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16-11-10, 12:46 AM
After a cold and foggy start, it cleared up for our first rendezvous at Trowbridge. I think 10 bikes (and a car) set off Warminster, where a couple more joined.
http://hollywood.ro.nu/album/2010-11-14/s5-1013704/photo.jpg
Thanks to Beemerman for leading. Note the astute delegation of hi-viz-wearing duty to Caz ;)
http://hollywood.ro.nu/album/2010-11-14/s5-1013717/photo.jpg
It was chilly, but the ride seemed very quick on nice quiet roads—apart from the lovely bends just before Shaftesbury, where some of us got stuck behind a van doing 25mph. >:( ::)
With Dell and Denise joining us too, we overflowed the motorcycle parking area!
http://hollywood.ro.nu/album/2010-11-14/s5-1013739/photo.jpg
Thanks to Gerry for the wreath, photogenically presented by Connor:
http://hollywood.ro.nu/album/2010-11-14/s5-1013727/photo.jpg
Then it rained...
http://hollywood.ro.nu/album/2010-11-14/s5-1013728/photo.jpg
...quite a lot...
http://hollywood.ro.nu/album/2010-11-14/s5-1013733/photo.jpg
We watched the procession:
http://hollywood.ro.nu/album/2010-11-14/s5-1013743/photo.jpg
http://hollywood.ro.nu/album/2010-11-14/s5-1013745/photo.jpg
http://hollywood.ro.nu/album/2010-11-14/s5-1013750/photo.jpg
...and joined in...
http://hollywood.ro.nu/album/2010-11-14/s5-1013755/photo.jpg
There was a dignified ceremony at the memorial before the 2-minute silence at 11, followed by the laying of wreaths.
http://hollywood.ro.nu/album/2010-11-14/s5-1013772/photo.jpg
http://hollywood.ro.nu/album/2010-11-14/s5-1013775/photo.jpg
http://hollywood.ro.nu/album/2010-11-14/s5-1013777/photo.jpg
We left the band in the town centre and went to enjoy John Peel's excellent "breakfast" (I was too busy eating it to take a photo!).
http://hollywood.ro.nu/album/2010-11-14/s5-1013782/photo.jpg
I know some visitors were quite happy with the rain [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
http://hollywood.ro.nu/album/2010-11-14/s5-1013783/photo.jpg
...but for us it wasn't so welcome—some hilly bits of road on the way back were awash with water. Fortunately it eased off while we were stopped dithering about what to do for lunch; some of us decided to continue Harp & Crown to dry out...
http://hollywood.ro.nu/album/2010-11-14/s5-1013784/photo.jpg
http://hollywood.ro.nu/album/2010-11-14/s5-1013794/photo.jpg
...and warm up...
http://hollywood.ro.nu/album/2010-11-14/s5-1013797/photo.jpg
http://hollywood.ro.nu/album/2010-11-14/s5-1013799/photo.jpg 8-)
And the after-dinner entertainment was first class! ;D
Thanks all for a memorable day out.
http://hollywood.ro.nu/album/2010-11-14/s5-1013704/photo.jpg
Thanks to Beemerman for leading. Note the astute delegation of hi-viz-wearing duty to Caz ;)
http://hollywood.ro.nu/album/2010-11-14/s5-1013717/photo.jpg
It was chilly, but the ride seemed very quick on nice quiet roads—apart from the lovely bends just before Shaftesbury, where some of us got stuck behind a van doing 25mph. >:( ::)
With Dell and Denise joining us too, we overflowed the motorcycle parking area!
http://hollywood.ro.nu/album/2010-11-14/s5-1013739/photo.jpg
Thanks to Gerry for the wreath, photogenically presented by Connor:
http://hollywood.ro.nu/album/2010-11-14/s5-1013727/photo.jpg
Then it rained...
http://hollywood.ro.nu/album/2010-11-14/s5-1013728/photo.jpg
...quite a lot...
http://hollywood.ro.nu/album/2010-11-14/s5-1013733/photo.jpg
We watched the procession:
http://hollywood.ro.nu/album/2010-11-14/s5-1013743/photo.jpg
http://hollywood.ro.nu/album/2010-11-14/s5-1013745/photo.jpg
http://hollywood.ro.nu/album/2010-11-14/s5-1013750/photo.jpg
...and joined in...
http://hollywood.ro.nu/album/2010-11-14/s5-1013755/photo.jpg
There was a dignified ceremony at the memorial before the 2-minute silence at 11, followed by the laying of wreaths.
http://hollywood.ro.nu/album/2010-11-14/s5-1013772/photo.jpg
http://hollywood.ro.nu/album/2010-11-14/s5-1013775/photo.jpg
http://hollywood.ro.nu/album/2010-11-14/s5-1013777/photo.jpg
We left the band in the town centre and went to enjoy John Peel's excellent "breakfast" (I was too busy eating it to take a photo!).
http://hollywood.ro.nu/album/2010-11-14/s5-1013782/photo.jpg
I know some visitors were quite happy with the rain [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
http://hollywood.ro.nu/album/2010-11-14/s5-1013783/photo.jpg
...but for us it wasn't so welcome—some hilly bits of road on the way back were awash with water. Fortunately it eased off while we were stopped dithering about what to do for lunch; some of us decided to continue Harp & Crown to dry out...
http://hollywood.ro.nu/album/2010-11-14/s5-1013784/photo.jpg
http://hollywood.ro.nu/album/2010-11-14/s5-1013794/photo.jpg
...and warm up...
http://hollywood.ro.nu/album/2010-11-14/s5-1013797/photo.jpg
http://hollywood.ro.nu/album/2010-11-14/s5-1013799/photo.jpg 8-)
And the after-dinner entertainment was first class! ;D
Thanks all for a memorable day out.