Danny, can you please put me down – no not like that – put me down to attend!! I will probably bring a friend of mine with me and if Anne is agreeable and the weather is kind we may well come over on the bike as it is only about 60 miles.

Post edited 8:36 pm – Mon 14-Mar-11 by devongarden

I don't think I will be able to come  

The big family reunion on Cape Cod will be rapidly approaching, so I will be flying to the US within a couple of days, and travel arrangements are being made by my daughter, and I will be travelling by train–catch breath–so I am not sure it would be possible. It wouldn't make sense to try Devon-Suffolk-Devon-Heathrow, and taking all my family visiting luggage to Suffolk wouldn't make sense, so at the moment it seems unlikely.

So if you do come, Michelle, can you fit in Devon first?

It's a Honda Pan-Eurpean ST1300, I have been 'round the block' a few times over the winter just to keep it all working but so far haven't used it for anything 'juicy' this year so far but now my refit here is almost done I will probably get away for a few days. Like the look of your's but find, for me, cruisers mean a lot of cleaning and polishing (I just want to ride!!) and I find the riding position 'difficult' with feet forward etc. so I have just an old farts bike but it is comfortable and I have a few 'toys' on board to keep me amused. Yes, if the weather is OK why not come down, we could have our own biker meet on Danny and Fiona's lawn.

Looked at a Goldwing before I bought the Pan but too heavy and cumbersome for my type of riding, also it is a bit of a flash machine and I prefer to pass quietly by. Dependant on weather, lets do it.

Danny said:

Barbara – shame about that. Like you say, it would be a bit TOO hectic to try and fit in this meet-up just before a long distance flight and vacation. Let's put you on the "off season opportunity" list.

When I was awake in the middle of the night I was being gloomy about not being able to do this, and suddenly thought, well, if Michelle and Dan will be there, I could probably convince P to come, and we could use a car share, and it might work–the opposite to the usual gloom and doom in the night  which was pleasant. This morning it seems unlikely again. So, off season it will be–just not sure which season it will be off!

Janet: Perhaps I have two then since my bike is a 4 cylinder job, haven't read any problems on the various blogs so maybe that is a delight for the future we'll see but thanks for telling me what it is.