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Old 25 Mar 2013
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California 2013 full details and Registration open now!

The event is in a fantastic location, the roads are legendary, and our venue is awesome, with a beautiful sunset view right over the Pacific just below us, and nestled in a pine forest. I can guarantee a great time!

Over the weekend last year we had around 30 presenters, names like Ted Simon, Greg Frazier, Craig Vetter, Carla King, Nicole Espinosa and many more putting on almost 40 shows! Check out the range of topics to come in 2013 here. More are being added all the time!

We are also now accepting applications from presenters for putting on a talk or demo or tech session, and it can be on any bike related travelling topic. To help with planning the event we need your application forms in early please!

For some more ideas on what YOU COULD present, see here.

We are also looking for volunteers as usual! We had a terrific crew last year, who did an absolutely amazing job. It takes help from volunteers to put on the meeting and this year we'll need a few more. When you register for the event you'll have an opportunity to volunteer, and we'd greatly appreciate it if you'd help out for just a few hours. It's a GREAT way to meet people too!
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cool! looking forward to it
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Yet another great time to look forward to!!!
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California 2013

GREAT....pay day is Friday.....my registration will be on its way. Looking so forward to this years trip. Might just volunteer this year. Im guessing that volunteers arrive the day before?....Hope to see some familiar faces from last year....Happy Trails to all.
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My payment is in....and Ill see you there. Plan on coming on Wednesday and being a volunteer.....should be fun.
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My payment is in....and Ill see you there. Plan on coming on Wednesday and being a volunteer.....should be fun.
Thanks Randy, yes Wednesday is good, lots to do to make it all happen! Without the volunteers efforts, it wouldn't be possible to put these events on, thanks again!

See ya there,
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Me and my wife are planning to attend the meet. We will be arriving Thursday noon and we also like to volunteer to help out for the event.

It will be our first time to join the HU gathering and hope to meet some South America experience travelers who can give us some guidelines and tips. We're dreaming to ride our bike from San Diego, CA via Peru sometimes in the near future.

Ride safe,
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Our first, too.

Wife may be even more into it than I am. lol.

We hope to be there in time to become indentured, as well.
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HU Meeting Cambria CA 2013

Hi all,
We will be arriving on the Wednesday so can help out where needed.

Gery & Coco; Ken & I will be doing a presentation on our 6 years in the Americas so please come and ask us any questions you have on South America.

Looking forward to the meeting.

Cheers Carol & Ken
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We will be arriving on the Wednesday so can help out where needed.

Gery & Coco; Ken & I will be doing a presentation on our 6 years in the Americas so please come and ask us any questions you have on South America.

Looking forward to the meeting.

Cheers Carol & Ken
Hi Carol & Ken,

That's great and were looking forward to meet you both in personal on our coming HU gathering/meet. We're also very excited to listen and watch your presentation. Please guide and help us to make one of our dream ride come true.

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I want to get on the plane right now! I'm really looking forward to coming across to Cambria. I've heard so much about the Meet over the past couple of years. I'm looking forward to the chance to link up with everyone and with the 40th anniversary of Ted's Jupiter's Travels ride happening - great stuff! See you in a few weeks!
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Hi Grant and Susan!
I just signed up for the CA HU event and have added my name to the volunteer list and am super excited to attend having missing Nakusp this year.

Question for you, where is the best place to post a "bike storage" request? I will be riding out from New Mexico and with the intention of leaving my bike in California for the winter while I return to home to Vancouver. I was thinking in the 'regional' forum or here.. Let m know where to think the most effective place is.
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Hi Grant and Susan!
I just signed up for the CA HU event and have added my name to the volunteer list and am super excited to attend having missing Nakusp this year.

Question for you, where is the best place to post a "bike storage" request? I will be riding out from New Mexico and with the intention of leaving my bike in California for the winter while I return to home to Vancouver. I was thinking in the 'regional' forum or here.. Let m know where to think the most effective place is.
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good to hear you're going to make it to this one Jen,

Storage:
Regional forum, or the various Communities in the area- just write them directly, usually works out very well. See "Connect' on the menu!

Also of course talk to people at the event, but try the Communities first - you could meet the person you'll store the bike with in Cambria!

see you there!
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Hola Grant & Susan from Mazatlan!

At the August meeting in North Carolina I met Ralph from Alabama who told me he was going to the BMW Rally in Veracruz, Mexico in October. I joined him & another rider from Texas. After the rally they went returned home, but I continued west and today I'm crossing the Sea of Cortez today from Mazatlan. I hope to ride north through Baja California in time to attend the meeting in Cambria. I'll have fresh Mexico stories to share.

I look forward to seeing Wind Rider Jeffrey (Ride for Peace) and Doug Laird (also attended the Mexico Rally) again in Cambria.
I've been reading Jupiter's Travels on this trip & also look forward to meeting Ted Simon.


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Well I finally did it, signed up for this event. It will nice to meet people of the same interest.
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