We are a group of young at heart, friends who meet up
several times a year there are six couples, The Moggies, The Arnies, Tosh and Dawn, Jan and Zuff, Peg and Bo and me and Big Al, there are also the dogs Sammy and Lucy, not forgetting Saga pet pal's who have gone to 'Rainbow bridge' Holly, Billy and Rea.
We are all friends from way back, some of us went to school together, and through one thing and another we met up again after many many years and found we all had the same interest in caravanning. Our first meet was in August 2003 at Rutland Caravan site, near Oakham, followed by another at Smeetons Lakes, Newark, Lincs, this was the start of the 'Saga outlaws'. The name was just plucked out of the air by Zuff and it has stuck. 'Saga' because we are in our senior years and 'Outlaws' because in the 70's most of us were, 'rockers/greasers' with leather jackets, torn jeans and the lads used to ride motor bikes.
I think we had visions of running away, joining a hells angels chapter, and living forever without a care ............Oh happy days!
On the first few meets Jan and Zuff had a tent but, after having to thaw Jan out during a few chilly meets, they soon turned to the comforts of a van.
Tosh and Daw
n have a V.W Camper which is like a tardis, when they get on site it's like a magic trick, I will never know how they fit so much stuff in that Van. Dawn looks after injured animals and birds and it's a common thing for her to bring one of her latest patients to nurse while she is away. 
Our main get together is May bank holiday weekend when we all meet up, and then we have get togethers through the year when, whoever can make it goes.
There have been some themed meets; Pirates, where we hired a narrowboat for the day, Cowboys and Indians, this was at a Steam Rally for Jan's 50th. Halloween where we all went on a ghost train. We have got very sloshed at a Beer festival and had a Conker tournament at Houghton Mill, Cambs (Pauls 50th). Been on Ghost walks in Stratford and Nottingham, Cycling in Derby's, done Archery in Leics and had a weekend at the flower festival in Spalding. one of our favourite pastimes seems to be seeking out real ale pubs in the areas where we stay.
If we can and the site allows it we will gather wood and have a camp fire, then out comes Zuff's guitar and we have a sing song, Peg likes to play her tamborine and sing, let's just say she has her own style and leave it there!!!!
We often go on walks usually there is a pub en route, last year were nearly shot at by an angry farmer when we took the wrong path and dared to walked over his field, it was like reliving our childhood days all over again.
On my 50th the lads made a bar and we all dressed up in posh dresses and tiaras, the fellas wore white shirts and Dickie bows, we had cocktails and the 'room', (two gazebo's joined together lol) was decorated and lit with candelabras. They had gone to this trouble as a surprise even putting on a buffet, it is a birthday I shall never forget, thank you all.
Sometimes the lads can't stand the pace especially after some of their real ale and whisky tasting sessions and we love nothing more than capturing this on camera.
