Thanks for getting that write-up done, was well worth the wait.

Right, where do I begin to reply to that? Firstly by saying once again how much I really enjoyed the whole weekend. There was a lot of hard work and effort put into organising this event by both myself and Scotty, starting from before the new year, but it makes it all worthwhile, not just that I had a great time, but that people who took the time to come along had so much fun over the weekend.

I think that Scott has done a brilliant job of summing up the weekend, so I'll just try and fill in a few gaps and add a few comments of my own now.

Going through the weekend in order, I had an early start also. I'd got everything packed up the night beore, but still needed to get up early to get myself a nice breakfast cooked, before setting off on the 45 minute journey along the A66 to meet up with Ste just off the Penrith junction of the M6. After meeting up, we convoyed along, and the journey was fine, other than one hairy moment for Ste just as we were going through Middlesbrough. It had flashed up on my camera detector that there was one ahead, so I'd slowed right down, but Ste hadn't noticed on his sat nav, wondered why I'd slowed and then suddenly seen the lines on the road so slammed his brakes on. Luckily the camera wasn't there anyways though.

When we reached the campsite I was thinking would everyone already be there, but no looked all round the field and couldn't see any of the others. I had no signal on my phone, Ste did so he phoned up Scotty on hands free, and I can still remember just hearing a load of voices shouting "are we there yet? how far to go?"

They were stuck in traffic so knew they would be a while yet, so we both found a good spot to set up our tents, and I got my airbed blown up also, before realising that the plug was missing lol. Still, I did have a pen that handily fitted just right!!

After sitting around for a good few hours, we decided to go for a drive, to see if we could find everyone else coming from the other way. We went thorugh Pickering and bang on cue I instantly recognised Scotts Focus and noticed everyone else behind.

After heading back to the site, it was decided that where we'd picked for our tents wasn't so good, so we had to kind of lift them up and plonk them back down in another part of the field where everyone else wanted the village.

It was crazy how there was no signal for almost evryone on their phones at the site, but Aidensfield is stuck in the 1960s I guess!! It was so funny though how when we reached this one point in Whitby EVERYONES phones went off all at once to say they'd got a text through!

After we'd had our dinner, we went for a mini photoshoot on top of a hill in Whitby, and it was as cold as it looks:



I also braved nearly falling down a steep cliff when standing on top of a wall taking this one:



After the fun back at the site that Scott talked about, it was freezing so we had an early night. Oh but not before we tried to look at the stars, the only one we worked out was "the big saucepan".

Saturday was great fun also, especially going through the forest. Was really good doing the videos of the runs, even if we did have that one scary moment when Craig aka the Stig took one corner a little too well. :scared:

A couple of nice uses for the forest dust here:





After going back to the campsite we had the BBQ which was good even if the food was well done due to most of us just abandoning it.



After having those flames like that, somehow we couldn't get a fire going later though. Was chucking every bit of rubbish on it including easter egg boxes, but getting no more than a few seconds warmth.

We also said goodbye to Micky at this point, after the AA guy finally came to help out with his problems with the car smoking. Since FITP its no longer only Micky who needs the AA though, me also (check your amended title Micky. )

Sleeping in the car was a better option than the tent given how much colder it was than the night before, which was cold enough, even so we did make the wise choice to move into the hostel for the final night.

Sunday, started off with the Easter eggs being handed out, and having a bit of an easter egg hunt around the campsite, before everyone followed my example from the night before and washing their cars.

Scarborough was just a nice relaxing place, once we'd finally negotiated the the one way system and the narrow streets down by the seafront. Was like the Italian Job all over again, and was amazing how many people were stopping and noticing us.

I didn't think we would ever find somewhere to eat, but eventually we did find a Maccys and at least I got my 20 nuggets and large fries once more.

And then onto the Sunday night. I think Scott summed it up nicely above, but suffice to say that we did pretty much use up all their coal and gas trying to keep warm!!

Was sad to say our goodbyes on the Monday, but not before my final moment of craziness on the campsite. Scott had told Craig not to tear up the site on leaving, but as we went to go I just thought sod it, and did my own 180 degree handbrake in the middle of the field.

It has been great reading the post above and writing this one as it enable the meories to be permanently down, so they don't fade away.

One final thanks to everyone for coming, hope to see most of you again in the summer, along with a few others who I hope these posts encourage to come along.

Take care
Chris