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2nd August 5.00 am Home – Namur, Belgium. 293 miles
Left home in the dark. We had decided to go to Dunkirk as it is a bit cheaper and a bit further round the coast. We were heading for Namur where we had booked a room for 1 night at the Hotel Beauregarde, which is actually also a Casino. Hotel was a bit strange but served a purpose.
As we were heading for Austria we decided to keep to the motorways in order to cover as many miles as possible.
Stopped at services near Brugge where we saw an Irish guy with a huge Harley trike with two sidecars. The passengers in the sidecars were two boxer dogs!!
3rd August Namur, – Dahn, Germany. 208 miles
More motorways. When we got tired we headed for the nearest town and ended up in a small town called Dahn. We found a hotel almost immediately, which also happened to be a health farm.
We had a really nice room with our own sun terrace. We decided to head into town for dinner and ended up having a beer at a mobile beer stall! I don’t really drink that much so just wanted a small beer – but of course had forgotten we were now in Germany and they only do large beers.
Feeling a bit tipsy we headed for the local pizzeria and feeling more stable ended up the evening with an ice cream at the local ice cream parlour.
4th August Dahn – Sulzbach, Germany. 306 miles
Left Dahn in the most appalling rain and found out my waterproofs weren’t really waterproof at all. Bit of a miserable ride but weather got better during the day and I eventually dried out. Arrived at tourist information office in Inzell and they directed us to a beautiful B&B in the next village, Sulzbach. At last we can see a hint of the sort of countryside we were heading for.
I am really pleased with the bike so far. Have managed to keep up with hubbie without any problems but unfortunately the radios decided to pack up so it was a bit harder to communicate. Quite often ended up dying for a pee or drink or fag before we stopped but not too much of a problem. Also I have never ridden my bike for so many days on the trot and felt very comfortable. Being very short (5’2”) the extra weight from the panniers meant I could reach the floor that little bit better which made manoeuvring the bike around out of parking spaces etc. just that little bit easier. Oh the Scotoiler pipe became unfixed but luckily we had remembered to pack the duct tape so that was quickly and easily remedied.
5th August Sulzbach – Lienz, Austria. 102 miles
Via the Stein Pass we arrived at the Grossglockner Pass!! Stopped at the bottom for a coffee and Apple Strudel and then started the ascent. Unfortunately the weather was terrible and we couldn’t see a thing!
Hairpins were interesting as I couldn’t see more than a few feet in front of me – well maybe a few more feet but not many. We stopped at the top to not see the view then started the descent. Cloud lifted and the ride was much more enjoyable. Going round the hairpins fully loaded was no problem and the grin on my face was huge!!!
Heading for Lienz with my first Pass Sticker for my panniers the weather got better and better and the countryside more and more beautiful. Had to stop for a cow to cross the road at one point.
To be continued ....
Left home in the dark. We had decided to go to Dunkirk as it is a bit cheaper and a bit further round the coast. We were heading for Namur where we had booked a room for 1 night at the Hotel Beauregarde, which is actually also a Casino. Hotel was a bit strange but served a purpose.
As we were heading for Austria we decided to keep to the motorways in order to cover as many miles as possible.
Stopped at services near Brugge where we saw an Irish guy with a huge Harley trike with two sidecars. The passengers in the sidecars were two boxer dogs!!
3rd August Namur, – Dahn, Germany. 208 miles
More motorways. When we got tired we headed for the nearest town and ended up in a small town called Dahn. We found a hotel almost immediately, which also happened to be a health farm.
We had a really nice room with our own sun terrace. We decided to head into town for dinner and ended up having a beer at a mobile beer stall! I don’t really drink that much so just wanted a small beer – but of course had forgotten we were now in Germany and they only do large beers.
Feeling a bit tipsy we headed for the local pizzeria and feeling more stable ended up the evening with an ice cream at the local ice cream parlour.
4th August Dahn – Sulzbach, Germany. 306 miles
Left Dahn in the most appalling rain and found out my waterproofs weren’t really waterproof at all. Bit of a miserable ride but weather got better during the day and I eventually dried out. Arrived at tourist information office in Inzell and they directed us to a beautiful B&B in the next village, Sulzbach. At last we can see a hint of the sort of countryside we were heading for.
I am really pleased with the bike so far. Have managed to keep up with hubbie without any problems but unfortunately the radios decided to pack up so it was a bit harder to communicate. Quite often ended up dying for a pee or drink or fag before we stopped but not too much of a problem. Also I have never ridden my bike for so many days on the trot and felt very comfortable. Being very short (5’2”) the extra weight from the panniers meant I could reach the floor that little bit better which made manoeuvring the bike around out of parking spaces etc. just that little bit easier. Oh the Scotoiler pipe became unfixed but luckily we had remembered to pack the duct tape so that was quickly and easily remedied.
5th August Sulzbach – Lienz, Austria. 102 miles
Via the Stein Pass we arrived at the Grossglockner Pass!! Stopped at the bottom for a coffee and Apple Strudel and then started the ascent. Unfortunately the weather was terrible and we couldn’t see a thing!
Hairpins were interesting as I couldn’t see more than a few feet in front of me – well maybe a few more feet but not many. We stopped at the top to not see the view then started the descent. Cloud lifted and the ride was much more enjoyable. Going round the hairpins fully loaded was no problem and the grin on my face was huge!!!
Heading for Lienz with my first Pass Sticker for my panniers the weather got better and better and the countryside more and more beautiful. Had to stop for a cow to cross the road at one point.
To be continued ....
