Joe
Yer Motto is look'n good me auld son,have a great trip and look forward to the tales of yer adventure.
Schultz
What he said! Look after yerself!
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i see he got some new school clothes for the trip
Well, where are all the pics of a tearful Celt bidding his homeland a sad farewell? 
Well it won't come as a major shock to youse that Joe turned up 15 mins late for his own farewell ride 
Myself & DaveR rode up together after meeting near Kill. There were a few bikes there already when we arrived. Nobody we knew - until the bus in front moved out of the way & we spotted the tossers. Leprecaun, Big Fella, Ogmios, Wookie, Shinobi & Mrs Shinobi all turned up along with a load of others who I presume were ex-students of the great man. After giving us a little speech (& very bad directions for the wee run
) Joe spent a bit of time flashing his video camera in our faces & then it was time to mount up.
A short spin around the city center ensued (where half of us got lost due to the crappy directions
) before Joe said his farewells at Merrion Gates & headed south. DaveR & myself decided to follow him but couldn't catch him 
We eventually passed him when he stopped for fuel near near Kilmacanogue. Dave was in dire need of juice by then so we proceeded to Ashford where he filled up while I kept a lookout for Joe on the dualcarriageway. He passed me about 8 mins before Dave got back so we put the hammer down for a while. Unfortunately the high speed running reduced my range dramatically & I was forced to stop for fuel in Camolin.
At this point we decided that, as it was getting close to ferry time, there was no point in chasing Joe any longer. We had a cuppa in the petrol station before heading home through Carnew, Tinahealy & Baltinglass. Apart from a couple of drops of rain it was a warm dry run through the hills back to my place.
Good luck Joe and ride safe
Doing his best movie star impression
Getting ready for the off
Myself & DaveR rode up together after meeting near Kill. There were a few bikes there already when we arrived. Nobody we knew - until the bus in front moved out of the way & we spotted the tossers. Leprecaun, Big Fella, Ogmios, Wookie, Shinobi & Mrs Shinobi all turned up along with a load of others who I presume were ex-students of the great man. After giving us a little speech (& very bad directions for the wee run
) Joe spent a bit of time flashing his video camera in our faces & then it was time to mount up. A short spin around the city center ensued (where half of us got lost due to the crappy directions
) before Joe said his farewells at Merrion Gates & headed south. DaveR & myself decided to follow him but couldn't catch him We eventually passed him when he stopped for fuel near near Kilmacanogue. Dave was in dire need of juice by then so we proceeded to Ashford where he filled up while I kept a lookout for Joe on the dualcarriageway. He passed me about 8 mins before Dave got back so we put the hammer down for a while. Unfortunately the high speed running reduced my range dramatically & I was forced to stop for fuel in Camolin.
At this point we decided that, as it was getting close to ferry time, there was no point in chasing Joe any longer. We had a cuppa in the petrol station before heading home through Carnew, Tinahealy & Baltinglass. Apart from a couple of drops of rain it was a warm dry run through the hills back to my place.
Good luck Joe and ride safe
Doing his best movie star impression
Getting ready for the off
Update...
Got a text from the bould Joe last night :
Got a text from the bould Joe last night :
barneydinosaur
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A sighting
It seems that I met your man in Domfront in Normandy on monday. He was looking for an internet cafe.
It seems that I met your man in Domfront in Normandy on monday. He was looking for an internet cafe.
Hope you gave him a clip around the ear & told him to get a move on
We're all waiting with baited breath for his first report barneydinosaur
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Hope you gave him a clip around the ear & told him to get a move on
It doesn't do to give some one a telling off on a first meeting but next time....
barneydinosaur
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Ah, you EnglishYou're far too polite
Its a survival strategy for not getting beaten up for as Cecil Rhodes once said: 'Remember that you are an Englishman, and have consequently won first prize in the lottery of life.'
barneydinosaur;Cecil Rhodes once said: 'Remember that you are an Englishman said:Cecil obviously never met an Irish man; if he did he would have awarded himself second prize.
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Hello all,
Id first like to thank everybody for there help to get this trip underway,
the lads from Joe Duffy's, Charles Hurst and Hein Gericke for there support.
Also all those that made it to me send off in Dublin, I was really blown away Thank you all...
Well I have travelled down through France across the french alps into the Italian alps cut
across Italy to the east coast and I am now about 300km from Bari where I will get the ferry to Greece, all going well, though trying to find a campsite is a bit of a nightmare most are closed at this time of year, should be in Greece by Friday. Got some great bullet camera shoots of the journey so far, I should have a web site up in running by next week will post the address.
on the road
sure ya ave to
joe
Id first like to thank everybody for there help to get this trip underway,
the lads from Joe Duffy's, Charles Hurst and Hein Gericke for there support.
Also all those that made it to me send off in Dublin, I was really blown away Thank you all...
Well I have travelled down through France across the french alps into the Italian alps cut
across Italy to the east coast and I am now about 300km from Bari where I will get the ferry to Greece, all going well, though trying to find a campsite is a bit of a nightmare most are closed at this time of year, should be in Greece by Friday. Got some great bullet camera shoots of the journey so far, I should have a web site up in running by next week will post the address.
on the road
sure ya ave to
joe
Good man Joe - keep 'er lit
We'll be expecting pics with the reports from Greece on
We'll be expecting pics with the reports from Greece on
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The journey so far...
Well i am on me way to India on me moto, the start was interesting trying to get me visa's for Iran, Pakistan and India.
I arrived at the Iranian Embassy in Dublin with forms filled out me passport and cash gave them all over to Dorlois at the desk, she takes them off comes back again and says sorry your passport is too badly damaged to issue a visa, told her that I travel by moto and it was only rain damaged but there was nothing she could do. So flew down to the passport office in Dublin told them me problem but they said i needed a long birth cert to get a new passport so phoned me wee bro in Belfast and asked him to find out wat time the place closed at in Belfast to get a long cert, he said they can do a new cert in an hour but I have to be there by 14:30 it was 12:45 in Dublin, but with the love off God got it and flew back down to Dublin. So next morning back top passport office told them me story and God bless them gave me a new passport in two days, so back to Iranian Embassy Dorlois was surprised to see me so soon asked me to take a seat and an hour later i had me visa for Iran 60 days. So now straight over to Pakistan Embassy there visa took 6 days and is for 3 months got then to Indian embassy it took 6 days as well pick it up 20 sept I left Ireland on the 23 sept. It all works out in the end...
So left Belfast late on Sunday 23 sept for Dublin late as usually got to Dublin at 12:45 was amazed at how many people had turned up ta make sure i was really going .... a wee bit off a ride out and then flew to Rosslare got the Ferry to Cherbourg by the skin off me teeth
Next day arrived in France the sun was out great day riding off the ferry knowing that this was God willing the start of many miles ahead, stayed the night in Domfront great wee village and campsite was only 7.36 euros for two nites, then to the La Chatre and the weather changed started ta piss down very heavy poor visibility, next day to Feurs weather still the same but the day after as i reached the french alps the sun came out heading for Briancon fantastic day.
Next morning up early weather still great when back down the road i rode the day before just because it was that good and then crossed over into Italy. Stay up in the Italian alps at Valle de Chisonne great roads again next morning headed straight across Italy to east coast stayed in Fano up the next morning and travel south to Roseta delgi Abruzzi have stayed here two nights but leave tomorrow morning for Bari and then ferry across to Greece.
on the road
sure ya ave to
joe
thanks lads will try and get a few fotos together
here tuned any chance of get another wee spot on the travel section ??
will post it all up there and maybe use one off me old fotos on it ya got ta let the people see good looks...
Well i am on me way to India on me moto, the start was interesting trying to get me visa's for Iran, Pakistan and India.
I arrived at the Iranian Embassy in Dublin with forms filled out me passport and cash gave them all over to Dorlois at the desk, she takes them off comes back again and says sorry your passport is too badly damaged to issue a visa, told her that I travel by moto and it was only rain damaged but there was nothing she could do. So flew down to the passport office in Dublin told them me problem but they said i needed a long birth cert to get a new passport so phoned me wee bro in Belfast and asked him to find out wat time the place closed at in Belfast to get a long cert, he said they can do a new cert in an hour but I have to be there by 14:30 it was 12:45 in Dublin, but with the love off God got it and flew back down to Dublin. So next morning back top passport office told them me story and God bless them gave me a new passport in two days, so back to Iranian Embassy Dorlois was surprised to see me so soon asked me to take a seat and an hour later i had me visa for Iran 60 days. So now straight over to Pakistan Embassy there visa took 6 days and is for 3 months got then to Indian embassy it took 6 days as well pick it up 20 sept I left Ireland on the 23 sept. It all works out in the end...
So left Belfast late on Sunday 23 sept for Dublin late as usually got to Dublin at 12:45 was amazed at how many people had turned up ta make sure i was really going .... a wee bit off a ride out and then flew to Rosslare got the Ferry to Cherbourg by the skin off me teeth
Next day arrived in France the sun was out great day riding off the ferry knowing that this was God willing the start of many miles ahead, stayed the night in Domfront great wee village and campsite was only 7.36 euros for two nites, then to the La Chatre and the weather changed started ta piss down very heavy poor visibility, next day to Feurs weather still the same but the day after as i reached the french alps the sun came out heading for Briancon fantastic day.
Next morning up early weather still great when back down the road i rode the day before just because it was that good and then crossed over into Italy. Stay up in the Italian alps at Valle de Chisonne great roads again next morning headed straight across Italy to east coast stayed in Fano up the next morning and travel south to Roseta delgi Abruzzi have stayed here two nights but leave tomorrow morning for Bari and then ferry across to Greece.
on the road
sure ya ave to
joe
thanks lads will try and get a few fotos together
here tuned any chance of get another wee spot on the travel section ??
will post it all up there and maybe use one off me old fotos on it ya got ta let the people see good looks...
For any of youse who might have missed it, Joe's started his trip report here - http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1149963&posted=1#post1149963
