Lakes meet Scotland convoy

Roo · Post by **Roo** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 4:30 pm

As the meets rapidly approaching I thought it was about time we organised the trip down. I know Ross or Owen mentioned going down in convoy.

I'll be travelling down on the Friday from Aberdeen and will be going past Glasgow at somepoint. I was going to suggest meeting at one of the service stations like Hamilton or strathclyde park, somewhere like that? obviously the glasgow guys will have a better idea.
Dan, what time are you expecting people to arrive or what time will you be there from? I'll base my leaving time on this.

Dan the 480 Man · Post by **Dan the 480 Man** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 9:58 pm

Well...

I done a route planner and it's going to take me about 6 hours to get there. If the Missus can get off work the whole day, i'll be leaving mine at about 7am and arriving between 1/2pm. If she can't get off till midday, which is looking possible, i won't actually be there till about 8pm. Which sucks.

So i won't actually know untill the day/s before! Bugger. Sorry!

piper1st · Post by **piper1st** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 11:17 pm

Roo wrote:As the meets rapidly approaching I thought it was about time we organised the trip down.

good call! Yeah, the bothwell services is a good shout, however, i'm quite parshal to a game of pirate crazy golf in strathclyde park if it's a nice day?

Dan the 480 Man wrote:So i won't actually know untill the day/s before! Bugger. Sorry!

Nae worries Dan, these things happen! The nichts are fair dran in, so I hope you get to pitch your tent in daylight!

owen080808 · Post by **owen080808** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 7:18 am

Yep, i'm up for a convoy. I was guessing leaving around mid-day for us Glasgow folks.

Excellent shout on the crazy golf too, although my car seems to brake down when i take it inside strathy park

Someone correct me on the times, but yeah i'd imagine between 11 and 12 would be pretty good?

Roo · Post by **Roo** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 7:28 am

Excellent! Glasgow midday sounds good to me.

From Glasgow were only a couple of hours or so from the campsite right?
Don't mind stopping off for a break in Strathclyde Park, we might as well start the meet then rather than wait till the Lakes!

Now wheres the rest of the group? Paul? Rohan? Respond!

Murf · Post by **Murf** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 3:43 pm

I'm Here!!!

I'm hoping to get a half day from work and finish at 12 so it'll be about 1 by the time i get to strathy park, is that ok?

Murf · Post by **Murf** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 3:47 pm

Oh, and from what i can deduce its 150 miles and 2 hrs 40 mins from my house, prob 20 mins less from bothwell services.
Thank god its close, i drove 6 hours to peterborough in my MR2 and the seats nearly fused my vertebrae together!!!

Cant wait to meet all the dudes from the camping and caravanning club

JohnTurbo · Post by **JohnTurbo** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 3:50 pm

Those caravanning badboys party like no other muthas on earth!!

Murf · Post by **Murf** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 3:57 pm

I can only imagine!!
Guess we'll find out soon though!

piper1st · Post by **piper1st** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 11:20 am

Well ... what you guys reconing for a rondyvoo (never was good at french) time @ strathy park? between 12 noon and 1pm?

JohnTurbo wrote:Those caravanning badboys party like no other muthas on earth!!

too right ... i've heard the kids go to bed and within seconds the parents have their beer helmets stocked and on!

Roo · Post by **Roo** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 5:02 pm

piper1st wrote:Well ... what you guys reconing for a rondyvoo (never was good at french) time @ strathy park? between 12 noon and 1pm?

Sounds good to me. Which end? I'll be leaving around half 9 and taking it easy down to Glas-vegas so aim to be there at around that time.

owen080808 · Post by **owen080808** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 9:39 pm

Excellent, i'll just see you all there, perhaps in the first car park you come to? after passing m&d's on the left the car park is on the right and faces onto the 'loch', or at least this is the first car park i can remember... its also close to the mini golf

piper1st · Post by **piper1st** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 2:27 am

that's the best map i can find!

Owen's directions sound find ... hud gang till you pass M&D's, then first right?

Roo · Post by **Roo** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 7:51 am

So its the car park bang in the middle of the picture facing the loch right?

VanDerGraaf · Post by **VanDerGraaf** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 8:39 am

Ah you lucky lucky people- I 'll have to drive to the meet straight from work...might get there about 9!

enjoy your antics before you get there!

Roo · Post by **Roo** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 8:42 am

VanDerGraaf wrote:Ah you lucky lucky people- I 'll have to drive to the meet straight from work...might get there about 9!
enjoy your antics before you get there!

Drive carefully.

I think our convoy are going to be the first there, provided we can prise Owen away from the mini golf.

JohnTurbo · Post by **JohnTurbo** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 8:56 am

I wanna come!!! Damn my lack of Scottishness. Damn it all to hell.

Whats worse is i'll very likely be without 480

- Instead driving my *SHED* of a 440. The 480S is the lap of luxury by comparison.

VanDerGraaf · Post by **VanDerGraaf** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 9:12 am

Quick, someone give John a clean T25!

JohnTurbo · Post by **JohnTurbo** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 9:25 am

I have a nice hybrid turbo...what i don't have is tax, mot, insurance, or enough time left to sort them!

VanDerGraaf · Post by **VanDerGraaf** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 9:41 am

Bugger.