Hi all, we are here already, and don’t want to do the run tomorrow, just stay at the hotel, and take in the ambiance!!! David you are a star.
Cheers Tim, but don't be jealous - it'll be rubbish.
....no it won't, it'll be fab, so make sure you come next year!!
Hi all, we are here already, and don’t want to do the run tomorrow, just stay at the hotel, and take in the ambiance!!! David you are a star.
Some photos from this morning's coffee stop at Yorkshire Lavender, overlooking the Vale of York, and very close to home, for me.
We had a whole Tepee reserved.
Looks like a great run weather looks good as well
The Outlander made it home !.....Thanks for your help Chris !... Bon Appetite !... also ta for the Fiat Decal
I ought to say, I did get more than just the doggy bag.
I never expected to end up at the Hotel today, but what a lovely venue David and Pat found for the run. 'Too good for the likes of us?
I was supposed to be in the passenger seat of a SAAB 96 for the weekend, but rocker shaft problems put paid to that.
Otherwise I'd have been doing the run, and not just meeting up at the morning coffee venue.
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Too good for us??? Well yeah, of course it was, but then, anywhere with a room you can sleep in is probably too good for us
Got back home mid-afternoon today after an ace weekend, and a great route from David and Pat. Amazingly we even managed to follow it as far as the lunch stop at Sledmere due to a herculean effort at reading the tulips by Leah, and only wrong-slotted a couple of times....one of which was the Yorkshire Lavender coffee stop, hence not being on Chris' photos! After the lunch/early-p.m. stop we decided to head back to the hotel as Herself was developing a headache and I didn't want it spreading to me by insisting we stay on track, but we did the Blakey Ridge road and had a fun drive "making progress" amongst the grockles.
Lots of laughs and a good time had by all - well, except for Phil and Helen, who had to retire early due to gearbox troubles. In true Top Gear style most peeps just blithely passed them by at the side of the road, thinking they'd stopped for a breather....anyway, as I said later, men of a certain age often have problems losing their drive Sorry Phil!!
Big thanks to Pat and David for organising, and also to all who came along, and hopefully there'll be some more pix soon from those blessed with cameras who can actually take decent shots. 4 Strats took part - the ListerBells of Richard, Dave and Carol & Robin, and of course David's Allora.
Next club gig will be Silverstone, so keep an eye on the forum thread for that one, and then in early August it'll be the Northern Run up to Kielder and beyond. And yes, the hotel will be suitably cheesy
David & Pat, thanks for organising another great weekend. Super route through the fabulous North Yorkshire countryside, and what a super hotel to stay and recharge at.
Robin & Carol.
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David forwarded these photos to me (from outside the start/finish hotel):
Sorry for the late reply, just wanted to thank David and Pat once again for organising a fantastic weekend. Fantastic company, a cracking route and good weather to boot!
Afraid I didn't take many pics other than the following - they're mostly a bit samey I'm afraid!
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