Category: Reports

Present: Bob (organiser), Rhoda, Sarah, Bruce, Catherine, Pam, Richard N, Paul, Cliff In the beginning was the Plan, and the Plan was Bob’s. All things were included in the Plan, and the travellers viewed the Plan and saw that it was good. Shame that Luton Airport, Monarch Airlines and BA weren’t informed of our intricate […]

Present: Rhoda (organiser), Bob, Keyna, Melanie, Bruce, Sarah, Maggie, Emer, Richard N, Paul, Dave W, Paula, Mike, Gaby, Mark, Marion, Dan, Beckie, Claire, Alan, Joanne, Steve L, Steve W, Julie & family, Graham & family A total of 25 existing/prospective Club members, 4 friends/spouses, 4 children and a dog made it to Kelynack, near St […]

Present: Keyna (organiser), Shaun, Joanne, Steve L, Sarah, Bruce, Dave H, Lee One of the last camping trips of the year before the barn and bothy season begins. Well we had pack leader Keyna, her gorgeous much-better half Shaun the biker, nimble and brave Joanne and her rucksack-carrying gentle long legged partner Steve, Lee Lee […]

Present: Dan (organiser), Beckie and bump, Bruce, Pam, Andy (and Kate, down in the valley) Day I – Saturday As Andy and Kate were already abroad, only one full car was waiting for the 6:00am ferry at Dover this year. After a large English breakfast onboard, we were in Dunkerque by 8:45 and into Belgium […]

Present: Andy (organiser), Rhoda, Julie, Young Ed, Mike, Gaby, Graham, Young Michael As the destination was so close, everybody decided to spend Friday night in comfy beds and drive down the M25 on Saturday morning. We all arrived in good time, pitched our tents and put rubber to the rocks by lunchtime (some people decided […]

Present: Richard S (organiser), Martin, Dave H, Bruce, Si, Claire, Alan, Simon H It was the first weekend in August and with it a promise of a break in the rotten weather that the summer had brought so far. On the Friday morning, Richard, Dave and I left behind a Berkshire basking in early sunshine […]

Present: Claire (organiser), Richard N, Sarah, Bruce, Paula, Dave W, Rhoda, Bob, Sue, Si, Laura, Andy H The Julian Alps of Slovenia were a new destination for NMC, although not at all new to “tour leader” Claire, who was on her third visit in three years. On Saturday morning, 12 people assembled at Stansted for […]

Present: Bob (organiser), Rhoda, Simon, Julie and 8 year old Tom. Dreadful weather conditions in the previous week together with localised flooding in the South Yorkshire region saw a much reduced number of precisely 4 and one child travel up to camp at a charming farm with minimal home comforts. Keeping the faith paid off […]

Present: Claire & Alan (organisers), Bruce, Keyna, Paula (plus Laura and Andy H for the Saturday night booze up) Location: Black Mountain, Wales Following the wettest June on record, the forecast for the weekend was dismal – with yet more severe weather warnings, but perfect for testing the waterproofness, stability and durability of our kit. […]

Present: Claire (organiser), Alan, Sarah, Bruce, Gaby, Mike, Pokey, Annie, Keyna, Laura, Gary, Dave H, John The weekend started promisingly, with bright sunshine lighting the way into Wales on some exceptionally pretty (single-track) roads between desolate sheep-covered hills and abandoned slate quarries. Upon arrival, everybody indulged in a game of ‘my tent is bigger than […]