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Thanks reggie great posting and excellent photographs.

Warning though going to Ripley can affect you bank account.This was my second year and of a cause it was excellent but it left me with a yearning to get an Adventure type bike.
Result of which the Blackbird was part exed today for a Varadeo.Yes the difference in power is clearly obvious but do you know what because of the fear of getting nicked or injurying myself I had not used that power for ages and instead I can get my thrills at a more moderate speed now.
As you can imagine I have not stopped grinning all day and now if I ever do get down to Morocco it will be on a bike that may even let me do a little bit of off roading.

See you all in 2012.
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Thanks reggie great posting and excellent photographs.

Warning though going to Ripley can affect you bank account.This was my second year and of a cause it was excellent but it left me with a yearning to get an Adventure type bike.
Result of which the Blackbird was part exed today for a Varadeo.Yes the difference in power is clearly obvious but do you know what because of the fear of getting nicked or injurying myself I had not used that power for ages and instead I can get my thrills at a more moderate speed now.
As you can imagine I have not stopped grinning all day and now if I ever do get down to Morocco it will be on a bike that may even let me do a little bit of off roading.

See you all in 2012.
Hi HondaTed,

welcome to the darkside!

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Another big thank you to Grant, Susan et al for a brilliant meeting.

Really good to be met on the gate by Sam Manicom, looking fit and healthy..! Great to see you back again Sam after last years trials.

The presenters were excellent, volunteers amazing and Angela and the staff as accommodating as ever. As a long time member of the vege 'minority' I, personally, don't have a problem with the cookout. It's not my sort of thing, obviously, so I don't go. I would have a problem if I thought it was done purely for entertainment but the views expressed by Fil make it clear they care about what they do and treat the animals with respect. Fair enough. +1 on more vege options next year..!

Thanks also to Bram, my campsite neighbour, for supplying the glue to repair my sleeping mat, hope you found a throttle body for your bike.

Another inspiring, entertaining & enlightening meeting, here's to next year..!
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A couple of presentations from the event
Thanks to all involved once more for a fun event.

Sorry if this qualifies as a shameless plug but some people asked for the presentations, so here they are:

Information Security on the road
The presentation: http://apapadop.files.wordpress.com/...n-the-road.pdf

People asked about free antivirus software - please see http://thinkingspaces.org/2011/01/14...e-for-windows/ for a list.

Some attendees were also intrigued by Stuxnet, a software malware that seems to have come out of a spy story. Wired just published a good writeup on how Stuxnet attacked the Iranian nuclear plant and how it was captured and dissected. Fascinating stuff: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/201...hered-stuxnet/

The UK2India trip
Presentation: http://apapadop.files.wordpress.com/...esentation.pdf
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Hello All;

We attended from Canada, via Rome 6000km on the rental!
Really enjoyed the chance to catch up with our friends from the community, and spend a lot of quality time with so many great people, both Tracey and I remarked how tired our brains were from trying to take it all in. We look forward to being there next year too.

Come on out to Canada for ours! Lots of great roads and people as well.

Thanks to all the presenters who shared their experiences and knowledge and thanks to all the non-presenters who did the same thing, just on a smaller scale.

We are definitely enrichened by the experience.

Cheers!
Miles and Tracey

Heading off to South America Sept 17, on our Ural.
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