Ever since @dub 24 and I realised we lived in the same town, we've wanted to ride off into the sunset together - well, now our opportunity approaches. On 12th August we fly out to Memmingen in southern Germany to meet our bikes and commence a two week tour taking in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and France. I'm sure somewhere along the way we'll find somewhere suitable to renew our biker vows and celebrate with some schnitzel/pizza/brioche, maybe even a stein of beer . For the second week Mrs. Hatcho is flying out to meet us and so the honeymoon will end, but at least we'll still be in the midst of the Central European Alps on bikes whilst everyone else is working hard at home. The outline route will be similar to the one I took last year which kept me away from the ludicrous heat while still finding some awesome roads and sights. Pretty much just following the yellow section of bearable temps shown below:
After a few days touring we base ourselves near the Italian/French border close to Susa due west of Turin. This, and getting back to Memmingen at the end of the trip are the only two must do's - everything else is TBD which adds to the excitement a bit. Hoping to catch some cool drone footage, some nice pics and even compile a wee trip report along the way. For now its just getting bits organised, digging the panniers out of the attic, finding passports, deciding which socks to bring, oh and popping the pound of butter into the fridge. Watch this space as they say....
After a few days touring we base ourselves near the Italian/French border close to Susa due west of Turin. This, and getting back to Memmingen at the end of the trip are the only two must do's - everything else is TBD which adds to the excitement a bit. Hoping to catch some cool drone footage, some nice pics and even compile a wee trip report along the way. For now its just getting bits organised, digging the panniers out of the attic, finding passports, deciding which socks to bring, oh and popping the pound of butter into the fridge. Watch this space as they say....
