Another day in 4x4 heaven!!!

Good evening dear readers,

I spent another restless night at this event, in spite of having a couple of cans with John from Felixstowe.   I was in bed by 10pm but I was awoken during the night by the wind blowing through the barrier tape at the other side of the hedge, and then again when the f******** Exped Air bed deflated ( I had it returned and repaired just 3 weeks ago)... Into the bin with that later....

I spent the day wandering through the the endless lines of Landrovers (Landys), Discoverys (Disco's), 110 and even some 101's.  !!!   Everything you can think of the to fix up and bling your vehicle ready to drive it down to the supermarket and back.   Not very much for the biker I fear.   I will not bother next year.   I suppose the next event will be the Motorcycle Show at the NEC in November. 

I met up with Nathan Millward at lunch time and then walked around again...  I have just had supper and another brew so an ready for another sleepless night.   The weather has been grey and overcast all day and the forecast is overnight rain.   I will make an early and hasty departure after breakfast and ride back home the long way, again taking the back roads.

September - Adventure Overland Show Stratford-upon-Avon

I have just arrived at the show and it starts tomorrow for 2 days.

The ride up was good as I had taken to the back roads where possible.  Lots of traffic in the popular towns in the Cotswolds and a few idiots but that is to be expected of car drivers....

I brought the Khyam Biker tent as it hasn't had a trip out for some time - I had forgotten just how spacious it is... about twice the size of my usual tent.

Not too many bikers here yet... I can see just 5 from here....

The bike ran very well.  I had issues yesterday as I was trying to fit pannier fixings (Supplied by Zen Overland)...  The problem was that I mounted the left side first.. But when I came to fit the right side it would have been too low and therefore touching the exhaust!!!  Bugger.   The only way out was to either re-drill the holes and re site the left one or....... change the exhaust for one that I happen to have in the garage.   It was a it do a fight but it is now in place.  It is not a quiet as the original but it works.

Now to get the kettle on and get supper ready...

Whoops

I got carried away with the polishing mop. I meant to clean up the bash plate on the bike but ended up with a mirror finish!!!!

The twins in the sunshine

Just get packed for the Overland Adventure show at Stratford upon Avon the weekend....

Now which bike ? It will have to be Madiba... He has not been out since coming back from the USA...

Apple picking in Ringwood