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BikerGran · #16 Post by **BikerGran** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 3:34 pm

I have no internet at present - anyone who wants to contact me, PM Mart and he'll give you my moby no!

BikerGran · #17 Post by **BikerGran** » Sat Jun 22, 2013 9:01 pm

Back online but getting concerned about whether there will be more than one or two - I'm supposed to go over to the pub to talk to them about where we're going to camp etc.

To be honest it seems like wasting money to pay out for camping when if there's only a couple of tents they could go in my back garden!

randomsquid · #18 Post by **randomsquid** » Sun Jun 23, 2013 7:01 pm

BikerGran wrote:Back online but getting concerned about whether there will be more than one or two - I'm supposed to go over to the pub to talk to them about where we're going to camp etc.

I only booked up Saturday dinnertime as I wasn't sure what I was doing work wise. I wouldn't worry too much about the numbers, last year me, Mart and Pikey had a rally on our own. It was great 'til Kurt started on the cider.

kff30 · #19 Post by **kff30** » Sun Jun 23, 2013 8:37 pm

me and the wife are still planning on coming down sadly we wont be able to stay overnight but we hope to be there in the day and evening

Aladinsaneuk · #20 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Sun Jun 23, 2013 9:11 pm

now that i am looking at the garden, we are now looking at this - BUT

very early days

old git · #21 Post by **old git** » Sat Jul 06, 2013 5:01 pm

Looks like I won't be able to make this one now, son has allowed the car to eer glide into he front of the house, we have some work to do now!!,!,,,!
I love kids

BikerGran · #22 Post by **BikerGran** » Mon Jul 08, 2013 9:14 pm

Sorry to hear that! Another time, another field....

For anyone who IS coming - please add your name yto the 'Roll Call' thread

https://www.ridersite.com/viewtopic.ph ... 398#113398

BikerGran · #23 Post by **BikerGran** » Fri Jul 12, 2013 10:43 am

Right. As there will only be a few of us, I'm not sure it's worth bringing a barbecue - I've only got a charcoal one anyway. But breakfast in the pub is - I think - rather expensive at £7.95, so I'll bring a couple of gas stoves and frying pans, if anyone else has small stoves then maybe it would be an idea to bring them.

The pub food is also a bit pricy but campers get a 15% discount so that should make it ok.

I'll bring some basic supplies, tea coffee milk etc, there's a supermarket not too far away so we can decide what else we need and I'll take trike or car (whichever makes it to the site) and do some shopping Friday evening.

Not planning a huge rideout but I thought I'd look at a 'Dorset Doddle' to take in a few of the sights - Poole Quay, Corfe Castle, Wareham Quay, Swanage railway maybe. We can decide at the time whether we want to do that or just laze around!

BikerGran · #24 Post by **BikerGran** » Fri Jul 12, 2013 10:45 am

PLEASE shout if there are questions or anything I should do or get - I haven't done this before and I'm totally clueless!

Mart - that includes anything we said on the phone cos I've forgotten what we said now!

MartDude · #25 Post by **MartDude** » Fri Jul 12, 2013 10:49 am

BikerGran wrote: Mart - that includes anything we said on the phone cos I've forgotten what we said now!

Think you've covered everything we talked about

BikerGran · #26 Post by **BikerGran** » Fri Jul 12, 2013 8:24 pm

Dorset Doddle if we feel like it - in two parts cos Google maps didn't want to go across the Ferry!

Map 1 - Pub to Ferry via Wareham Quay, Corfe Castle, Swanage seafront.

http://goo.gl/maps/MsAUq

Map 2 - Haven side of Ferry to Pub, via Poole Harbour, Poole Quay and back to the pub via a famous avenue of beech trees that were planted in in 1835.

http://goo.gl/maps/RgZXW

Only a couple of hours in total, longer if punctuated with stops for coffee, beer, steam trains, ice cream, fish and chips...........

BikerGran · #27 Post by **BikerGran** » Thu Jul 18, 2013 1:27 pm

Last reminder for anyone who thinks they may want to pop in - PM tonight for my moby number if you haven't already got it, or take a chance on us being out and about! (not that likely in this heat but still.......)

fatboy · #28 Post by **fatboy** » Thu Jul 18, 2013 6:16 pm

As ever, Law of Sod intervenes.....
17 mph @ 6000 rpm in 1st means Ive had to spend the money on a set of friction plates, new springs will have to wait 2 weeks till payday

Life in the slow lane, again

BikerGran · #29 Post by **BikerGran** » Thu Jul 18, 2013 9:01 pm

Life's like that - always another time!

BikerGran · #30 Post by **BikerGran** » Sun Jul 21, 2013 5:24 pm

Not many photos, it was really too hot to bother with the camera! We did go out and have a look at Poole Harbour and eat ice cream, and of course the obligatory JD was raised!

Phots, such as they are, are here....

https://www.facebook.com/BikerGran.co.u ... 684&type=1