This year we dispatched an advance party (Mr Toad and Mr Disco) to get things set up in good time. After a long slog of two days work without a beer in sight all was set - that was until a freak whirlwind or helicopter downdraft blew our base camp away...

By Thursday, normal service was resumed and we slipped into the usual chain of events, most of which you can see in the photos below! Before we'd drunk more than a few hundred beers , it was Monday morning and time to go home again! Oh well, all good things have to come to an end at some point I guess...

This year we seemed to helped out by nearly everyone we met - enormous Beermountain thanks to you all. The medal awards committee will be meeting soon and we hope to acknowledge many of these acts of generosity.

It was also great to see some of the old faces and some new ones  - The Pope, Joe, Wrinkly Ray, Simon, Ian and all at Pope Base, Smokie, George, Canada Phil,  Tracy & Mark from the PC Pirates, The Liverpool Boys, JPC & crew, RS2 Babe & crew, Keith & crew, & Charles & Nancy to name just a few! Apologies to those we have forgotten the names of owing to the potency of Stan's cocktails...Also not forgetting Terry and Phil from Cheshire Motorhomes (the "decoder boys"? Ed), Sue back at base, and the kind people at Beck's for sponsoring our bar and Beertower (TM) this year.

They say a picture tells a thousand words - so here goes for now - quite a few thousand words...

Left to Right (above) - Dark clouds brew over BM base, the remains of our marquee salvaged from the bin, having a McSnack, the good old 36 foot Infinity slide out home, and the new pool opens for business

Left to right (above) - The newly enlarged Beck's Beermountain bar, Stanley our new (highly effective) Barman, Oddball enjoying a French Martini, Doctor enjoying a "Godfather" and Mr Toad well out of his depth - but looking purposeful, and Buzz with a couple of "friends" (he thought 10 Euro's was good value after this - Ed)!

Left to right (above) - Fun and games on Sunday afternoon as Mr Disco & team keep passers by cool, The Doctor struggling to do a single lap of the new pool, Swiss enjoying a new patented floating bar, Tracy cleaning the pool after you know who put fairy liquid in (that's an original one - Ed), and the new illuminated leaning Beertower (TM) - a celebration of Mr Toad's creative skills...

Left to right (above) - Buzz with his complete packing list for this year (fireworks, pillow, & shorts), Doctor alone in his kitchen planning the evening meal - "Monty" style, The Mk 2 Chopper LM BM  (note the rotating disco light - Ed), the new "cooler" next to a growing Beermountain, and our old friend Guy, back once again to protect us from the pikeys!

Left to right (above) - A few of our MB friends - Some of the CA boys & girls sucking it all in (Rick Cutler, Daniella, Mr RS2 Babe, RS2 Babe, and I think BigH) , The "Country Club", The Pope Crew discuss scooter maintenance, The winning Corvette GTS team, and JPC & team alarming the local media boys!

Left to right (above) - The BM crew on "Terry Thomas" night, Doctor practices for the new Chopper display team, Mr Disco explains where he got the medals from, Mr Toad sporting a dangerous moustache, Stanley, Oddball and Radar discuss race tactics, Toad awards an honorary Beer Cross to the PC Pirates, Swiss scrambles the crew for a spin on Mad Friday, the team at the PC Hawaiian night, Doctor and Swiss attempt to engage the team in witty conversation when it's well past their bed time.

Left to right (above) - Look cars!, Toad and Mr Disco watch the start from the PC base inflatable sofa (very comfy!), our view down the Porsche Curves, The team enjoying a quick "ah - haaaa!!", and all quiet at the Pope' s air traffic control tower.

Left to right (above) - Doctor conducts a cooking demonstration to the crowds at Beermountain base, an unknown visitor spends time in the cooler, Stanley and Oddball pass their 6g initiation test, the Porsche Curves at dusk, Oddball fine tuning his beer mountaineering skills under the watchful supervision of Toady.

Left to right (above) - Radar checks out the spec of the new team pace car for 2006 (is that the V12, 5 litre, 400 bhp bi turbo model? - Ed), Oddball tries to find a fix for our satellite online, evening cocktails with the BM team and invited CA guests, Doctor and Stan watch the latest race incident replay on Eurosport, the BM "zoo" on Sun am, and the essential Beermountain photo for many passers by - did you get yours?

Left to right (above) - A fellow MB camper warms his tyres before heading off to Carrefour, The Red Squirrels seem to have a smoke problem, Mulsanne hi jinks, Toad prepares a firework surprise on the BBQ (is that safe - Ed), a slight "accident" with the Beermountain, the shampoo bar on Sat pm, Sun night fireworks, Smokie departs (before the end of the race! - Ed), Toad tries to lift the Beermountain back up and restore his mountaineering prowess!

Left to right (above) - Mr Disco's 1.6 A4 LM BM fails to keep pace with the GT40 on the road home, Stanley sleeping on the job, the D-Day cultural visits (somewhat spoiled by poor satellite navigation? - Ed), and a fuel stop before heading back to Blightey!

So there you have it for now - please post a message in our forum if any of this rings bells. And speaking of noise, can anyone clarify who let those idiotic cars speed around public roads most of the weekend? Most inconsiderate for those trying to have a quiet BBQ! See you next year & all the best from the Beermountain team!

Mr T