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2014 Mega - Ayr (past event)
« on: February 03, 2014, 10:29:34 am »
Has anyone made any plans about this years Scottish Mega.

I was planning on going up for 3 - 4 days but all the cottage bookings are for a week only. I would take the tent but Mrs TJ doesn't do camping. I think it will have to be a B & B/hotel, probably best to book it sooner rather than later.
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Re: 2014 Mega - Ayr
« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2014, 11:22:43 am »
At the moment, it looks like I'm going on my own and if so, I will be taking a convoluted route to the Mega and could well drop into a friend after the Mega, who lives about 40 miles south of the Mega.

I tend to use YHA or camping if on my own :)
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Re: 2014 Mega - Ayr
« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2014, 11:54:43 am »
We have a cottage booked for the preceding week, sharing with our good friends, The Grizzly Pair. It is only 2.5 miles from the race-course so a good base for all the weeks events.

The idea is to stop off at Piratemania on the way up.
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Re: 2014 Mega - Ayr
« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2014, 05:12:05 pm »
I think we might be in Switzerland or Spain around then.

Otherwise, I'll try and make it  :D Though this looks unlikely as we'll have some family staying with us; any caching I do get to do will probably be around here anyway - lots of local smilies need to be claimed after this dry period  ;)

I'm personally more excited about the 2016 Mega, North Wales  ;D

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Re: 2014 Mega - Ayr
« Reply #4 on: May 27, 2014, 11:22:36 pm »
Nearly all booked here.  Its our main holiday so we are leaving early to visit and cache Islay, Texa (with luck!), Jura, Gigha, a few we missed on Bute and then Gt Cumbrae before attending the mega.  We had hoped to get to Colonsay but the ferries didn't work out this time. 
One mainland cache we do intend to do is GC4PTF9, Scotland The Quest - Argyll & Bute, as we aren't likely to be out that way again and it would be good to do the series.  Don't plan to spend much time around Ayr as we were there in 2010 and the caches were pretty average.
Any one going to the cèilidh?  The Perth one was great fun....
Watch out midges here we come  ;D ;D
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Re: 2014 Mega - Ayr
« Reply #5 on: May 28, 2014, 12:37:04 am »
Quote from: L8HNB on May 27, 2014, 11:22:36 pm
Watch out midges here we come  ;D ;D

Yum yum ;D

Not planned anything yet with the Munich trip planning but if I do go (still not 100%), it might be a long trip there via some islands ;D
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Re: 2014 Mega - Ayr
« Reply #6 on: May 28, 2014, 11:31:31 am »
Unfortunately the B&B in the area of the Mega is virtually non-existent (unless you want to pay £144 a night at the local Travel Lodge  :o) due to the Commonwealth Games and a big Golf Tournament amongst other things apparently.
I've had to do lots of juggling to get accommodation sorted as apparently there is also a big wedding on Gt Cumbrae.
If your going to Bute I can recommend The Moorings in Rothesay, at least it was really good when we were there in 2010 and Frank still has it.  We preferred Bute to Arran, but Arran is lovely.
How's the plans going for Munich, David?
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Re: 2014 Mega - Ayr
« Reply #7 on: May 28, 2014, 01:13:26 pm »
The islands I was thinking about are: Lewis and Orkney :) - I would love to get to Shetland but I think that will be just to far with the time I have.


Munich:
The hotel is booked for 3 nights, the coach is looking at being about £80 each at the moment but isn't finalised.

Cachers interested in it have voted on what they most want out of the trip and (luckily) it's my top three that are the top three: the Giga (the whole point of the trip), GC40 in Belgium and a March 2001 cache, not finalised but the one by Zurich looks to be the front runner.

Also, the route there and back is to get at least one cache in: France, Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Belgium and UK ;D

Some excellent caches have had to be dropped as there isn't enough time e.g. 1141 Fav Pts!


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Re: 2014 Mega - Ayr
« Reply #8 on: May 28, 2014, 04:45:41 pm »
Really sad that I can't make the Mega this year  :(

And wow, presumably those countries wouldn't all be covered in a day  ??? - How much could you do? And how many are signed up to go? Maybe we need a thread just for the Giga to discuss and you to keep us updated etc, again, wish I could go!  :(
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Re: 2014 Mega - Ayr
« Reply #9 on: May 28, 2014, 06:21:08 pm »
Well we wont be going to Ayr or Munich but we are going somewhere soon and lo and behold there is a Walktall cache close by to find 8)
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Re: 2014 Mega - Ayr
« Reply #10 on: May 28, 2014, 06:34:05 pm »
I have been thinking long and hard what to spend my pocket money on this year. In the end my big boys toys craving has got the better of me. Instead of a Giga and a Mega I shall be having this.............

http://www.dji.com/product/phantom-2-vision-plus

I have a daughters wedding next year and I really fancy making it a bit special with what this can offer.  (That's what I told the wife to justify the money)
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Re: 2014 Mega - Ayr
« Reply #11 on: May 28, 2014, 07:07:34 pm »
That's a smart bit of kit TJ, have you flown model helecopters before?

I'd like to do Simply Pauls event caches on the Channel Islands and perhaps do the cache on Le Minqueries (or what ever its called!), but its too close to the mega really and L's not keen.
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Re: 2014 Mega - Ayr
« Reply #12 on: May 28, 2014, 07:23:51 pm »
Quote from: L8HNB on May 28, 2014, 07:07:34 pm
That's a smart bit of kit TJ, have you flown model helecopters before?

I have a little experience with my cheapo plug and go helicopter




Quote from: L8HNB on May 28, 2014, 07:07:34 pm
I'd like to do Simply Pauls event caches on the Channel Islands and perhaps do the cache on Le Minqueries (or what ever its called!), but its too close to the mega really and L's not keen.

These remote caches really appeal to me, they will have to wait a couple of years until the sprogs have left home and I have more time and money.
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Re: 2014 Mega - Ayr
« Reply #13 on: May 28, 2014, 07:33:58 pm »
Nice camera, could be used for caching too  ;D

Whereabouts are you off to, Wrighty ?
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Re: 2014 Mega - Ayr
« Reply #14 on: May 28, 2014, 08:44:13 pm »
Gower?


I wouldn't mind going to Simply Paul's Event at the end of Europe, it would be nice to re-visit there :)
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