Morris Minor Owners Club

RogerRust wrote:No its no good Bill, I've used up my holiday getting the car ready for the MOT I just have one week left for Mrs F. I'm afraid I can't give you her allocation and she has declined my kind offer of a nice trip in the Morris!

Has she ever been to Orkney? Go on, let's see you're sales pitch

RogerRust wrote: However, on another subject I will soon be writing to Mrs Judge!

Oh yes, I wonder what that's about then

Something to do with an old horse!

Hi folks,
Room for another?
Just been having a talk with the other half, and were both interested in this trip, especially now the JOGLE is off for this year - need the Scotland fix.
OK, we both need to arrange time off work and get a Minor up to scratch for the run which will almost certainly involve an engine rebuild but the enthusiasms there!

If anyone want to do it but can't afford it - I'm looking for a co driver. Can share all costs down the middle and will be camping etc... not doing it with 4-stars.

Just in case it has been forgotten, and with less than 2 months to go, I thought I would bring this topic to the top of the list again.

Current confirmed entrants are as follows,

Bill - Definite (confirmed)
Ray - Definite (confirmed)
Onne - Definite (confirmed)
Victoria - Definite (confirmed)
Alex - Definite (confirmed)

As I have said, there is now less than 2 months to go, so I hope everyone has arranged their accomodation based on the itinary I posted on 2 May

Looking forward to it, never been that far up north

I hope everyone has arranged their accomodation

yep - I'm off to the 50'th ITT this weekend just so I can check out that my tent is ok and that all sand and scorpions are as I left them ;-)

* International Trabant Treffen , Zwickau in the former DDR

ps - Wish me luck!! I made my first proper test drive today (I tried a proper run at the weekend, but the clutch plate sef destructed before I got out of my street)

Good luck Ray, hope you have a good trip.

Onne, Victoria, Alex ?

No, I haven't booked anything yet. Where is everybody else staying?

The general idea was that everyone book their own accomodation based on the itinary posted on 2 May. If they then let me know their arrangements I will try to arrange somewhere where we can meet and have a meal each night.

I would suggest that you start making arrangements now Alex, particularly for your accomodation on Orkney. As I have said previously, it is their show week and accomodation will be at a premium.

Please PM me if you have any problems.

I think it would be sensible for people to post here details of what accommodation they've booked or are planning to book, otherwise we could end up camping at (for example) three different sites spread over a ten mile radius when we could just have easily all stayed at the same one.

I previously suggested the Kirkwall Youth Hostel for Orkney itself. Anyone else fancy that?

Also, as I asked before, is the plan to catch the 18:45 ferry from Gill's Bay to St. Margaret's Hope on Saturday, stay two nights on Orkney, then come back on the 08:00 Monday ferry?

Hence my post dated 12 April, unfortunately there was very little response.

However lets have another go.

7 weeks and counting

I just noticed that there have been more than 12,600 hits on this topic, yet we have so few entries. Such a shame

Something else I have just noticed is that the newest registered user is Orkney

Does this mean we can look forward to meeting a new member during our trip

Actually I did once B & B with a Morris Minor enthusiast on Orkney.

Just spotted this thread - I'll go to as only have to go 7 miles
If you guys need any info whatsoever - accomodation, ferries etc just PM me for my email / phone / or MSN
If any of you are into camping then have a lot of fields here if you can put up with the pet sheep.
New garage should be built by then too if anyone needs to make any repairs.
Kindest regards
Kevin

Orkney wrote:If any of you are into camping then have a lot of fields here if you can put up with the pet sheep.

I might just take you up on that kind offer, Kevin

Welcome to the Messageboard Kevin, and thanks for the offers of help, very much appreciated.

It would be nice if we could get all the Minors together at the show. Having been there on more than one occasion, it does seem that you have quite a few split screens up there

Kindest regards,

Bill

Outside space is not an issue here - as peaceful and scenic a place as you can get - inside space alas is an issue, but the kettles always on and and plenty of cold beers in the fridge
Renovating a traditional old steading seems to be taking a few years longer than expected
Just occurred actually the next door neighbour down the road is in the vintage club here, barn full of old french something or others so he's sure to have any contacts needed in the club at this end.

Maybe this will encourage a few more to join the run