A few months ago, Andy Hird mentioned a return trip in 2011 to the Eifels and the ferry was only £90 return, so I thought it woud be rude not to
6 of us went, the brothers Hird, Striker, Colin and Browny for the 4 day jaunt
Forecast was good, so bring it on
We met at the Hull ferry terminal, ready for the off and had a good crossing where Colin, Browny and myself dined in style in the restaurant, whilst the Hirds and Striker dined, courtesy of Subway (something they would not repeat)
Friday dawned dry and bright..........................but freezing (20c-25c colder than the week before in Spain, which was a shock), being the only one without any heated clothing, I nearly died of windchill after a 3 hour 90mph motorway dash
We were soon in the Eifel national park and stopped for lunch at Einruhr, brill cafe
Nice tree colours this Autumn
Only birds we made friends with all weekend
Home for the weekend, the chalet at Hotel Forsthaus
Neighbours
We went for a walk in the woods, unusually
On return to the bar, we found Bambi or so we thought..............but it turned out to be a wild sheep
Beers were needed
Overnight it was cold
However the wooden chalet had the thermal properties of a blast furnace and anyhow I had Browny to cuddle up to and the others nursed monumental hangovers
Next morning dawned cold & frosty, so we rode over to Wunderlich and then went off doen the Mosel
Colin ordered a small salad, with fried eggs and saute potatoes
Nice views
Later in the afternoon, we went to the Nurburgring to drool at the boy's toys
By 6pm it was getting cold...................very cold, so we made it back to the Hotel and next morning we greeted by this
We delayed today's ride until noon and again went to the woods
Then went to Nurburgring to watch some saloon car racing
Bratwurst
Browny and myself went down to Cochem, to do the 'tourist' thing
We saw some nice Guzzi classics
We rounded off the trip, stopping off in Brugge
6 of us went, the brothers Hird, Striker, Colin and Browny for the 4 day jaunt
Forecast was good, so bring it on
We met at the Hull ferry terminal, ready for the off and had a good crossing where Colin, Browny and myself dined in style in the restaurant, whilst the Hirds and Striker dined, courtesy of Subway (something they would not repeat)
Friday dawned dry and bright..........................but freezing (20c-25c colder than the week before in Spain, which was a shock), being the only one without any heated clothing, I nearly died of windchill after a 3 hour 90mph motorway dash
We were soon in the Eifel national park and stopped for lunch at Einruhr, brill cafe
Nice tree colours this Autumn
Only birds we made friends with all weekend
Home for the weekend, the chalet at Hotel Forsthaus
Neighbours
We went for a walk in the woods, unusually
On return to the bar, we found Bambi or so we thought..............but it turned out to be a wild sheep
Beers were needed
Overnight it was cold
However the wooden chalet had the thermal properties of a blast furnace and anyhow I had Browny to cuddle up to and the others nursed monumental hangovers
Next morning dawned cold & frosty, so we rode over to Wunderlich and then went off doen the Mosel
Colin ordered a small salad, with fried eggs and saute potatoes
Nice views
Later in the afternoon, we went to the Nurburgring to drool at the boy's toys
By 6pm it was getting cold...................very cold, so we made it back to the Hotel and next morning we greeted by this
We delayed today's ride until noon and again went to the woods
Then went to Nurburgring to watch some saloon car racing
Bratwurst
Browny and myself went down to Cochem, to do the 'tourist' thing
We saw some nice Guzzi classics
We rounded off the trip, stopping off in Brugge
