Hi All, :wave i've just returned from a big adventure (for me at least :icon_redface:) taking in 10 countries around Europe in 5 days for Dementia charities, covering a total of just under 2500 miles ! :bug_eye
The adventure started on Monday 31st June when four of us (two Tigertriple members, Myself & Tigertony & two ABR members, SexySi & AfricaJohn) left Eynsford in Kent & set out to ride the 70 miles to catch the morning Ferry in Dover.
After landing in Calais, we spent the day riding the 350 miles to our first campsite in Dijon via Stelio & Reims.
Tuesday 1st July saw us journey from Dijon to Andermatt Bahnhof in Switzerland via Geneva, taking in the 'Furka Pass' en route. :icon_cool: (Well worth a rideout there if you ever get chance! :icon_mrgreen:) a total of 344 miles.
On Wednesday 2nd July, we headed down to the Italian boarder via Chur & Saint Moritz :icon_cool: before heading up into Austria (through the pouring rain :icon_frown:) to our next destination, Bad Endorf in Southern Germany. This was around 400+ miles, but it felt a lot more! :icon_eek: Not enough hours in the day to go to Slovenia like i'd hoped, but i had a plan!! :bad
Thursday 3rd July saw the big push up through Germany in the lovely sunshine to our next campsite in Waxweiler via the Nurburgring :bad (400+ miles! :icon_rolleyes:)
Final day - Friday 4th, another early start to take in Luxemburg, Belgium & Holland before blasting down to Calais for the afternoon ferry! :thumbsup (302 miles)
Then, because i hadn't quite got my 10 countries in... I headed from Dover to the Welsh border before heading home to Cannock! Another 300+ miles, which wouldn't have been so bad if it wasn't for the perpetual traffic jams on the M25! :BangHead
So that was my big adventure! :icon_biggrin: i've put a few photos on herre, but you'll find some more on my Google + page if you're interested :icon_scratch::-
https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos?hl=en&tab=iq#photos/104292189854011747639/albums/6033349887921129105
Also, if you're feeling generous, you could also donate to charity by following this link :icon_wink::-
https://www.justgiving.com/Ivor-Mathias
Cheers guys,
See some of you in Scotland at the end of July?? :wave
Well done that lad, for a good cause too
Congrats on a successful trip, seems a bit frantic jamming those big miles in - in 5 days. Good to see Tonys 885i made it ok too :nod
Champion :thumbsup
Nice assortment of bikes