170 miles It was overcast and cold today, out with the heated jacket. I headed along the back roads and arrived in Carnac, Southern Brittany in the early afternoon. We spend many family holidays in this area so I took some time to ride around to see some of the places we used to go […]
Ferry to France 4 October 2017
208 miles A dry overcast journey from home to Portsmouth. I stopped just outside Pulborough to see our daughter Louise for a few minutes. Arrive at Portsmouth for the 20.15 ferry at 18.30, the crossing was a bit choppy.
Aug 1 2017 Home
1 August 2017. After a restful and comfortable night in a hotel at St Omer I set off to catch the 9.50 ferry from Calais. It was not a good journey and I arrived at Calais with less than an hour to departure time. There were only 2 booths open to let me out of […]
Last night in the tent
It was a warm dry night for a change. Just as I got out of the tent a heavy rain shower passed over, if only it could have held off for 30 more minutes. I set the Sat Nav to avoid toll roads and was treated to some fantastic country roads with virtually no traffic, […]
France
I crossed over the Rhine from Germany to France at Colmar. A group of 15 UK motorcycles stopped at the café as I was leaving, they were part of a group of 25 with White Rose Motorcycle Tours. That large a group must be challenging for the organiser. It was a great days riding in […]
Titisee
It rained most of the night, its warm and dry in the tent so that’s not the problem, its packing it up in the rain I don’t like. There is a McDonalds a mile from the campsite, free Wifi and hot coffee. It rained until after lunch, I am pleased to say all my wet […]
Austria
I set off from last nights campsite early and headed towards Innsbruck and then on towards Lake Constance. I am not a fan of motorways, although the one that goes to Innsbruck from the South has some pretty impressive mountains to ride through. Austria has some fantastic scenery, although the traffic is busy and around […]
Snow
Last night was cold, the temperature must have been close to zero. There is no map for yesterday, I decided to stay at the campsite and walk into the mountains. It was a 1200m climb from the campsite taking me above Lagazoui Refuge to an altitude of 2800m. For the second time on this trip […]
Dolomites
I left the hotel yesterday morning and headed to the Giau Pass in the Dolomites, Italy, the pass rises to 2236 m which saw the temperature fall to 12°C, this means I have seen a 26°C fall in the temperature since I left Greece. The roads were fantastic with sweeping hairpin bends, a great ride […]
Valentino Rossi
The ferry arrive at Ancona, Italy on time, so we were soon on the road North. If you are in this area of Italy a visit to Tavullia the home town of the legendary nine-time world motorcycle champion Valentino Rossi is a must do. I had lunch in his restaurant with Alastair and Ian, the […]