The Wandering XRV....

Having taken part in the charity motorcycle event "Enduro Africa 2008" and having read and enjoyed so many books on Adventure Motorcycling - I thought I needed to get out and do it.... I have now ridden in France, Spain, Andorra, Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Czechia, Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia, Croatia, Morocco, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Montenegro, Serbia, Bosnia, Albania, USA and Nepal.

Tuesday, 20 May 2014

He's Only Gone and Done it Again.........

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Hi...  It's Tuesday afternoon and I'm a working... bugger...  but the good news that I have taken the plunge  - again.  Three year...
Tuesday, 29 April 2014

It's nearly May.....

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.. Time passes;  so I thought I better put something here.. As I ride all year round, I get slightly miffed when I hear that it is the ...
Sunday, 30 March 2014

Mendip Moto Madness March 14

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The week saw the start of the “gatherings” with the March Moto Madness event at Fernhill Farm near Cheddar.    Organised by Tiffany Coa...
Monday, 24 March 2014

Adventure Bike day at the Ace Cafe

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  Cheer up Mick - it wasn't that expensive ! Saturday 23rd March - Adventure Bike Day at the Ace Cafe - London.  ...
Friday, 24 January 2014

Sad but true.....

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Having read about the fatal crash on the A31 this week in which a motorcyclist hit a horse and died and another biker is seriously ill - and...
Friday, 27 December 2013

Abby and I go shopping - Biker Chick !!!!

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Sunday, 1 December 2013

NEC Motorcycle Live 2013

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    Visited the NEC and met with these two characters........ Mike O'Malley and Sam Manicom - great to meet with you both again O...
Saturday, 28 September 2013

Stratford-upon-Avon - Day 2

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Good evening Blog..... Another excellent day - Did a lot of wandering around the Stands and Stalls - and met many very interesting pe...

Stratford-upon-Avon - Adventure Overland show....

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Good morning blog, It's now about 7 in the morning, quite cold, and I am boiling porridge and having a second cup of tea. Having just...
Saturday, 14 September 2013

Saturday - somewhere north of Stafford

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Dear Blog It is now 1130 and it is still cold - thank god for heated grips... Had a pleasant ride into Stafford and visited Stafford Mot...

Day 2 - Much Wenlock

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.... Nice Camp site - still pouring with rain ! I decided that it was too wet and cramped to cook in this tent - so I walked into the v...
Friday, 13 September 2013

En Route to North

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This is my current location. Having a coffee in the Car park http://maps.BlackBerry.com?lat=52.31352&scr_z=0&lon=-2.23333&l...
Tuesday, 10 September 2013

A weekend in the Rain...

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I thought it was about time that I got away from everything again - so I will be packing the bike on Thursday night and travelling up to Sta...
Friday, 16 August 2013

At the Adventure Travel Film Festival in Sherborne Dorset

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Dear reader, arrived yesterday after work and having located Mick O'Malley and pitched the tent it was time for a quiet beer. ...
Wednesday, 19 June 2013

Well that's that then..

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Trip mileage 3285.. Finally arrived home at 3pm after a day's total of 340 miles  - mind you we had a break at the Eurotunnel.   ...
Tuesday, 18 June 2013

18th June.....

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Trip mileage 3072 to Calais Dear Reader.... ..... I must be getting near home as it rained all night... Early night and therefore early ...
Monday, 17 June 2013

... Still in France

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Trip Mileage: 2868 Today: 284 Current location Soissons France We got an early start (8am) as today was promising to be a hot one - ...
Sunday, 16 June 2013

.... Goodbye Scharnitz

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Trip Mileage 2615 - today 274.... .... We left Scharnitz at about 7.30 - very overcast and cold - roads still very wet from the overnigh...
Saturday, 15 June 2013

The view from my Tent: ain't life a bitch

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....Scharnitz, Austria

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Trip mileage 2336 miles Dear Reader The problem with plans are that they are OK if you stick them - but having to re-route to avoid ...
Friday, 14 June 2013

Friday - day off !!!!!

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Hi Dear Reader So much for taking a day off from riding - left at 7.30 and rode to the top of the hill over looking the Old Town to ge...
Thursday, 13 June 2013

.... Another day in the sun....

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Trip mileage 1634 miles.... Talk about having wind ..... That was a very unpleasant night - quite hot but laying in the tent wh...
Wednesday, 12 June 2013

.. Update ......

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Well the wind is now 100 miles an hour but managed to get a satisfactory erection with the aid of a German couple and their kids.... what s...

.... Day ??? Whatever.....

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An excellent day riding in the heat - it got up to 32 degrees. Fought my way onto the coast despite Gertie deciding otherwise..... I ...

Breakfat with a view

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Tuesday, 11 June 2013

.11th June Tuesday.. Yes I'm sure it is.

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  No rain over night in Bled, so that was a plus… I actually overslept and climbed out of bed at 7am..    But still managed t...
Monday, 10 June 2013

... And lastly Slovenia

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Evening reader We ( that's is Bike, Gertie and I) started with a typical German breakfast at 7.30... and it was still raining - loa...
Sunday, 9 June 2013

…Sun pm 9th June

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Dear reader We left the Café on the hill and rode over some amazing roads through Neustadt, Singen, and past a hugh lake to Frierichsh...

Sunday Maybe

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Dear reader..... Last night we had the mother of all thunder storms - right over the top of my tent - talk about the crack of doom and th...
Saturday, 8 June 2013

Day two

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Mileage done 577 Dear Reader Gertie and I are now in Kaysersberg near Colmar. Arrived at 3.30 and it is very hot still. About 34 on...
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Tall Grey haired, Ex Army - Married to my long suffering Deborah, we have two daughters. I now ride a 97 Honda XRV750 Africa Twin RD07A and an 2023 Tenere 700 World RAID.
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