Head clearing trip to Greece 2019
Fri Sept 20th I start the day by taking the car for its overdue service in Dereham. I had been told it could take 4 hours. Then drive back home and jump on my pretty…
Category: Europe
A UK trip 2019
Sat 1st June My first motorbike trip since Clive died. A friend suggested this trip and it appealed as the dates suited. Trip round the north of Scotland. I did not really think about the…
Portugal and Spain 2015
Portugal and Spain Oct 2015 Oct 8th Thursday Have been really running to get what I want done before leaving. I fail on some but a couple I can finish on the way or later.…
Little trip to Wigan
Walking the Liverpool and Leeds canal. Sept 26th to 29th 2015 I have longed to do this walk but never found the space till now. Sept 26th Something a bit different but something I want…
Trip to Scotland May/ June 2015
Sunday 24th After a lovely party on Saturday at a friends we sorted ourselves out on Sunday morning and then set off for Richmond in Yorkshire where we had booked a room because it is…
Trip to Greece 19th May to 10th June 2014
A short report on our latest motorbike trip. Destination was Southern Peloponnese, an area of Greece that I have never been to but Clive had a couple of years before with Jason Mardell. I have…
The Former Yugoslavia
27th Sep 2010 - 31st Oct 2010 27th Sept. Here we are in Namur in Belgium; our first night on a trip to the former Yugoslavia. The only thing booked was this night in a…
Round the Black Sea 21st May to 20th June 2006
21st May 2006 - 20th Jun 2006 Black Sea trip (3150 miles on the bike speedo) Sunday 21st may Wake up to forecast saying rain heading our way. Not raining however as we set off…
Round The Med 7th October to 9th Novemebr 2005
7th Oct 2005 - 9th Nov 2005 33250 miles on the clock Round the Med. 2005 7th Oct Friday Had gone to London the night before to stay with my children. Today I had an…
Round the Baltic 24th May to 19th June 2005
24th May 2005 - 19th Jun 2005 TRIP ROUND THE BALTIC May24th 2005 (26250 on the speedo) And so begins another motorcycle trip. Horrid damp, foggy. Cold weather and I am waiting in a petrol…