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California USA 2011 Travellers Meeting in Cambria October 14-16
Cambria, California USA, October 14-16 2011

Full details and Registration open now!

Fantastic NEW location centrally located between San Francisco and Los Angeles, in great riding country!

We'd love to continue to have a meeting in Petrolia as in the last two years, it's a great location, but it's just too far for most people, so we're delighted that our new organisers Mike and Sandra Dimond found the Cambria location - because you're going to love it! Get the details on the page.

We are also now accepting applications from presenters for putting on a show, it can be on any bike related travelling topic. Last year we had our most diverse range of topics ever, with some fantastic shows and knowledgeable talks. To help planning the event we need your application forms in early please!

For some more ideas on what YOU COULD present, see the UK Meeting.

We are also looking for volunteers as usual! We had an excellent crew last year doing a range of activities. 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!
We look forward to seeing you there!

Grant and Susan
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HI HUBBers-

We attended our first meeting in Petrolia last summer and had a great time. We're really excited about hosting at the new location in Cambria. The camp is very rustic and laid back - nestled in the pines overlooking the Pacific. Check out the pics. It feels as quiet and away from it all as Petrolia did - without the huge drive to get there. We're sure you'll love it.

We feel like we're planning a party for a couple of hundred of our closest friends. In fact - that's EXACTLY what we're doing, and this is your Personal Invitation to join us!

To kick things off we're pleased to announce the first presenter to sign up to do a show at the meeting. We ran into Carla King at the IMS motorcycle show last weekend. She's been busy with her new book - to be published in the spring - and digitizing a bunch of her never-before-seen photos. She's going to put together a show to present in Cambria. If you saw her in Petrolia you know she's always got great stories and pics.

So mark your calendar & plan to visit the Central Coast in October, and check back for updates. We'll be adding more info pics of the area - things to see and roads to ride.
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One of the best spots for it 5hr.+- ride from LA or San Fran. You will pull far more people from there. That close to a large city you may be able to get vendors to show up. It will be a grate meeting!

wow inexpensive meeting to! I can not see any one who is even thinking about overlanding in the area not going to this. For that matter gust looking for something to do for a weekend it is cheap.
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A day less, what happened to thursday night?
Camping at nearly $35 night - or is thata typo? never paid that much to put a tent up in the woods!
And of course a lot further if coming from the north, is it worth it for a day less if it not part of a trip south. Those turning around and heading back home north will hit the weather.

All said I will most likely be there too meet up with crowd! Gtrat meetings in Petrolia, Cambria got a lot too follow.
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A day less, what happened to thursday night?
Camping at nearly $35 night - or is thata typo? never paid that much to put a tent up in the woods!
And of course a lot further if coming from the north, is it worth it for a day less if it not part of a trip south. Those turning around and heading back home north will hit the weather.

All said I will most likely be there too meet up with crowd! Gtrat meetings in Petrolia, Cambria got a lot too follow.
Good to hear you'll be there!

We're very excited about the new location, and hope that we'll be able to bring the travelling message to a lot more people with it's excellent location between SF and LA. Oh yeah - we're still on the coast too!

Re 35 a night - well, it's NOT camping in the woods, and that's what it costs us. Any good campground in the area is apparently in that area for price. Nice if it was cheaper, but that's the going rate. People from the area that were also at Petrolia think it's a great facility and "think the price is a deal for this area".

Re Thursday - feedback from some people said there wasn't enough happening to make it worth while coming a long way for the Thursday night, so we're trying to deal with that as follows:
  1. One less day makes it easier for people to get time off work
  2. MORE presenters! We plan a full schedule for Friday night and all day Saturday, and with any luck Sunday am too.
  3. For 2012 we'll look at expanding it to Thursday again, but it is another 35 for camping!
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Available camping or bunks? CA Meeting
Apparently the Registration for the Cambria meeting is closed. Is it possible to ride in register and get a camp spot or bunk?

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Thanks Grant,

I'm looking forward to it.

Pete

PS - After many solo tours of our western states, It would be great to meet and learn from other experienced riders!
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Awesome!! Pack up today, change the oil, make sure the bike is ready to go...and only gotta put up with 3 more days of work. See you all there!!
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If I show up on thursday, will I be able to get a camp spot or bunk if I'm not registered?

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If I show up on thursday, will I be able to get a camp spot or bunk if I'm not registered?

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Pete-
We don't actually have "possession" of the Camp until Friday. So the answer to your question is Thursday, no; Friday, YES!

There is both camping and bunk space available. You can choose when you arrive.

See you in Cambria,
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See you Friday!

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A fantastic weekend at HU Cambria .. many thanks to Grant, Sue and all who helped to orgainse, volunteer and present .. HU members , traders and site staff .. see you all on the road ... thanks a million .. Geoff
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A huge thanks to Grant and Susan, the volunteers and everyone I got a chance to visit with for making this an incredible weekend! Looking forward to seeing you again next year, if not sooner.

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