5th mob monsterday (weekend)

[alan c]

i have been talking to mario and leo from mob (monster owners belgium) five members are coming over for our weekender and i thought it would be good to visit them in Belgium, they are having there 5th Monsterday on sunday the 21st of september in a little town called Moerzeke next to a city called Deundermonde, its about 200 km from calais.
if anybody is interested in going for weekend or daytrip ? could you please post up, any feedback/thoughts would be good.

thanks alan.

[benson]

If I can go via the tunnel and not the ferry I'll be happy to come along!

[LouSCannon]

Barley know any of you, but I love Belgium. Any place where you get a menu of beer bigger then the menu of food is my sort of country!

I'm too late for the weekender, but would be very interested in taking part in this (Especially as I have holiday to burn this year).

[GULLY]

Hi Alan
I would love to go asap so i am fixable for now.

[Gadget]

Belgium for the weekend would be best. It seems too far for a day trip.
Camping? Nice hotel?

Count me in.
:ukm:

[SazzaG]

We may well be up for that, as we're sort of planning a bike trip in Europe around that time.

Could be nice to meet up with fellow monsterers while we're over there.

[Headhunter]

I'm too late for the weekender

You can still book a place - should be able to anyway. I'd drop Didge a PM fella.

I could possibly be up for this, Alan. Sounds like a good plan.

[DavidEJM]

You can still book a place - should be able to anyway. I'd drop Didge a PM fella.


I PM'd Didge and booked late (assuming my cheque has arrived)

[CK & AK]

sounds like a possible plan, we are not racing that weekend.....

Maybe a ferry out on the fri afternoon :idea: hotel for a couple of nights & back on Sunday?

[J.P]

Mussels and Chips for me !

[benson]

Ferries - arghhhhhh!!!! I'll see you on the other side out of the tunnel - but chips, mussles and Belgian chocolate and beer is too good to miss out on!!!

[Blind Alan]

Hmmmmm sounds good, we could be up for a soiree to belgium. :woot:

[desmo]

Yup, count me & the mrs in, provided i can get the time off work, it sounds good, never done the tunnel before.

[scrapps]

Mmm sound good to me :thumbsup:

[Nonnie]

I may be able to accompany you Ms Benson on the tunnel.

I do love fruit beer...

[alan c]

tunnel sounds good, and faster than ferry, will check prices etc, was thinking of going over on saturday morning and returning on monday. the monster day is on the sunday so if want to spend the day it will be better to return on monday, people can please themselves, does anybody know of any reasonable priced hotel/motels ?

looks like we can get a good turn out

[LouSCannon]

Saturday - Monday is good. Like many others I'd prefer to try the tunnel. Always taken the ferry before I everytime I wish I'd tried the tunnel!

Might take the friday off too and stop in a B&B in kent (Get's the dartford crossing out of the way for me).

[gary tompkins]

tunnel sounds good, and faster than ferry, will check prices etc, was thinking of going over on saturday morning and returning on monday. the monster day is on the sunday so if want to spend the day it will be better to return on monday, people can please themselves, does anybody know of any reasonable priced hotel/motels ?

looks like we can get a good turn out

Alan,

Could you ask what they charge for trikes? Ferries usually charge more for 3-wheelers (car rates) and was wondering if Eurostar do the same?

Cheers

[Capo]

Maybe Mario could find out about accomodation.
I'm up for it tho I will take the bike over in the van.

[slob]

I may well be up for this if work calms down a bit by then.
I've met Mario at Assen the last two years but sadly it conflicts with the weekender this year.

[alan c]

looks like £50 return going saturday morning and returning monday afternoon.
gary i have emailed euro tunnel about cost for trike, will let you know asap.

[benson]

This is great and there will be more than one of me in the tunnel! Date's in the diary - do we need a list - do we do we do we huh huh huh??? All excited of Highams Park!!!! :woot: :woot: :woot:

[Albie]

looks like £50 return going saturday morning and returning monday afternoon.
gary i have emailed euro tunnel about cost for trike, will let you know asap.

Is that per bike as in per car. As in 2 of us.:thumbsup:

[benson]

Usually it is Albie - biker and pillion!!!

[LouSCannon]

Just got home and checked. That's the weekend of the Goodwood Revival, which I've got expensive tickets for me and missus.

Sorry guys, would love to come on this, but already booked. :(

[logyk]

Sounds like a can't miss trip to me .....count me in (provisionally as I am considering a big hol in early Sept).

[crust]

damn, am at the ring that weekend :(

am in Belgium on monday though - Spa trackday :) :) :)

why is everything happening on the same weekends this year :(
:)crust

[gary tompkins]

looks like £50 return going saturday morning and returning monday afternoon.
gary i have emailed euro tunnel about cost for trike, will let you know asap.

Cheers buddy - much appreciated :cool:

[alan c]

hi gary, trike is same price as standard car, looks like £101 going saturday morning and returning monday afternoon.

[benson]

That's pretty rotten isn't it - I mean, it's only an extra wheel...:eyepopping:

[Half Man Half Mole]

Unfortunately, it probably relates to the area it occupies?

Mike

[Blind Alan]

These seem reasonable for ferry crossings.
http://www.motorsporttravel.co.uk/

[benson]

Have been looking at the tunnel again - think it will be my preferred option (HATE ferries but more to the point hate riding bike onto ferry and having to strap it down :eek: :eek: :eek: ...) so for me think it will be Friday - Monday IF I can get the time off - or else a nice early start on the Saturday...Hope the late summer weather doesn't let us down :mand:

[slob]

but more to the point hate riding bike onto ferry and having to strap it down


I've strapped bikes into the back of vans dozens of times, not had an 'incident' yet. Unless you get into pretty choppy seas, the forces that the straps etc. are put under in a van going round roundabouts and corners are way above what a ferry ride will put on them. No doubt someone will come along and say I'm talking bollocks but I reckon the chance of your bike suffering damage on the train is probably as high as the ferry.
(Unless you just don't like boats of course)

[benson]

Don't mind boats to be honest - it's the riding on and off and diesel and generally being a wuss!!!

[Albie]

Most of us seem to prefer the tunnel and Im doing that. The original concensus was travel saturday morn and leave on monday morn. We need to get some names and preferences sorted on a thread.

Albie Sat/Mon Tunnel

[SazzaG]

Looks like we might be joining you, then scooting off on our hols through France afterwards. Hurrah!

Tunnel for us, I think.

[J.P]

Albie Sat/Mon Tunnel
J.P Sat/Sunday - Tunnel

[scrapps]

Offer still open for people coming from outside kent area to crash at my house the night before.. I am aprox 30mins from the tunnel and I will also be going.(prob by via tunnel)

[Yorkie]

Scrapps,

I may have to take you up on that because the ferry is to expensive for this northern lad, and i like a nice long run out! I will confirm that im going closer to the time!!

Yorkie.

[desmo]

Can't say for definate yet, but Roz & I would love to go.
Thanks Scrapps for the accomodation offer, the port is a long ride for us.
If we can go, it will be Sat / Mon via the tunnel.
Never done the tunnel before, but Roz also hates riding on & off the ferries, if it's wet the boarding ramps / decks can be slippery.

[alan c]

tunnel for me too :thumbsup: sat/mon

[Albie]

I have started a thread here


http://www.ukmonster.co.uk/monster/showthread.php?p=257943#post257943

[benson]

Well done Albie - and I've not made an irrelevant comment on it yet...

[Albie]

Well done Albie - and I've not made an irrelevant comment on it yet...

Oh thank you I like to try. I need something to do now as my bikes clean and rideable. I get bored you see.I even offered to have Mad turnips bike delivered to my house for restoration.:mand:

[Albie]

Blimey at this rate more going to Belgium than our very own weekender.:chuckle: :thumbsup:

[scrumpster]

Norfolk line were brilliant with the bikers going over last weekend and it's a tad cheaper I think. One lot of bikes didn't even go up the ramp, although the few coming back did, plus they went on first so could ride straight up the ramp. I have put my name down but it maybe very last minute if I can go or not. I'm sure they could squeeze another in. I'm off to my fridge for a fruit beer now :o)

[benson]

Fruit beer - chips - mussels - chocolate - could I commute from Belgium???

[BoozyBOB]

pencile me in.....
Fri/Mon.. tunnel

not sure i can but will try...

[gary tompkins]

hi gary, trike is same price as standard car, looks like £101 going saturday morning and returning monday afternoon.

That's pretty rotten isn't it - I mean, it's only an extra wheel...:eyepopping:

Extra cost not a problem - it would probably be just as much on the ferry

Still too early for me to 100% confirm on this, but I'll let you know ASAP

[Capo]

If I have the bike finished by then, I will be going.

[sprintbint]

Like Yorkie, living in North Yorkshire the tunnel is too far. So we're getting the ferry from Hull to Rotterdam, then it's only 88miles over the other side.

[Nickj]

A short video from the 2007 MOB day. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSUpjdC-x_8

[Stuart42]

Hi

am I too late for this trip?

Has anyone looked into accom prices in Belgium?

Cheers
Stuart

[ladybird]

/me is lost in all the belgium threads, which one is for accomodation??????

[Albie]

/me is lost in all the belgium threads, which one is for accomodation??????

This one is
http://www.ukmonster.co.uk/monster/showthread.php?t=28380

[blueguzzi]

Ok Im booked on the tunnel, sat.. sun
Now where do I stay sat night?

HeHeHe this has the makings of a good weekend

Cheers
Hugh

[Stafford]

Just checking that all that needed to have got their money back from the Eurotunnel mob. Finally got mine back in my last CC statement, but it did take a reminder from me to get it.

[Albie]

Yes I got mine back last month. I was thinking and saying to Slob on sunday about maybe booking next years accomodation for the next belgium weekender at the wonderful barn for hopefully more of us.:ukm::ukm:

[gary tompkins]

Just checking that all that needed to have got their money back from the Eurotunnel mob. Finally got mine back in my last CC statement, but it did take a reminder from me to get it.


Oooh thanks for the memory jog - I'll have to check my bank statements

[Capo]

Albie, how many places are available at the barn?