Rather than post a personal thought on this I have waited on the return from Ireland from all our members as the hospitality received meant that the last of the stragglers only got home on Wednesday night. Equally Richard has been covering my thoughts anyway.
We had our monthly pub meet last night so I was able to gauge the opinions of our members in Central Scotland and allied to the comments on our own forum it is evident that the overwhelming feeling was that this is one the most enjoyable national events that our members have attended.
I think that Dave in his earlier posting summed up our feelings as accurately as if I had written them myself and he did so in a manner which I was about to use so no point in redoing the list of positives with the one exception that we did the Ards and Mourn run but the comments would be very similar to those for the North run. Excellent organisation, run details and route of exceptional scenery and lovely driving roads.
The package of the whole weekend was diverse from barbecue to formal dinner, from static car show with cultural museuem to driving through scenic countryside and thoroughly enjoyable because of the variety offered.
The evening at Stormont, however, stands out on its own and was worth the journey in its own right. The location, the food, the service, the entertainment and the welcome from Brian Wilson and his good lady were all exceptional.
A pity. or so it seems from this thread, that some did not get as much enjoyment as we all did and possibly that was due to expectations rather than actual events
A big thank you from Central Scotland to Steve, Norman and your team for making us all so welcome in NI and hopefully we will be back with you in the not too distant future.
Charles