Stelvio 2001

[campbell]

For those who took part, this needs no introduction.



For those who haven't heard of it, this web site might go some way to explaining:

http://www.churly.co.uk/

See the Stelvio 2001 link for specifics on this particular trip.

Anyway, my rough n ready 35mm scans...think I have higher res somewhere but couldn't find in a hurry:

http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/Campbell. ... 9HGvZzf3wE#

[ruadh08]

Superb Campbell, brings back many fond memories.......................................I am sure Lisa has many memories of the scenery in Barcelona!!!!

[tut]

Bloody hell. Still the same shorts...............

tut

[tut]

.........and one trip we will never forget.

tut

[r055]

shame tut - everyone else looks really 'close' with their pax in that photo... yours just looks scared!
is that Ross?

[tut]

Ross was different then than he is now, and I doubt if I would have been his choice as number one driver, but I don't think that I scared him.

tut

[Fluoxetine]

Ross was different then than he is now, and I doubt if I would have been his choice as number one driver, but I don't think that I scared him.

tut

That was a day or two after Robin's smash - And tut made a fine chauffeur...Robin was paxing with Gil, who was the one sliding around, iirc...

Good pics!

Ross.

[Corranga]

looks fantastic.

I'd love to do Stelvio

[campbell]

for avoidance of doubt, the 2001 trip didn't actually go anywhere near Passo dello Stelvio...but the spirit of the original trip was there in spades, and the roads in the Spanish mountains were a match for most of what we found on the original 1999 trip

my pics from 1999 are on trad photo paper in a box somewhere I think, but I aim to rake 'em out...watch this space!

[GenCuster]

Bloody brilliant! What a great read.

Stelvio 2010 anyone?

[Fluoxetine]

Holy thread resurrection!!

I found the negatives from my Stelvio 2001 disposable camera - Digital camera's were expensive toys back in 2001, so a £4.99 snappy snapper from Boots was utilised instead...

Anyway, we have a Nikon Coolscan unit at work, so I fed them into it...Not the best (rather poorly composed / out of focus), but give a little flavour of the trip...

Random Spanish town



Herr Iddon



No proper sat nav, and a rock fall closed road



Work in progress





Everything stops for ice cream





Teruel (Home of the fried bread crumbs)





Fried bread crumbs on the plates...Nom nom nom





Photo op



Fuel stop



Campbell & Lisa



One of those new fangled S2's...



Slidey slidey roads



The end (for us)



Fiesta!

[ruadh08]

Bl**dy Hell, A Real blast from the past!!

Brings back some great memories! A few more to look at!

[robin]

Good times, good company - thanks to all for posting these up. What's so good about them is that everyone is smiling all the time, and mostly that's what I remember about any of these trips - not the roads, not the driving, just the giggles

Cheers,
Robin

[Mr Momo]

shooooz !

Robin - is there a story somewhere that explains the car incident ?

[tut]

Great to see more pics to remind us of probably the most momentous trip that we have ever done together.

Nearly three weeks of a different route every day and a different hotel every night, and a story and memories from every one. Oh to be able to wind the clock back, only nine years ago but I was fit as a butchers dog back then.

tut