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Home
Here is home for the next few days. The Thumper Club got there before me and very kindly donated a dug out space for me. Very kind and friendly guys.
Kitchen
An MSR Dragonly (beacoup expensive) and an old saucepan with three bits of studding (an hours work in the workshop using scrap) made up my kitchen. Worked well, but not as well as the schnellimbiss just up the hill.
Breakfast
Breakfast for the Thumper Club
The Thumper Club
The original hairy bikers! A very nice bunch of blokes.
Sunrise
It's gonna be a beautiful, but cold, day again.
View
Another spectacular view courtesy of Simon
The Forest
This place is soo different in the winter when the snow comes.
Spectacular Valley
All set in the Hexenkessel, a spectacular and snowy valley.
Camp View
And yet more tents
Parking
Those who chose to ride into the site had an interesting parking experience
High Street
The main drag during a quiet moment
Beemer Art
But only possible after the fuel pictured here was quickly consumed.
Main Drag
Main Drag
Hand Guards with View
A reverse gear would be handy at this point
Hand Guards
Hand Guards a la Heath Robinson. Well, so long as they work....
Top road
which goes thru' the forest and on to the camp entrance
View
Another gorgeous scene
Panoramic view
Panoramic view down into the witches cauldron
Valley view
It's a steep ol' valley...
Essential camping equipment
If you've room to bring it, then why not?
Home Sweet Home
Back at our end of the site
Smoke
The smell of wood smoke is everywhere - not unpleasant but you can definitely have too much of a good thing after a few days.
Camp View
The tents go on for ever
Made it!
And this one made it fairly easily
A helping hand
Everyone watches or helps the bikes come up the hill
Snow walls
As the tent bases are levelled, snow walls start to appear everywhere
Close-up of french machine
Nice view of the rear end set-up.
Bike line
Just looking at bikes
French Combo
French Combo
Me admiring French bike
Acksherlee, I'm checking if the keys are in the ignition!
Me admiring French bike
I wonder if he's left the keys handy?
French militarised machine
From somewhere in the North-West of France, I beleive
Up towards our camp
just down from the Chalet
The Main Drag
As busy as Piccadilly Circus!
Bikes
Bikes
MG42
Pass the ammo...
Tents are fine...
so long as they have central heating
Sponsorship?
or a cheap re-spray job?
Sponsorship?
or a cheap re-spray job?
Music
Everything, but everything can be found at the Elefantentreffen!
Guitar Man
Everything, but everything can be found at the Elefantentreffen!
Kernow Armstrong
Kernow Armstrong
Foghorn
Every bleedin' morning! It's not as if it was hard enough to sleep in the cold as it is, without this thing sounding off. Of course, having a go ourselves was compulsory!
Panorama
Fantastic views, lots of snow, plenty of beer, good company. It's a great event and not as hard-core as it appears.
Parking line
An modern-style military poncho actually makes a pretty good lightweight bike cover
Ice speedway
There was a small display of some stunning looking bikes.
Zeus
Gorgeous but let's face it, you may as well own a car.
Dedome sidecar
Pretty. A sidecar really is the best possible accessory for a Rally like the Elefant.
New Beemer
This is the (then new) 1200GS BMW. Can't say I like the styling much - later, BMW issued the 1200GS Adventure which is a very attractive bike. I love mine dearly (too dearly!) but ther is no doubt it is a bit on the tall and heavy side.
Old Beemer
Ooh, I want one! I even have a tame ex-spurt living next to me who can mechanic them.