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Old 19 Feb 2011
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Rotterdam Mini-Meet/Lager Frenzy, March 19th 2011

Me and two other HUBBers are riding to the mighty Dutch metropolis on the evening alluded to above. If anyone else wants to help us drain the Heineken reservoir dry, speak up!

ps - I've been once before and it's brilliant
pps - Dover-Dunkerque return with bike: 19GBP
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frenzy sounds good

count me in!need to get more baccy from belgium next month so a trip to holland is ideal! good excuse for a as well. any times/dates would be cool. i'm on leave then so can fit in with any plans you guys have.should be good,as i like a or ten!!





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Great!
I'm also going to the cig shop in Belgium on the way back. Will post more details soon...
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can it be a gin-and-tonic-fest also ? I read once that port was 'discovered' in the Netherlands, after bringing back wine from Portugal and it upped its strength on the voyage. is that true ?
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any times/dates would be cool.
date = weekend of the 19th March. time = all day festivities...
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Hmm. I need to be in London on the 9th, 10th, 17th & 20th of March. Which leaves a gap of exactly the right time-frame. Unfortunately I also need to have the car in London. If I can figure out a way of getting the bike there too (somehow driving the car to Rotterdam would be infinitely less fun) then I'll join you!

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Good work Laura!
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sounds like a plan

I've put the date in my agenda, I'll try to drop in and pick all your resourceful brains to get my ass off the couch and make a first big trip!
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Hmm. I need to be in London on the 9th, 10th, 17th & 20th of March. Which leaves a gap of exactly the right time-frame. Unfortunately I also need to have the car in London. If I can figure out a way of getting the bike there too (somehow driving the car to Rotterdam would be infinitely less fun) then I'll join you!

Laura
obviously, if you don't get the motorbike there you could take a Boris bike for a long weekend away (use someone else credit card to pay for it though!). or, the third muskateer might not be motorbiking due to a gammy knee, so I suspect there may be some sort of train and ferry action.
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Well the work on 17th & 20th has now been taken away from me , which potentially gets rid of the car/bike/London scenario, but unfortunately also gets rid of the cash to pay for exotic and, more expensively, fuel to get there

So I will have to pass

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Would be nice to be there...

Hi guys,

it would be very nice to be with you... but I am pretty busy working right now... and with my little son Pablo(15 months) I have to work at home too.

But anyway - I wish you a great weekend!!!

Maybe you can join us at the HU Germany Meeting in June?

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A meeting spot for Sat 19th March (mid-afternoon)...

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O'Shea's Irish Pub, Lijnbaan - Google Maps

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hi,save some for me!! i don't fancy leaving wales at silly o'clock,so will catch up with you all in o'sheas late afternoon.i'll have to sort accomadation when i get there,so that might eat up some time,so i'll see you when i see you.





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hi,save some for me!! i don't fancy leaving wales at silly o'clock,so will catch up with you all in o'sheas late afternoon.i'll have to sort accomadation when i get there,so that might eat up some time,so i'll see you when i see you.
Try the Grand Central hotel just round the corner - it's on the map above!
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Hey Fellows,

I like to join you as well, only I would not make it before early evening.
How do I recognize you ??

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