Rally Chat MAHOOSIVE thanks from Mr & Mrs Trikeman (Photos too). (1 Viewer)

Trikeman

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Hi All,
a Thousand thanks for all that came along to our Bristol Balloon Fiesta FUN meet at the Cotham Park RFC - What a weekend with fabulous weather t'boot.

Yes - to answer the big question,,,,,, it was our first ever Funster meet,,,, and jumped right in at the deep end and organised it as well. We are over the moon with the thanks and wishes from all who attended - and you all brought the weather with you too.

I was in the venue Wednesday night, absolutely petrified it would all go wrong - the weather was hideous, windy, raining - all the things that would wreck the coming weekend AND our first Funster meet.:eek::oops:

However - the wind died, the clouds blew away, the rain stopped, the hot sun came out and my heart rate dropped (slightly). :D

We have to say that even through the checking in of over 40 Funsters right through to the end it was you who made the weekend a raving success. We have met some wonderful people who we now class as good friends and look forward to meeting again. Our absent friends who were unable to make it, we had a drink and thought of you.

Anyway (before I start burbling) here are some photos of this Fantastic soiree.(y)

Three rows deep we were - all 41 vans.


The madness and mayhem of the fiesta.


The waiter service at our barbeque,


To the right - Thanks Cliff for the expert help getting that big old girl fired up.


Movan and the organ playing Tootles in full flight with Geraldine playing some real good tunes on the uke. All accompanied by copious amounts of the 'wicked liquid'.


A pleasing shot in the field.


AND, WHERE'S THE MINION DISAPPEARED TOO - here lies the answer (only the Funsters at the RFC know about this one, don't they @Wyaye wires & @Madwife. (Special thanks to Kath for the transport of barbeque nosh).


Again, a million thanks for making our first ever Funster meet such a success.(y)

Regards,

Mr & Mrs Trikeman. ;)
 
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we were really sorry we couldn't make it, now really sad seeing what we missed, really glad it went well for you, look forward to meeting some time in the future (y)
 

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Don't believe any of the propaganda people it was rubbish...









Quietly, we don't want too many here next year...



Brilliant meet and well done and thank you Kevin and Cotham Park RFC...

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Forgot to say too - we were treated to a fantastic display from a lone Spitfire, complete with several victory rolls.
We were originally gutted the Spit didn't turn up on the Saturday due to a mechanical issue and so thought a Sunday attendance would be a no-show - but,,,,, the Sunday showing was brilliant - the Spitfire came in right over our campsite from the Bristol Channel.

We were dropping our awning when, way, way off in the distance I heard that familiar 'rumble' - then from over the trees came this single Spitfire accelerating - as always, a really emotional time just seeing this gorgeous plane, let alone hearing the acceleration out of the victory roll and into a diving swoop,,,,,,,, Stunning.
:notworthy2::notworthy2::notworthy2:

Forgot my camera in the heat of the moment :crying: - anyone get a shot????????

Regards,

Trikeman. :wink:
 

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Thanks for the photos and the lovely post. We had a blast and - look @Janine and Barrie :notworthy2::notworthy2: - people dancing to my ukeing!!!! Admittedly its Joy and Toots, but still, people dancing to my playing! (y)

Go, girl :) :)

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(y)Big thank you to Mr & Mrs Trikeman and all who attended what we thought was a fantastic weekend away. We were glad we visited Clifton and sampled a few of their public houses before getting into the thick of the festival itself and enjoying the ballooning. Funsters kept us entertained as usual with plenty of Banter all weekend and I now believe I could drive a tank safely down my local high street having spent a morning with Tootles, lol. Great chatting with you toots :) Met up with some new and old Funsters which is always good and hope to catch up soon. XX

Rob&Jane
 
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Are you doing it next year - I'd like to come...

Mmmmmm, if we get enough Funsters to come along no doubt we would - the RFC venue organisers said they had never had such a good, well behaved and 'non-moaning' bunch in all the years they have let their pitches out, "it was a joy to meet the Funsters" they said.:rolleyes:

They offered us the whole venue for any event the Funsters wish to put on too.:eek:

Regards,

Trikeman. ;)

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Forgot to say too - we were treated to a fantastic display from a lone Spitfire, complete with several victory rolls.
We were originally gutted the Spit didn't turn up on the Saturday due to a mechanical issue and so thought a Sunday attendance would be a no-show - but,,,,, the Sunday showing was brilliant - the Spitfire came in right over our campsite from the Bristol Channel.

We were dropping our awning when, way, way off in the distance I heard that familiar 'rumble' - then from over the trees came this single Spitfire accelerating - as always, a really emotional time just seeing this gorgeous plane, let alone hearing the acceleration out of the victory roll and into a diving swoop,,,,,,,, Stunning.
:notworthy2::notworthy2::notworthy2:

Forgot my camera in the heat of the moment :crying: - anyone get a shot????????

Regards,

Trikeman. :wink:


Well I tried but most just look like there is a bit of fly poo on the laptop screen. This was about the best I could manage
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I tried @dippingatoe and have a lovely picture of clear blue sky... :)

Thanks to Trikeman and his lovely wife... really lovely weekend...Thanks to everyone who helped with my carbon monoxide screaming alarm, Tootles for dancing the Rabbit Dance with me, Geraldine for her musical talent, the bbq chefs, Taran Las for the wine etc, Kath for a lovely chat, Debs for being Debs, Jackie for keeping me warm on the hill :), I could go on all day.

How come I didn't see the deers.. :(
 

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Huh :mad: How come you had clear blue skies - at our end it was nasty cloudy grey.

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How come I didn't see the deers.. :(

Joy, whilst we were seeing beautiful deers 'parading majestically across the plains', no doubt you were seeing bright red and green gnomes and hobgoblins running around the fields - due in part to gas 'issues' and Taran Las's wine.... Maybe.o_O

Hope you get the gas issue sorted soon though.

Trikeman.;)
 

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Great event, really enjoyed, met loads of, new to me Funsters, and a couple of amateur radio operators. Strange being awakened to morse code in the morning.
 

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Huge thanks to Mr & Mrs Trikeman, Terry, the RFC helpers & all you lovely Funsters who made this a great rally! (y):) Don't think we have ever talked so much to so many Funsters at any rally before - we were definitely a very friendly, chatty bunch! We managed to drag ourselves away twice for the Balloon Fiesta which was excellent albeit crazily busy on the Saturday - 2 hours after we had walked back there were still cars queuing out of the car parks so a huge advantage to be staying within walking distance.
Hopefully we can do it all again next year ?!
 

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Very sorry we missed such a much acclaimed gathering ! We have attended the event a few times but sadly didn't get to see 'the event' due to weather conditions. Great to hear you all got to see such 'a scene' and a HUGE pat on the back for Trikeman x 2. Hope to join you all next year ? :whistle:o_O
 

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I've just realised - I never got to meet 'The Legend that is Terry - may his name be praised for ever'! :crying::crying::crying:

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Glad you all had a great time.

@Trikeman (Quote: Thanks Cliff for the expert help getting that big old girl fired up. Quote)
You didn't say which Funster this was.......... :whistle:
 
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I've just realised - I never got to meet 'The Legend that is Terry - may his name be praised for ever'! :crying::crying::crying:

@cliffandger
That poor guy Terry,,,,,,.:clap2:May his name indeed be praised.
He works full time, and damned hard as a Bridge Engineer (yep, the Severn Bridge is one of his babies), he coaches kids in rugby, he coaches kids and adults in cricket (when he's not on the rugby pitch) - every evening and just about every weekend, his time teaching others is legendary, and all for nowt.

He volunteers as the groundsman at the RFC and cuts the grass in all weathers, was spiking and preparing the field for the balloon fest for weeks before the fiesta - remember the photos from May?

Believe it or not - this guy used a fair proportion of his own annual leave to ensure this event was a success, he was there from last Tuesday 24hrs a day (inc all day Saturday) had a few hrs off and was back there on Sunday. Their efforts are all voluntary and they do it for the benefit of all - Terry moreso as he has recently come out of hospital for a really delicate neck injury repair operation - he's a hero (have to say so is Chris).

However - they can't put up a tent to save their lives, here they are, the 'brains' behind it all.
Chris on the left and Terry on the right. Terry spent his whole time there living in the tent to ensure we had 24hrs cover should something go Pete Tong.
RESPECT :notworthy2::notworthy2::notworthy2::notworthy2::notworthy2:

Just had to take this photo - under duress and fear for my life though.:laughing:

Regards,

Trikeman.:wink:
 
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Glad you all had a great time.

@Trikeman (Quote: Thanks Cliff for the expert help getting that big old girl fired up. Quote)
You didn't say which Funster this was.......... :whistle:

Sorry - it was Cliff, of @cliffandger fame. He was a godsend in BIG barbeque tuition - I may well have been still there now if he hadn't lent a hand.(y)
Respect.

Regards,

Trikeman. ;)

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Trikeman for President!:D

Thanks Kev for the enormous amount of effort you must have expended in advance to make our rally run so smoothly. Please thank Terry for his sterling efforts too.

What a great rally, great company, great weather, great banter and despite Tootles assaulting me with a blade of grass (he's one hard guy:LOL:) it was brilliant. Did someone mention something about balloons, I must have missed that bit?

Big thanks to all who contributed to make it such a success.(y)
Commiserations to those who couldn't attend.​
 
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Glad you all had a great time.

@Trikeman (Quote: Thanks Cliff for the expert help getting that big old girl fired up. Quote)
You didn't say which Funster this was.......... :whistle:

@Trikeman
Don't want to take away from all the thanks to people who helped - I meant who 'the big old girl fired up' was but I think the moment may have passed now! ::bigsmile:
Well done for all your hard work, wish we could have gone.
 

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AND just as a PS, we're we all glad to be in Motorhomes on a brilliant site, with all the facilities (although I didn't venture into the team showers) when we saw the UTTER CHAOS that left the day visitors trapped in their cars for hours, while we had wandered down, Saw the balloons go up, spilt wine onto Joy's Blanket @Popeye, wandered back up, through the standing traffic carrying half empty wine glasses and bottles to carry on partying the night away -or what!

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Thanks Kev for a great w.end.Hopefully next time we will be able to participate a bit more.Nice pictures.
 

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May I just say thank you all for your warm welcome. We enjoyed the rally very much despite us making some very silly and basic errors on our first time away without hook-up. Hopefully we will see you all again soon
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John and Denise
 

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