We've got some cracking new presentations including a retro look at an amazing trip in Africa in the 1980's on three BMW's with a Citroen 2 CV support vehicle!! details going up very soon. Got a good mix to suit everyone, and I've ordered the same weather as last year:innocent:. The foods being ordered as I write, and I can smell the BBq already. Don't forget this is a unique event this year with the relaunch of ''Les Voyages de Jupiter'' with Ted Simon showing a film of the first part of his journey with an English commentary. There is a numbered limited edition of the new book only available at the meeting.

Get registered now if you've decided to come, - it's a really friendly event in a great setting.

bier

Facilities
 

Hi Pongo,

Will the pool be in use? - It might sound slightly trivial but, in my mind, Cold Beer + Pool + HUBB = Paradise bier


All the best,

Rich

You bet the pool will be in use! It's fab, and if the weather is anything like it is today ( 36C) here where I am, about 100kms north of the meeting site, then we'll all probably be using it!. There is also a shaded area by the bar. It's a great place, and everyone loved it last year. We are not a big meeting, ( about 75 people this year) but it's very relaxed and everyone is into it despite any misgivings you might have about language. It's very French, laid back with lots of coffee breaks and 2 hrs for lunch:rofl: and the food is excellent. The Sat BBq smells has people salivating during the last presentation of the day, and this year it's Ted Simon's film about the first part of Jupiter's Travels in 1973.

You gotta come!

Tomorrow at 3pm I will know whether i can get there.

Hopefully by 3:10pm I'll be booked in :clap:

Be a nice intro for my first overseas trip

Rich

And we are booked... See you all there! :D

Rich

Hello everyone,

Delighted to say we have exceeded last years registrations, and also delighted we have a last minute presenter in the form of Hervé Guillon, who is going to tell us all about his very clever pocket size travellers first aid kit on Sunday morning.

It's a full meeting this year with lots of good things going on, and the weather forecast is looking great even for a dip in the pool, so don't forget your swimming costume:Beach:

Don't forget it's the last day for the discounted registration, and we will be closing the doors quite soon, as we are near capacity for the campsite. Don't be disappointed- get registered!

:D

Well we've done it, but sadness for those just waking up. We're fully booked for this meeting now and have closed registration. It's going to be a tight squeeze in the presentation room, so we'll probably be floating around in the pool with binoculars.

Looking forward to seeing everyone next weekend.:D

One place still available ....
 

I'm very said about it but I won't be able to make it. Please cancel my registration.

Je laisse ma place
 

Bonjour,
Impossible de venir, j'en suis désolé ; j'offre donc ma place.
Je vous souhaite un très bon rassemblement.
Marc

Great meeting, just the right size to meet and make friends with people. Lovely venue, so well done to John and his team of volunteers for pulling it off!

Thanks Tim, glad you enjoyed it, the attendees certainly enjoyed your presentation.

If Tim's camera had reverse lens, you would have seen the other 40 ( we had 100 on site for the meeting) or so playing in and around the pool or having a cold one at the bar. We had just finished the days work. You can tell by the warm shadow on the building and all the shorts a T shirts, that we had great weather. 25-35c during the day, and mercifully cool at night with no wind.

I must single out several people for some excellent support for this meeting, which we started planning late last year. Roger (OTRA), has helped me with the presenters and a lot of translation work of the summaries, and was great in helping solve a few issues we had with some very late arrivals. Pierre Bettembourg ( Gabacho) must get the campaign medal for volunteering. He spent the whole day in the meeting shed with all the presenters, doing simultaneous translations from both French and English, and was rewarded with not only a large beer but public thanks from Tim and a huge round of applause from the assembled diners. Thanks to Krum;François & Wayne for doing all that was needed without any encouragement, and Mick Harley; James Carter and Mark Clitherow for on the spot volunteering with boxes, tarpaulins and the sound equipment. Everyone asked if there was help needed, so typical amongst travellers, and I thank everyone who did, even those buying me a beer or a cuppa T in the thick of it.

Lastly and by no mens least, a huge thanks to Ted Simon for showing all of us how we should live at the age of 85, staying with it all through the day in some very warm conditions and outlasting a lot of people up till midnight, with anecdotes and tales, and consistantly good humour. The latest printing of Jupiter's Travels in French was launched at the meeting, with his editors Angel Sanz and Teresa Garcia presenting the limited edition of 100 copies. (Thanks for the signed copy!) It's beautiful with great colour photos.

I didn't get any time to take photo's, but a lot of others did, and they will hopefully appear here soon.

HU Fr 2017 will take place at the beginning of September next, and there will be some changes. Mainly to ease registration issues which have arisen this year. The venue and meeting has become so popular we don't even think to go anywhere else. Thankyou Denis and Sandra from everyone for your outstanding patience, super food and help in making our meeting go off perfectly!

More later........................bier

It was a great event, great work from everyone involved in organising and presenting and I had a great time taking to all the attendees. A really top notch weekend all around, I'm looking forward to a return visit next year.

What a weekend!
 

A superb event, thanks everyone who organised and presented - I had a great time.

Great weekend !!!
 

It was GREAT John !!! and it was because you spent so much time to build this success, great because everything was perfect, from the quality of the presentations, the variety of the subjects (Middle to Fare East, Orkney to Cape Town, solo to family trips and even including a forgotten expedition and of course Jupiter's travels presentation by Ted himself) without forgetting the different workshops (first aid to bike lifting, *thanks again Laurent), great because the place and the landscape are fantastic (thanks to Sandra and Denis smiling hospitality) great because the sun didn't stop working hard as well, and then, great because everyone have contributed to that friendship atmosphere.
I'm heading south tomorrow to Spain and Portugal for few days (or weeks) :scooter: thanks to Teresa and Angel (and Betty) for their indicates. See you all soon somewhere, sometime but I'm sure it will be on a sunny day......
Roger

Ride safe and cool!

I must not forget to mention all who gave their time to present their stories, and despite the fact the presention room wasn't ideal, it worked out O.K.

I am also hugely grateful to Samuel Fremy of Baroudmotoshop ( the Klim distributor) for bringing their display top quality merchandise and of course to Yvon and Dominique Bodelot of Touratech for coming up all the way from Orange with a super huge van and equipment and the latest Africa twin and GS LC for everyone to get envious about. :mchappy: The "punch party" he gave after the final presentation on Saturday for everyone was very much appreciated.

I have already started the process for next years meeting, in discussing a date with Denis & Sandra. So keep looking at the HU website for updates.:thumbup1:
:Beach: