EUROPE 2018
Motorcycle: Ducati ST3
Where: Remshart, Germany to Ireland, the Isle of Man, England, France, the Pyrenees, Switzerland, the Alps
When, how long and how far: May / June / July, approx. 8 weeks but with a week at the TT, a two week sojourn in the Dordogne with Dale, and a few days diving at Port le Close. Approximately 10,000km, also ST3 clocked up the 100,000 total kilometres mark in Liechtenstein near the end of the trip!
Comments: Back in Ireland for the first time since 1972, third Isle of Man TT (the first with the ST3), caught up with John Mills, Nick Trench, and Martin Vieyra in England, Nick Leapman (France) and Rupert and Elizabeth Scheuplein (Switzerland) on the way. Lost the right hand pannier off the ST3 in England. Replaced the old camouflage tent early on in the trip. Dropped the ST3 on a steep gravel road in the Alps (no real damage)
Route Map: Remshart / Luxembourg / Ghent / Calais / Dover / Fishguard / Rosslare / Dungarvan / Skibbereen / Ring of Kerry / Galway / Donegal / Dunluce / Belfast / Isle of Man / Stafford / Petersfield / Christchurch / Portsmouth / Cherbourg / Jarnac / Bergerac / Andorra / Hyeres / Charmay / Remshart.
Note: Google maps doesn’t recognise the ferry from Belfast to the IOM, and also only allows a certain number of route modifications, hence the map has some inaccuracies
Ready to go in Remshart |
the white cliffs of Dover |
the end of the camo tent |
Loaded ST3 in Ireland |
the yes to abortion vote won |
Irish donkeys |
The giants causeway |
midnight ferry to IOM |
the new tent on the IOM |
TT action: air at the bridge |
in the paddock |
Ramsey hairpin |
Bicycle sojourn with Dale |
goose and ST3 in Dordogne |
bicycle in the Pyrenees |
ST3 in the Pyrenees |
ST3 with big toys in St Tropez |
dropped ST3 in the Alps |
Mountain road Alps |
Mount Blanc vista |
the remaining pannier |