Sunday 20th left home for Portsmouth late ferry to Caen meet my mates who were going all the way to Marbella my plan was to go to the Spainish border and then head home on me tod :thumbright:
On the way down stopped at Birdlip hill for an ice cream but sadly no van
On to my mates house and pick up the rest of the gang
All Adventure bikes, my TA a 800 GS a 1200 GS and a HARLEY V ROD
arrived Caen and along the coast to Arromanches but not much open at 7am
So we made it to Le Mont St Michel for brunch
From there we hacked it down to La Rochelle on Motorways and fast A roads
There was a music festival on so a few beers and some good music was enjoyed
Great roads to Bordeaux the D137 after luch at friends in the Gironde we carried on to Hondarribia just over the border.
From here we split up and they carried on South and I turned East to the Atlanique Pyrenees this is where it got good
I made my way to Oleron-Ste-Marie where the snow capped peaks could be seen, Then to the Col d'Aubisque................
They ride Pedal bikes up here ......................... nutters
Unfortunatly they were resurfacing the rest of the road for the Tour de France and they had closed the road so back the way I came to get to the Col du Tormalet
Guess what ??????????????
More resurfacing so had to go back again
from here i was now running late and got on my way to Phil In France, had to stop en route and camp for the night, got to Phils for 10 to be met with a brew and bacon sarnie :thumbright: top bloke Phil cheers :thumbleft:
We rode together up to Oradour-s-Glane site of a masacre during the war Google it
Phil turned South for home and I carried on North and camped near St Nazaire, up the next day to wards Roscoff for a Saturday morning ferry, on the way stopped at a lake for lunch
Found the D769 just outside of Roscoff incredible road
Camped at St Pol de Leon ready for the ferry in the morning
bon nuit France :thumbleft:
got to Plymouth and went to Fowey to camp with my daughter and her boyfriend who are at Plymouth uni, Sunday set off for home via the Atlantic Highway around the top and joined the M5 for the boring run home, only saving grace the roads were ok coz everyone must have been watching a bunch of overpaid pre-madonnas on TV
All said Ive had a great time and loved every single one of the 2,300 miles I did.
Best roads D769 near Roscoff, D137 south of La Rochelle, D637 near Cahors to Phil in France and every one of the others, God is a French road builder
On the way down stopped at Birdlip hill for an ice cream but sadly no van
On to my mates house and pick up the rest of the gang
All Adventure bikes, my TA a 800 GS a 1200 GS and a HARLEY V ROD
arrived Caen and along the coast to Arromanches but not much open at 7am
So we made it to Le Mont St Michel for brunch
From there we hacked it down to La Rochelle on Motorways and fast A roads
There was a music festival on so a few beers and some good music was enjoyed
Great roads to Bordeaux the D137 after luch at friends in the Gironde we carried on to Hondarribia just over the border.
From here we split up and they carried on South and I turned East to the Atlanique Pyrenees this is where it got good
I made my way to Oleron-Ste-Marie where the snow capped peaks could be seen, Then to the Col d'Aubisque................
They ride Pedal bikes up here ......................... nutters
Unfortunatly they were resurfacing the rest of the road for the Tour de France and they had closed the road so back the way I came to get to the Col du Tormalet
Guess what ??????????????
More resurfacing so had to go back again
from here i was now running late and got on my way to Phil In France, had to stop en route and camp for the night, got to Phils for 10 to be met with a brew and bacon sarnie :thumbright: top bloke Phil cheers :thumbleft:
We rode together up to Oradour-s-Glane site of a masacre during the war Google it
Phil turned South for home and I carried on North and camped near St Nazaire, up the next day to wards Roscoff for a Saturday morning ferry, on the way stopped at a lake for lunch
Found the D769 just outside of Roscoff incredible road
Camped at St Pol de Leon ready for the ferry in the morning
bon nuit France :thumbleft:
got to Plymouth and went to Fowey to camp with my daughter and her boyfriend who are at Plymouth uni, Sunday set off for home via the Atlantic Highway around the top and joined the M5 for the boring run home, only saving grace the roads were ok coz everyone must have been watching a bunch of overpaid pre-madonnas on TV
All said Ive had a great time and loved every single one of the 2,300 miles I did.
Best roads D769 near Roscoff, D137 south of La Rochelle, D637 near Cahors to Phil in France and every one of the others, God is a French road builder