caldrail Posted July 22, 2008 Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 Well it is Northumberland isn't it? Might be worth bringing survival equipment and an SAS guidebook to making pizzas from cement and bricks. Or maybe just some suncream? Decisions.. decisions.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augustus Caesar Posted July 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2008 Can't do anything to help your decision making process Caldrail - but bring everything anyway! I like the sound of the pizza's!!! Very heavy and not nice to one's toes I suspect! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augustus Caesar Posted July 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 And so the first day of our grand tour is over and done... we have arrived in Newcastle City Centre and toured the City Walls, visited the Newcastle Keep (the Norman Castle built in the eleventh century), looked at the markings around the castle to show where a huge fort (Pons Aelius) lies buried several feet underneath the Castle and City itself. A grand tour was had and many other local sites were pointed out to our crew. A trip back to the hotel for an evening meal and drink was begun with talk of all things Roman. Our hotelier, however, introduced a Geordie board game to us and we had an hour or so of huge delight playing that before our meal which was stunning. And on to tomorrow where we visit Corbridge, Vindolanda and Housesteads before returning to the hotel or local pub for our evening chat about the day. Talks will be given by Augustus, Caldrail and The Augusta through the day and we will meet up with a re-enactment group too at Housesteads later in the day. So, an early start as travel will be on the exclusive AD122 Hadrians Wall Bus at 9.00am More info may be posted here tomorrow night for you to read but that depends upon the typist being sober!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augustus Caesar Posted July 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 Well, the meet went very well and I will be posting my report on this very soon for those interested in reading all about it. However, I shall be starting a new thread for that so it won't be lost in here. Once the report is done and posted both Caldrail and The Augusta will add their reports too. So keep an eye open for these. We are in a very early stage of talking about venues for next year but I will begin a new thread for that too very soon when we can narrow it down a little so choices don't get out of hand. Hopefully the photographs of the group may come out well and some of them may be posted to the gallery too. Keep checking.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursus Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 Has a wrap-up of the meet and photos been posted? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Augusta Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 Has a wrap-up of the meet and photos been posted? We're all awaiting the nod from our Emperor. As befits his elevated status, he is to post first. As he is my own very dear husband, he did let me know behind closed doors that his report is almost ready for posting, so hopefully we won;t have much longer to wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursus Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 We're all awaiting the nod from our Emperor. As befits his elevated status, he is to post first. As he is my own very dear husband, he did let me know behind closed doors that his report is almost ready for posting, so hopefully we won;t have much longer to wait. Good. Maybe you should give him some tasty figs as a reward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostOfClayton Posted August 19, 2008 Report Share Posted August 19, 2008 We are in a very early stage of talking about venues for next year but I will begin a new thread for that too very soon when we can narrow it down a little so choices don't get out of hand. Glad the 2008 meet went well, and am looking forward eagerly to the reports, photos, etc. As for 2009 . . . if it's of any use to you, I do a Guided Tour of Lincoln (Lindum Colonia, former Legionary Fortress, Colonia, and Provincial Capital) with a strongly Roman bias. There's a full day's worth of stuff to see, and could probably stretch it out a little. I put my services at your disposal, if you're interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augustus Caesar Posted September 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 Hi everyone... your Emperor here. May I apologise very strongly for the much delayed report from our Wall Meet this summer... I have been inundated with tons of work since that great weekend and have started to get on top of it all. Some photo's were undeveloped too as they were stuck in my camera with film to spare. These are now developed after a trip to the Hadrian Exhibition at the British Museum recently and I can maybe get some up on this site very shortly. It won't be too long now so please be patient... as you obviously have already. Actually, the real delay was to ensure I would not be tempted by those figs on offer from Augusta (or more correctly suggested by Ursus) that I stayed away a short while to have those folk reprimanded and kept at a distance. Meanwhile the plebs were developing the pictures via a very old technique and it has taken a while to get them back. While they are merely low class citizens they are employed by a perfectionist!! So I sacked the perfectionist! It has taken two thousand years to have them transferred to CD too so they could be at hand much quicker than a scan of the older paper variety. Anyway, hopefully they will be available in days.... Keep watching... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASCLEPIADES Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 Salve, Amici. We are in a very early stage of talking about venues for next year but I will begin a new thread for that too very soon when we can narrow it down a little so choices don't get out of hand. I would say it may be just the right time to start talking about the 2009 summer meet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursus Posted December 7, 2008 Report Share Posted December 7, 2008 Would it be possible to get the highlights on the 2008 meet before 2009 arrives? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Augusta Posted December 7, 2008 Report Share Posted December 7, 2008 Would it be possible to get the highlights on the 2008 meet before 2009 arrives? I have PMd AC on this very subject, Ursus, but rather than delay any longer I shall post a report myself. This will be in two parts and I am polishing the first bit now. Hopefully, this will be up either later tonight, or at some stage tomorrow. If Calders is reading this post, please feel free to submit your own account of matters also - the more the merrier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldrail Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 Okeedokee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augustus Caesar Posted December 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 Oh my goodness!!! My sincerest apologies to every one of you awaiting the report I should have posted a while back! This will appear hopefully by the end of tonight as I polish it up or tomorrow at the very latest. My apologies mostly to the members who joined me on this meet and to the admins here who are undoubtedly concerned at the lack of my report. Whilst many excuses can be offered that would be very sincere and honest I should really have got this done by now. Time has obviously taken me over and once more I can only offer my humble words of sincerity to you all. I have other forums I run or where I am a member and have not been in those either but that is no consolatin here because of the nature of the report I should have posted. So hopefully tonight you should have it in all its glory!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augustus Caesar Posted December 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 (edited) Hadrian's Wall Meet 2008 Attendees: Augustus Caesar, Hadriana, Augusta, Charles and Caldrail DAY ONE - Friday, 25th July York, England, April 2007 from mid-day Friday 13th to mid-day Sunday 15th... seven of our members plus three partners got together for a meeting to discuss all things Roman. This was the first time any of us had met and so the potential to be strangers was on the cards from the kick off. However, as the meeting up of each other progressed it was clear that was never going to happen. We all got on very well even though personalities were different. That didn Edited December 8, 2008 by Augustus Caesar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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