After a few years absence another Geezers Rally was held at Bridge Heyward Caravan Park on the banks of the Calder River in Read Lancashire. The weather was not entirely kind to us, it seemed to rain every other day. So on the good days we had a really good time.
Thursday morning started with coffee and home made scones at Ken & Carole’s, Mike & Heather were attending their very first Geezers Rally.
Ken & Carole had recently purchased a beautiful new residential park home and had it sited here at Bridge Heywood, the decking was built by Ken over last winter, amazing job and the view is just glorious.
Then in the afternoon the BBQ at Geezers HQ was a little soggy under foot but the sun stayed out and we managed to stay out of the wind with the help of Ken’s Gazebo (£15 from eBay) and Keith & Ken’s windbreaks. Good food, good company and a few drinks!
Friday’s weather was not ideal, it rained heavily in the morning but after lunch we headed off for a walk around the local countryside, complete with waterproofs, strong boots and umbrellas.
The locals were friendly if a little scary.
We hadn’t intended it to be an obstacle course!
But the obstacles were unusual at least.
In the evening we had a glass of champagne to celebrate our 10th Wedding Anniversary.
On Saturday Ken & Carole hosted a BBQ on their decking, the boys were in charge of the cooking, however I think the girls had done most of the work preparing everything! The table groaned under the weight of the spread and we had to have a second stab at the leftovers later in the evening to see most of it off. Ken compiled a music quiz based on the 1960’s deliberately designed to stump Dave, however, it didn’t work and Dave & Heather triumphed with an impressive score of 64 out of 100.
Mike & Heather had to leave on Sunday due to a prior commitment, the rest of us stayed indoors due to the weather again, and the fact that there was Motorcycle racing from Donnington followed by the F1 Grand Prix from Hungary on the TV.
On Monday after a rainy start the weather improved and we all walked to the Game Cock for a late lunch. The carvery was excellent and the wine wasn’t bad either. We walked back and the hardy ones continued walking around the “loop” coming back to Ken’s decking along the river bank. After a few drinks there we moved to Geezers HQ for a few more drinks as a farewell to the Lindsay's who were leaving in the morning.
The Geezers Rally was officially over but Rob & Jill are staying for a few more days and of course Ken & Carole live here, well most of the time. A good time was had by all and promises made to meet again next year if not before. Thanks to everyone for making the effort to come and stay safe until we all meet again.
