HOC Lunch

On the 17th July the Honda Owners Club organised a joint lunch at various venues around the country. At ManHOC, we arranged with the West Coast Riders, Cumbria and 3 Shires to meet up. What we didn't know was that the Cumbria branch would be at a show in Cumbria and the 3 Shires would be at the Oxford rally. But we still had 9 bikes and 16 people turn up.

We set off at 10 (should have been 9:30 but someone [not me] overslept) just as the weather was changing - from hot to SCORCHING. We had a fairly ordinary ride up to Hawes where we had a very nice lunch - the sweets were particularity good. After that, we decided to visit a nearby waterfall and pub, followed by a pleasant meander down the Kettlewell road to another "watering hole". It's a shame that no-on wanted to stop at the ice cream van as the temperature rose to 35c......

Anyway, all in all, a pleasant ride out - some pictures below.

Waiting at the start until the last two turn up
The lunch. We waited impatiently for the servers
Our chairman gets caught at the salad bar - and ends up with a big plate full.
Everyone else tucks in as well. Geoff can be seen enjoying his bread.
Time for sweets - everyone perks up.
Off to the waterfalls. Graham decides he is a horse and Karen has to feed him
Getting to the base of the waterfall was tricky - but we made it.
And here we all are - and this is what it was all about.
Then, back to the bar for a refreshing drink
And on to the next pub where we just lazed in the sun.