Monday, 28 May 2012

... 3 weeks to go..

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..With just less than 3 weeks to go.. I really ought to be thinking about packing.... and I really must scale down what I take... but how ...
Saturday, 28 April 2012

A sort of a Dry Run.....

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The ride to Tewkesbury was good and the road clear until we got to the Air Balloon roundabout - the rain was very heavy at times. Camped at ...
Monday, 20 February 2012

Ace Cafe Adventure Travel Day

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What an excellent day out - bloody cold but well worth it... Met with some great people and saw loads of wonderful bikes.  Had a great break...
Wednesday, 11 January 2012

... Still planning not to plan too much

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Dear Blog..... Us Virgonians just find it so difficult to be spontaneous....   I have looked up a route for the trip and found a few camp ...
Thursday, 15 December 2011

All Sorted

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Hi each - All back to normal now - the plan for 2012 to visit Spain / Portugal / Andorra / France is now a joint trip with 3 riders..    The...
Saturday, 19 November 2011

Post Whoops

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Hi each...... Two weeks since I fell off - the ribs are healing slowly but surely... still can't lay down in bed - and sneezing is ext...
Tuesday, 8 November 2011

....Whooops

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...  It was a slow corner on a very narrow road - the last left hander - just me and a Transit Van making for the same piece of road ...... ...
Tuesday, 6 September 2011

and it's September already...

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Nigel approaching Abbotsbury How time does fly... September already...  Lots of miles still and the bike is running well, it's hard t...
Thursday, 21 July 2011

So quiet ...... for July

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Still not really "bonding" with the BMW GS... and was looking at another XRV750 on the www. It is very low mileage and excellent ...
Friday, 1 July 2011

What a busy June...

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Hi Blog....  Is is now July... the Adventure Film Festival has gone and the HU Event at Ripley too...  Both were excellent events and I did...
Monday, 20 June 2011

Off I go again….

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Set out tomorrow for the 2011 Horizons Unlimited Annual Meeting in Ripley Derbyshire…. and the weather does not look too promising … It wi...
Monday, 6 June 2011

.. The First Adventure Travel Film Festival

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.. last weekend I attended the inaugural UK Adventure Travel Film Festival held at Appledore in Devon – it was arranged by Austin Vince and ...
Sunday, 29 May 2011

Off again...

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Hi Blog.....        Away from next Friady at the Adventure Film Festival in Appledore near Bideford.... see link over on the right... leave ...
Thursday, 19 May 2011

...... And there's more and the end

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.... Dear readers: For the benefit of new readers and anyone that stumbles across this Blog - This blog was actually created for me....  but...

19th May on my way home....

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Woke at 7am and the weather was dull and overcast.... so decided to pack up the toys and take a slowish ride to the Chunnel.... Hit a small...

Wednesday 18th May

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Had a sensible start at 9am this morning and the weather was sunny and dry.... made my was through the miles and miles of vineyards in this ...

17th May In the Alsace....

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Will have to type fast as I have fading light and battery. What bloody long day and it's all my own fault... In future I will have to ...

15th May Trento Italy

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Hi each.... I was awoken at 6am this morning with the sound on rain against the tent and an it was Hissing it down... quick dash for the ...
Monday, 16 May 2011

16th May the Tyrol Mountains....

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Follow an excellent beer and a big pizza I slept right through until 8am - mind you I had to get up in the night and don more clothes ...
Saturday, 14 May 2011

Day ?? What ever.... watch says Friday 13th

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Had a good nights kip and started early leaving Venice at about 7.30.... and made good progress towards Trieste on the small roads... Gert...

14th May Sunday I think..

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Another early start and on the road by 7.30 and straight away into the hills.... bend after bend after bend.... dropped down into a the town...

...Somewhere just South of Venice..

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Managed to get a early 8.30 start today once I had found the lost bike keys.... I try to wear them around my neck but can't remember ...
Wednesday, 11 May 2011

Wednesday 11th May.... Somewhere in Italy

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Good morning – had a good start from Roybon this morning – it has it's own fuel stop and shop – so all fuelled up and a picnic purchase...