.
Oh - some good news and some bad news re. the video footage I took..
We got quite a bit - I've only got a 2GB card at the moment, my 16 hasn't turned up (thanks MemoryBits)! The footage is all of the Sunday ride in the better weather
The downsides - the card had filled up, so I *just* missed capturing Fireman giving me the "V's" and scorching off into the distance when I pulled along side him - and it didn't capture the Hardknott Pass after all - ran out of storage
I did get Stretch giving the thumbs up as I got alongside him at one point. I need to suss out the best way to cut the videos up - there is 2 gigs worth at 720HD and at the moment I've no idea where to start
I had also got the lens slightly twisted on the VHoldr, so the footage is at a slight angle
Still, at least its razor sharp and we have footage! I'll suss the camera out one day and maybe RTFM.
Highlights for me of the weekend:
- The route - stevie73, it was awesome mate, well done and thanks!
- Fireman's bow wave when we all went through that little ford - his 800 caused a mammoth wave that scared the s**t out of two women walking their dogs - classic!
- Getting along side Fireman on that country lane to get some video footage of him on his 800 - I gestured to him to let him know the camera was rolling and he gave me the V's and ripped off cackling - funny as anything
- RudieMoto - now that is one serious lunatic
- The food - great job with the BBQ Rudiemoto - cheers for the rabbit and duck
- The camp site - fantastic - and they will let you have fires and offers some of the best views to wake up to - see pics
- Taking on Hardknott Pass in a group - great fun
- Arriving Saturday evening at the camp site not knowing where we were supposed to pitch - we all waited with the GS's ticking over and one of the group (tarry?) tanking off round the site between tents on his GS looking for a pitch - concerned campers lookin' on in disbelief and taking their kids in (apparently when we all arrived on the bikes, the site owner was "slightly worried" about a bunch of bikers turning up to camp we found out later)
..bit of a 'mare for me today before heading home - MellySenior and I called in at Morrisons for some food before splitting up and heading back. We ate the food, Melly went on his way and I managed to clip an empty standing supermarket trolley (good style!), whilst ahem, slowly "navigating the GS" down the walkway out from under the cycle parking area. I have never seen a trolley move so far in such a short space of time - let's just say GS panniers and trolleys do NOT mix
The trolley didn't have a person attached to it thank feck, but I felt a right CNUT all the same
The route we took today was seriously good - MellySenior lead an absolute belter out through Kirkstone Pass and Ullswater and beyond, really great views and nice and sunny. I'm sure he will post pics!
Cheers all - great meeting you all and we must do it again soon!
..In fact, when is the next one?!?!?
OK enough text, here are some pics - will sort the video ASAP and get that added...
was nice to meet some new faces and as the beer flowed so did the laughs
