Lakes Rally and getting old

I'm not long back from the region 4 rally in Kirkby Lonsdale. I'll write that report later with some photos.

I've never felt so stiff and tired after a rally before. The ride home of about 150 miles wasn't even through rain, though it was a bit windy. The camp site was dry and in great condition, the weather was good (most of the time) and I didn't even drink that much over the weekend.

I found myself asking questions about whether I'm getting too old for camping. Especially on the bike when I cant take too many luxuries like an inflatable mattress as opposed to the self inflating mat I'm using.

Then when I think back over the weekend I realise that I enjoyed myself so much there is no way I could give up. So I'm looking forward to the next one at the beginning of August.

There is a PS to this. I ended up in bed for three days with flu, so it wasn't really my age.
Roll on the next rally!