if we're thanking peolpe.....
  Mav for being Mav & leading us on great roads
 Webby for making it happen
 Richard for the cover moment 

 & saying I'm smooth on the road 

 Mike for letting me share his Dover room and putting up with my snoring for the whole trip! 

 Henners for leading me round a damp and slippery ring.........
 Roy for the best save I've ever seen....and the mad laughing fit I had from that moment all the way to the hotel (cold, wet and almost delirious at this stage) 
 And all the rest for the craic...........twas a pleasure!!!