As you will know from the piece I wrote in the last club magazine, we said we'd return and we did.
There's no need to go over again what the Belgian club do but suffice to say they work very hard to make everyone welcome and this year was no exception. In fact this was their tenth year.
Many of us know Patrick and his charming wife Ann. The other guys and girls in the club are just the same. Hospitable in the extreme and seemingly willing to go further than anyone else I have met to make everyone welcome.
Here is my story of the 2014 rally Belgium.
I have mentioned before that this year has been a bit barren for me on the Zed front. A combination, or perfect storm, of circumstances has contrived to limit my activities. This meeting though was never in any doubt.
The first thing that should be said for this rally is just how conveniently situated it is. The guys from the North managed, possibly, (apart from any shed riders) to get there on one tank of fuel. Even for us just North of London, it is only 300 miles. The journey itself isn't so interesting. Unless you count me making navigation errors that is
I have the excuse however that I use printed maps and the turning for the Paris motorway is metres from the turning to the ferry port at Calais where we were due to meet up with Scott. Anyway, a little detour cost us nothing except 12 times 1Euro 20. I had loads of change in my pocket and felt duty bound to sort it out.
180 miles on the motorway as I said is not so interesting but riding in a group of Zeds is always good.
We seem to have lost Mike Wheeler from this picture, perhaps he was in the shop? The journey this time was taken using the Brussels ring road which was much easier on a Friday afternoon than the Antwerp ring we used in 2012 especially as Mike had a 590 model SatNav.
Mike is due to join the forum as he has been having trouble joining up but is sorting this ASAP.
(End Part 1)
scott wrote:I had a mystery guest at 3.00am on Friday night and it was not the female variety.
