Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2007 16:56:30 GMT From: Paul Halliday <pjghnospamyonder.co.uk> Subject: Re: West Yorkshire, UK Meet-up - 1st April
in article 461010b8$0$21839$db0fefd9nospam.zen.co.uk, DervMan at thedervmannospaml.com wrote on 01/04/2007 21:05: > "Paul Halliday" <pjghnospamyonder.co.uk> wrote in message > news:C224A3E4.7D5C%pjghnospamyonder.co.uk... >> Where? The Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, just off the M1, south >> of >> Wakefield. >> >> Why? <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_yorkshire/6463855.stm> >> ... And it's a nice country park, family friendly, educational, good local >> pubs for lunch and perhaps a nice drive in the afternoon taking in a >> couple >> of West Yorkshire's famous landmarks: >> >> <http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&hl=en&saddr=West+Bretton,+Wakefield,+West >> +Yorkshire,+WF4+4LG+(Yorkshire+Sculpture+Park)+%4053.612794,-1.573736&daddr= >> emley+moor+to:castle+hill+huddersfield&sll=53.62288,-1.614125&sspn=0.0506,0. >> 12291&layer=&ie=UTF8&z=12&om=1> >> >> See <http://www.uknospam/viewtopic.php?t=14984> for more details. >> >> I think we intend to meet after 10am, stay around until after lunchtime to >> allow any church go-ers, or stragglers to catch up and the take off for a >> drive mid afternoon ... Then home :) > > > So! > > How did it go? > > Any good pictures? There's some good post-meet analysis over on the forum board topic: <http://www.uknospam/viewtopic.php?t=14984> My gallery of the day is here: <http://www.saabphotos.com/gallery/Orca_WY_01042007> There were about twice as many cars as shown in the first picture, once we'd all arrived. I took that picture quite early on (although not that early) when I thought we'd all arrived ... And then a whole load more turned up. The walk around the Sculpture Park was good fun. Lunch venue was fine and the ride around in the afternoon was a hoot! Trying to convoy 15 cars through multiple cross-traffic junction and keep together was a trial. Leading it, I brought a whole village to standstill, too! We did make it to the end destination, although in two main groups. Much enjoyed - great day! We're thinking a day out to Whitby more towards the summer and probably another mini-meet for a pub lunch and walk around the Cow & Calf rocks at Ilkley one Sunday soon. I'll post here again with any details as they emerge. If you're wondering WTF is going on in this picture ... <http://www.saabphotos.com/gallery/Orca_WY_01042007/DSCF4401> ... This was a "come dressed as your forum board avatar" challenge levelled by the chap with the flat cap and pipe against the chap in the crocodile costume :) I've still no idea why a crocodile has four tits, but ... Hey :o The fellow in the background playing crown green bowls was not one of us. Paul 1989 900 Turbo S http://saab.go.dyndns.org/
