Germany 2010 Ride report

[Lord Vader]

Just got home
Pics and storys will follow later but this is a very important pointer of how the the trip went

[StumpyFingers]

Did you get lost then?

[Cabby]

You forgot the' Allen keys'....didn't you!!!............

[Alba]

There is a thread there, looking forward to hearing more about it.

[Lord Vader]

Sorry bt internet is down. You got to wait till the welsh guys get home

[outrunner]

Sorry bt internet is down.

Well there's a surprise!




Andy.

[Sharribee]

OK we are home, I'm just down loading photos now, will post ride report shortly

[Sharribee]

Right then, first instalment.

Let me introduce the cast

Our Leader, The Lord "Alan" Vader



Lady "Alan" Vader and Jamie-Lee "Alan" Vader



Geoff "Alan" Francis



Mabel's Old Man othwise known as Alan





Jay "Alan" Price and Caitie "Alan" M



Fiona "alan" ann and Africa "alan" Jim



Middle of the picture, left to right

Ben "Alan" Gordon's Mate and Boris "alan" Henderson






Nearly forgot

Me, Sharrie "Alan" Nursey


These were the main participants.

More will follow

[Sharribee]

During the 10 days we also picked up a few extra people for a day or two

We had a visit from a lovely German Policeman who is a member of the German Gs forum. He offered to take us for a ride through the local roads but unfortunately his work got in the way. I don't have a photo of that but I know that others do

We were joined by Eamonn from this site, not sure of his user name. He spent a day with us in Maine

We also adopted a UKGser for a day, (coincidence) and a cyclist called Mark (or was it Alan)


We were very fortunate to meet Lord Vaders family. They were some of the most generous people you could hope to meet

Johnny and Petra



LV's Mum with Jaimee-Lee




Little Kim



That child had the most amazing balance

and LV's Dad and cousin Yana (not sure of the spelling) I don't have photos for these two

[Sharribee]

So our journey started Saturday, J with Caitie M as Pillion and myself met with MoM outside the house. We had arranged to meet at the garage but the GSa wouldn't start. It had a flat battery, with a bit of swearing and stomping around Jay managed to sweet talk his ride and she brummed into life.

We left Bridgend and headed for Basildon to meet the Vaders.

We arrived just after lunchtime and were treated to a BBQ at the Chads where Lady Vader showed us the youtube video posted in the first post here. This was to set the tone for the whole holiday

We settled for an early night, in bed by 930pm, unfortunately no-one was in the mood for sleeping with excitement getting the better of us, at 230 we were up and pacing the halls and ready to leave for Folkstone by 330am

We arrived at the Tunnel Crossing to meet Geoff















We arrived in Calais and set off for Bacharach in Germany

We travelled mainly on the motorways, which meant we made good progress. France was brief



Belgium was hazardous with nutty drivers and huge potholes and then we arrived in Germany where the scenery and roads improved greatly. It had been a cold and wet start to the holiday, with temperatures below 10 degrees and intermittent rain. It didn't dampen our spirits however, we were looking forward to getting to our first camp-site and meeting our fellow travellers.