Horizons Unlimited Motorcycle Travellers' Meeting - UK 2011 Autumn

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I just registered and paid for this my first HU travellers' meet. I'm looking forward to it and am already inspired to save up for a trip next year, now that the kids are grown up enough to be not such drains on the recources!
(love 'em really)

Looking forward to another H/U meet ,traveling this time with my son and his mate on 100cc two smokers from southampton so if thers a jam somewhere its likeley to be us

Bonjourno, bonjourno, bonjourno!
Just a little note to remind everyone that its only one week to go until the FIRST EVER Autumn HU meet.

Things are really hotting up for Gabe and I; this being our first big event, and there is masses to be done. But after months of planning its fab to see it finally coming together. PHEW!

Its going to be a brilliant little weekend, and it will be dry, wont it!

Thank you to everyone that has volunteered to help out - we would be seriously flapping now if it wasnt for the extra hands at the event. And Thank you to all the great presenters that are going to be there!

Looking forward to seeing you all. Please do not turn up before 12:30 on Friday. The morning is for set up only, and we need that time for ourselves!!!!!!!

Lush!

See you all then

Char (and Gabe)

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Hi All, signed up for this a while back, and as a newbie, looking forward to meeting some fellow adventuers.

Am also up for some lanes if it dosnt rain as on a GSA.

Can anyone tell me how to change my username, a pm would be appreciated.

Thanks, Tommy

What kind of time should we aim to be there on Friday? It's our first meet so don't want to be too late!

Just got back from the autumn meet and had a very good time. I found it more intimate than Ripley and actually spent more time talking to people as a result. It was well organised, thanks to Gabe and Charlotte, with some interesting, amusing and informative talks.
If it takes place next year I would recommend it.

Everyone was friendly but compared to Ripley it just seemed very expensive for what we got.
Real back to basics camping muddy portacabin loos (with no hot water)
Didn't start 'till late on Friday and finished the next day.
No techy talks just trip talks.
Because I didn't buy the all in full meal package I wasn't even able to buy a breakfast on Saturday morning.
Sorry, would'nt go again

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Agree 100%. I much prefer to see 1 or 2 talks and spend the rest of the time chilling and getting to know new people.

We actually passed on Ripley this year and signed up to the Autumn meet on a whim. So glad we went

Cheers to Gabe and Charlotte (and all the volunteers) for a great weekend.

Steve & Sas

Thoroughly agree with this sentiment and Gabe and Charlotte and all the gate/registration, tech, kitchen helpers and the owners of the farm did a super job getting it together and making things run smoothly.

Shame you thought it expensive. What's earnt at these meetings goes towards running the website.

I thought the camping was good. The portaloos worked, had ample paper and soap. That the floor was muddy is unavoidable cosidering they were in the middle of a grass field and it rained over night. There were more facilities in the "barn" including showers and hot water.

There were tech talks: planning and preparation, Stans paperwork, maintenance, which bike. There were various talks running concurrently in 2 venues between 10.30am and 11.30pm on Saturday: About every continent, on everything from a c90 in the snow of Germany to a 12gs in Tibet and everything in between.

Everybody who arrived while I was helping on the gate/reg/welcoming team on Fri (between about 12 and 6) was offered the opportunity to purchase breakfasts/dinners from Sat morning onwards (including all who hadn't pre-booked them). We assumed that those who didn't want these were self-catering. The kitchen crew and helpers were volunteers and weren't a commerial money making venture.

I really enjoyed having space to chat to people. Also liked the raffle prize I won. No mention at all of adding insult to injury

I'll be there next year.
Chris

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Each to his, own, I was happy that there were flushing toilets, that is all I need in life :-)

I think Jean and I will be back next year, and will offer present again (if people are interested).

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£35 for two nights camping and quite a lot of talks. A good bonfire too with a good selection of stalls. I think that's actually not too bad. You pay a lot more to do a lot less in some places.

I find it incredible that someone would class the camping as back to basics. They had hot showers and very clean toilets in the bar. The other toilets were also very clean and all had paper in them. I don't know what kind of camping you're used to but it seems you must have been camping in the Hilton's back garden.. God help you if you ever go travelling....

You didn't book food so why would it be available for you ?? This was quite clear on the event page wasn't it ??? To be honest, the food looks pretty crap for the price (£7 a meal ?) but the local cider and ale was cheap at £2 a pint.. FANTASTIC !!!

This was a first time event by a couple of guys who obviously put a lot of effort and time into putting on this event and it is appreciated by 99.9% of people who went.

I REALLY enjoyed it and so did everyone else that I talked to. Nice one Gabe and Charlotte. I can't wait to go next year. Much more personal and chilled out that Ripley.

As a first time effort.... BRILLIANT !!

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We had a great weekend. The site was ideal. The organizers did a fantastic job of pulling it all together and coping with the unplanned. I hadn't realised when I booked that the kitchen and even the bar was being run by the organizers and the volunteers. The presentations were good, with some of them being excellent. We met lots of new people as well as old friends and the chatter went on well into the early hours on both nights. The atmosphere was like a smaller version of Ripley. Well done Gabe and Charlotte and all those who played their part.

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