18th March

We headed up the A-10 and stopped at the Aldi on the outskirts of Hertford to stock up on groceries.

The fridge was full now so we carried on up the A-1 and eventually arrived at the Dusty miller pub stop where we would be spending the night in the car park.

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We popped into the pub for a drink and then had a walk up to the bridge which spanned the canal.

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19th

We parked up and but realised that we hadn't filled with fresh water so drove back to the tap and filled the tank.

Canopy out, bunting and flags up and then we went to meet up with Chris and Anita.

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We met up with Tracie and Tony and the rest of the crowd and had a few drinks whilst catching up on the gossip.

I the evening we all went over to the hall where the entertainment was bingo followed by a guitar duo.

19th

A bike ride had been arranged and we all met at the entrance to the rally field and set off on the 22 mile ride around the lanes and villages. 

We stopped at a shop / cafe and bought ice creams and drinks before heading off again until we stopped at a pub for a well earned pint.

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One of our crowd fell off of his bike and hurt himself quite badly. We all stopped to help and got him back to the rally field where an ambulance arrived and took him to hospital. Apparently he had broken ribs and collar bone!

We had a street party in the field to celebrate St. Georges day and we all brought food and drinks and the music was playing, it was a great afternoon.

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In the evening a few of us went to the pub, The Fighting Cocks, where there was an average duo playing. A crowd of noisy rugby players came in but they left after a while and so did we soon after, walking back to the van and falling into bed, nodding off almost imediately our heads touched the pillows.

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30th Dec

We drove to a place called Orleton and found the village hall where the rally was taking place and were welcomed and shown where the fresh water was. We filled the tank and parked on the tarmac and headed for the hall to say hi to everyone and have a beer.

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We chatted for a while and then got back to the van to change into our evening attire, Van club colours (Green, white and black.)

 Back at the hall we met everyone for more beers and nibbles. 

The entertainment was a one man band who used a loop pedal to the extreme and was very entertaining.

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It was a great night and we eventually slipped off to our beds.

31st Dec

A sunny but frosty morning. We walked to the post office to collect some cash and then into the pub for some coffee and a chat with two old ladies.

Back at the van we sat in the sunshine until it was time to get ready to go out.

We had to where outfits which were linked to a previous van club rally, so we wore our beer festival (Oktoberfest) outfits.

We had a great night and the entertainment was a band whose girl singer was fantastic.

We saw the new year in and carried on partying well past midnight but eventually had to give in and go to bed!

1st Jan 2026!

A lie in today but we had to get up and get ready to move on as the rally finished today. We went into the hall to help clear up and say our goodbyes and then jumped into the van and hit the road.

Another great meet up!

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