Somme Battlefields Trip 2011

[steve in stockport]

Did the oil and filter last night, had a very lucky escape, when I went to slacken the sump plug it was already loose that could have been expensive, must have had a knock at some stage recently.

[fry61]

Oh yes not long now oil changed,check plugs changed,check air filter, check. so all i have to do is finish all the work on customers house get paid pack and fill car with petrol :yahoo: :yahoo: :clapping:

Gasket goo????

[philshelton]

Gasket goo????

Done exhaust gasket decided to do it right and want and got helicoil kit

[fry61]

Good on ya Phil, I suspect our "train" will be loud enough without a straight through/out the side.

[philshelton]

oil check, water check, tyre's mmm might have to see marcus (zoomzoom) on the way down. insurance medical,car and breakdown check, euros think sorted, passport in date over night in ramsgate see you guys in dover on sat morning cant wait

[stevedohc2b]

Weather Forecast looks Ok LINK

 

Checking over car and the jack was missing think i binned it as it collapsed on me once so £10 lighter new one in Boot

 

Stephen

[fry61]

The garage bench is full of "spares" that may be needed for Florin (if you got it;it would be silly not to take it)& the dining table is lost under a pile of clothes & shoes. If the load is not reduced we shall arrive looking like Brian the snail. (70s Magic Roundabout)

[stevedohc2b]

Nice new fully Synthetic oil and filter changed last night.

Saturdays dinner made and frozen ready.

 

Better pack some clothes.

 

Stephen

[Guest chris brown]

Just had a look at the traffic on the M20 at the bottom end and it looks to be flowing well so think I will Risk it

[stevedohc2b]

What a

Super,

Historic,

Informative,

Tour.

as put by Kevin

Thanks Steve

 

Hope you are all home safe and well

 

Stephen & Lesley

[steve in stockport]

Thanks to all that came to the Somme and made it such a great trip.

My job was easy as you were all such eager students, I could have told you anything and you would have believed, until we came across Teddy that is, he is absolutely brilliant! I hope they can find a good replacement for him.

 

The house sharing was a whole new experience, RHOCaR does Big Brother was how Marylin described it on the ferry home, although nobody was evicted

 

We got home safe and sound, 383 miles and a ferry crossing from door to door.

 

Steve and Laura

[Guest chris brown]

What a great week my thanks to all especially Steve for all his org. I thought I knew a bit about WW1 before we went I soon realised I knew next to nothing. Yes Steve. Teddy was different but what a fantastic guide.

[Derek]

Our thanks to Steve for organising such a fantastic week.

New experiences almost every second.

Learnt a whole lot more about the sacrifice our ancestors made.

Cemented friendships with our fellow travellers.

 

And why not to commit to a menu where soup or salad can change to stuffed pasta in a mist of translation!

 

Hay Ho, another beer here please.

 

M&D.

 

PS 1001 not only cleans a big big carpet, its the miles I covered in one week, door to door, but I'm sure others did more.

[steve in stockport]

A few photos from the week, there must be hundreds around from the amount of camera pointing you guys and girls did.

 

The courtyard at Chavasse Farm

RHOCaR at Lochnagar Crater

Thiepval Memorial

Beautiful poppy

Some of the 'Iron Harvest' that comes up every year

Teddy educating the gang

[stevedohc2b]

To lead a 12 car convoy through the A & B roads of France

Took time but we all arrived together with only one fucarwe moment.

 

Great week great company

 

thanks all

 

Stephen