Scotland 2020 31st July till 2nd August

[AMCQ46]

OK lads & lassies ... who wants another OP Storm Scotland meeting in 2020?

Post Covid lockdown updates in BOLD at the bottom



date decided [but still need to confirm with bunkhouse]

Friday 31st July till Sunday 2nd August [note that Monday 3rd is a bank holiday in Scotland, so there is usually some good events in the towns for non motorcycling partners to get involved in] Kirkcudbright Arts and Crafts



also feedback on the bunkhouse accomadation - is it meeting expectation [well breakfast this year was a farce as it took more than an hour to serve everybody, so that has to be sorted], but is it too basic?
we can go back to a town and mix campsite and others have to option to sort out a B&B.

list so far:
Gabi - bunkhouse - not paid
MarkVTR - confirmed van
Tony.Mon - chalet = paid 3 nights
Rolling Thunder - 1 day trip?
Flatline - chalet
Kermitlefrog - bunkhouse - paid
Edward - bunkhouse = paid
Wellgroomed Andy - bunkhouse = paid
AMcQ46 - bunkhouse - paid
PeteL-bunkhouse = paid
GrumpyFrog-bunkhouse - paid
Bazza - bunkhouse
Husky James = bunkhouse paid
Budd - Van or Bunkhouse TBD - not paid

any other of the NI team?

initial booking for 10 places now done = £19/night + £5 for bedding and towel = £43

so the corona virus update in BOLD:

Gabi - bunkhouse - not paid
MarkVTR - confirmed van
Tony.Mon - chalet = paid 3 nights - Still coming
Rolling Thunder - 1 day trip?
Flatline - chalet sorted it himself - still coming
Kermitlefrog - bunkhouse - paid [only maybe now, and will camp]
Edward - bunkhouse = paid [dropping out]
Wellgroomed Andy - bunkhouse = paid - maybe but will camp
AMcQ46 - bunkhouse - paid - Will stay in Camper Van
PeteL-bunkhouse = paid - still coming and happy to bunkhouse
GrumpyFrog-bunkhouse - paid still coming and happy to bunkhouse
Bazza - bunkhouse
Husky James = bunkhouse paid still coming and happy to bunkhouse
Budd - Van or Bunkhouse TBD - not paid

so of the 10 spaces booked in bunkhouse.
3 happy to bunk [james, Pete, Grumpy]
1 convert to camper Van pitch [AMcQ46]
2 are maybe but will convert to tent pitchs [Wellgroomed and Kermt]
1 dropped out [Edward]
3 no reply [Gabi, Baazza, Budd]
1 gate crasher [Fabio]

[fabiostar]

im winging it this year but il put my name down and im sure the irish mafia will be along as normal, its already been mentioned a few times.. date wise for me the later in August the better but again il see how summer goes.

the NI massive dont really care were we stay so just pick one .

[KermitLeFrog]

I'm up for this. Either date is fine for me.

When you fix a date I'll advise the other gentlemen.

[KermitLeFrog]

ps. When is the NI trip?

[fabiostar]

ps. When is the NI trip?

the NI storm is on hold just for now until late january for a few things needing sorted out at my end. it can be moved about as needed tho

[Pete.L]

Add me to the list again Ali
All those dates are good for me at the moment but if it's a Bank hol on the first weekend would make the roads a bit busy?

pete.l

[AMCQ46]

Add me to the list again Ali
All those dates are good for me at the moment but if it's a Bank hol on the first weekend would make the roads a bit busy?

pete.l

Pete, we used to always do the trip on that bank holiday weekend when we were staying in kirkcudbright, I only moved it to get a gap between the NI trip and the Scotland one. I can't remember there being more traffic away from the towns, but it did make biking a table for supper more of a problem.

[Pete.L]

Cool. I guess the Scottish August bank holiday traffic aint like it is down south then. I can hardly say I noticed and real traffic on any of the weekends

[Flatline]

I'll be there. Has the date been decided?

You're spot on, Alistair, the accommodation is very basic, but it's ok for sleeping

[AMCQ46]

I have frozen the planned date and you should all put the weekend of 31st July till 2nd Aug in you busy calendars.

still need to confirm with bunkhouse, but if they are busy we will go back to campsite

[tony.mon]

I'm in.
I need to show the Tuono the logging road.

[gabi81]

Campsite....oh no
But I have a van now so it's all good
Either way I'm in this year

[grumpyfrog]

Is this going to be renamed " Bikes 'n Van's "!

[tony.mon]

Go on then.
I was planning to ride some of it, but I can bring it up in the van.
Man with a van it is.

I've booked the dates off.

[cheekykev]

It's the future, I've been doing it for years