Tough Northerners Summer Camp 7 to 10 August Cumbria

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Re: Tough Northerners Summer Camp 7 to 10 August Cumbria

Post by MountainGoat » Mon Aug 11, 2014 10:14 pm

Great Dinner and breakfast Matt. You are not going to Alithwaite at the end of the month by any chance are you. If the weather is lousy Jo will probably let you cook in the kitchen of the village hall. Yum!

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Re: Tough Northerners Summer Camp 7 to 10 August Cumbria

Post by Bongoplod » Tue Aug 12, 2014 12:01 am

Big thanks to Ian & Marianne for organising a great weekend,glad we`re not there today. :shock:
Absolutely fabulous site and brilliant scenery,deffo a dales gem.
Another big thanks to Briwy for folding the popup,help was deffo kneeded.
Loads of probs trying to upload photos to the upgraded photobucket,just finished getting them on,hence the late post,will paste them tomorrow hopefully.
Didnt partake in the grub,but big thumbs up to Mat for his efforts in his Outback Kitchen,watch out Heston!
Good to see old friends and meet new,photos tomorrow (with a bit of luck)

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Re: Tough Northerners Summer Camp 7 to 10 August Cumbria

Post by Driver+Passengers » Tue Aug 12, 2014 5:35 am

Bongoplod wrote:Didnt partake in the grub,but big thumbs up to Mat for his efforts in his Outback Kitchen
Brian - cheers for getting all that rice done at a moment's notice - there wasn't an awful lot of it left! Lifesaver! =D>
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Re: Tough Northerners Summer Camp 7 to 10 August Cumbria

Post by gomo » Tue Aug 12, 2014 2:47 pm

Those of you who left on Sunday, did the right thing. Hurricane Bertha hit Dent with a vengeance overnight. Suffice to say we were up at 5.30am to take down what was left of the awning. Otherwise had a great weekend meeting old and new friends. Gordon & Moira (and Charlie).
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Re: Tough Northerners Summer Camp 7 to 10 August Cumbria

Post by Driver+Passengers » Tue Aug 12, 2014 2:49 pm

gomo wrote:Those of you who left on Sunday, did the right thing. Hurricane Bertha hit Dent with a vengeance overnight. Suffice to say we were up at 5.30am to take down what was left of the awning. Otherwise had a great weekend meeting old and new friends. Gordon & Moira (and Charlie).
Ouch! :shock: Nice to bump into you both again.
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Re: Tough Northerners Summer Camp 7 to 10 August Cumbria

Post by mikeonb4c » Tue Aug 12, 2014 6:14 pm

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gomo wrote:Those of you who left on Sunday, did the right thing. Hurricane Bertha hit Dent with a vengeance overnight. Suffice to say we were up at 5.30am to take down what was left of the awning. Otherwise had a great weekend meeting old and new friends. Gordon & Moira (and Charlie).
Ouch! :shock: Nice to bump into you both again.
2nd that. Nice to meet you both. Would have preferred you not to have met Bertha, and hope normal service restored shortly. See you at the next one. Mike and Trish
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Post by Jillygumbo » Wed Aug 13, 2014 8:51 am

OK folks, hopefully you'll be able to see masses of photos by clicking on this thumbnail:

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Enjoy!
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Re: Tough Northerners Summer Camp 7 to 10 August Cumbria

Post by briwy » Wed Aug 13, 2014 10:36 pm

Nice pictures Jill, notice that quite a few feature pubs :)
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Post by Jillygumbo » Wed Aug 13, 2014 10:45 pm

briwy wrote:Nice pictures Jill, notice that quite a few feature pubs :)
Only two pubs! Whereas you frequented 3 I believe!
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Re: Tough Northerners Summer Camp 7 to 10 August Cumbria

Post by Bongoplod » Thu Aug 14, 2014 2:29 pm

At last,heres a few of mine...........:-

The site....
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Charlie chilin`as usual
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We had some nice sunsets...
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The village,from the site to the far end...
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Introducing Fred the Cockpit !!!
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Outback Mat`s Outback Shack Kitchen. Weddings,Bar Mitzvah`s and large Bongomeets all catered for.Bookings via Maynard Enterprises 8)
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All in all a brilliant weekend,thanks everyone =D> =D> =D>

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Re: Tough Northerners Summer Camp 7 to 10 August Cumbria

Post by Driver+Passengers » Thu Aug 14, 2014 5:24 pm

Bongoplod wrote:Outback Mat`s Outback Shack Kitchen. Weddings,Bar Mitzvah`s and large Bongomeets all catered for.Bookings via Maynard Enterprises 8)
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Hey... with a two-for-the-price-of-one deal on non-electric pitches, my own personal mains water supply, a first class "to-the-tent" courier service and very reasonable agent fees :mrgreen: , the job's a good'un! :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D =D> :lol:

Having paid for that humungous pot, now...... :shock: it's gonna get used, and you're all gettin' fed from it - whether you like it or not! :twisted: :)


Doing the full Sunday roast in the pots this Saturday, if anyone's in Fife... =P~ =P~
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Re: Tough Northerners Summer Camp 7 to 10 August Cumbria

Post by mikeonb4c » Thu Aug 14, 2014 11:18 pm

Fab pics Brian, and what a great weekend it was :-)
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Re: Tough Northerners Summer Camp 7 to 10 August Cumbria

Post by Bob » Thu Aug 14, 2014 11:36 pm

Just fantastic, wish we could have been there.
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Re: Tough Northerners Summer Camp 7 to 10 August Cumbria

Post by Jillygumbo » Fri Aug 15, 2014 1:29 am

Bob wrote:Just fantastic, wish we could have been there.
You'd have loved it Bob
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Re: Tough Northerners Summer Camp 7 to 10 August Cumbria

Post by marionw » Fri Aug 15, 2014 4:06 pm

Hi All,
We certainly were blessed with the weather. Had it much worse down south.

Matt, I followed in your tracks re the gas situation. Despaired over the Sedburgh gas station being shut, went into Kendal rather than risking motorway, found 2 knowledgeable locals who directed me to a gas station and filled up before hitting the motorway with a peaceful mind.
Took 6 long, slow hours getting home though. Only 4 on the way up.

Thanks again for the great chilli. Pleased to lend a hand, and happy to be of service in future.

Hi to everyone else that I spent time with over the weekend, especially my old muckers, Gilly and Barry.

See you all at Looe, all being well,

Best wishes,
Marion. :D
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