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  By Ray Douglas -(who Else!!) at 10/07/2007 10:54:24 PM

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  LION RALLY 2007

   

             I had to work late on the Friday so couldn’t make the Friday night party. I set off early on Saturday morning and arrived on site at 10.00am. After showing my ticket I rode into the site and found the rest of the club. I pitched the tent and had a beer before we went out on our own ride-out. Before we left I met up with Adam, an old friend of mine from my days with Ealing MAG back in the dim and distant past, who I hadn’t seen since his wedding about four or five years ago. With Grasscutter leading we headed down the M4 to Junction 15. We rode down to Barbery Castle, which is an old fortification where you get great views across the country from The Ridgeway. We had a meal at the café and a quick look around before climbing back onto the bikes and setting off again. We rode to the Crofton Steam Engine Museum, again a beautiful place, right next to the Kennet and Avon Canal. This engine was used to pump water up into the canal to keep it filled up for the canal boats to get over the hills. One we had had a look round we headed down to Hungerford where we stopped for a drink. After one pint we decided to head back to the site before the rain arrived.

             Back on site we relaxed around the tents chatting for ages before going over to the marquee for the evenings bands. We wandered around the stalls for a while before settling down to some serious drinking. By now Eddy and Creaky had disappeared off to the moon, not to be seen until the morning. I didn’t think much of the bands to start with but as the beer went down they did get a little bit better. I finally reached the point where I couldn’t drink anymore so I wandered back to my tent and crashed out.

             Next morning, after drinking a much needed cup of tea from Holy Joes and after the mist had burned off I packed up, said goodbye to everyone and headed off home already looking forward to the Celtic Brothers Rally in Brittany, France

   

  Geordie Ray 

  West London Harley Riders

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