Following on from John’s invitation for bods to join him on a short break on the Adriatic and / or stay at his family run hotel in Malta, Austria http://www.hochalmspitze.com/
Here’s an outline idea for a possible Wander in late September 2014. Very provisional dates, subject to John’s plans / hotel(s) availability, 2014 going OK etc. etc.
Depart by Chunnel the early evening of Thursday 18 September (to stay in St Omer, possibly) or an early train on Friday morning, 19 September
Three days to get to Malta, taking a sensible mixture of half decent roads rather than too much motorway
Arriving Malta, the late afternoon / early evening of Sunday 21 September
Three full days with John in Malta. There are certainly enogh roads to ride in or around the area to make it worthwhile.
Depart for the Adriatic with John, early morning Thursday 25 September, with a day to get there.
Return to Malta on (maybe?) the evening of Monday the 29th September
Three days to come back, probably via a different route if sensible, arriving at Calais for the late afternoon / early evening of Thursday 02 October for a train back to the UK.
An alternative might be to not return with John via Malta but come back to Calais a different way over four days perhaps, still aiming for Calais on 02 October.
Another alternative might be to extend the trip at either one end or the other (the weather is generally good in early October and the light is still not bad) to take in some other things? If so, tacking something on the end to come back on say Sunday 05 October or maybe longer might be a go’er, too.
Number of bikes? This very much depends on room availability, John’s own plans and the logistics of moving a gaggle of bikes along at a reasonable pace. Three days there to Malta and back certainly needn’t be a race but it’s still a decent schlep if we are to take some interesting roads. Let’s say five or six, pillions welcome.
Suitable for? Anyone who can ride a motorbike, I guess. I definitely try to run my Wanders at a pace that makes them interesting but not so much that anyone needs to feel pressured to keep up… That’s how accidents happen. I will plot up some possible routes but anyone or everyone is free to do their own thing. The only thing I would ask is that if anyone is travelling down / returning on different dates (for instance if they planned to go over earlier or come back later) they look after their own hotel bookings; it’s often tricky enough to juggle my own, without having to factor in other bods diverse plans.
Anything else? The idea of the jaunt is to get to Malta reasonably quickly and return reasonably quickly; Malta and the Adriatic are the destinations to have in mind. Flower pressing can wait until we are there.
Richard
Flag up any interest here please, no PM's. First come, first served, also indicatiing if you are solo and / or if you are happy to share a room.
Here’s an outline idea for a possible Wander in late September 2014. Very provisional dates, subject to John’s plans / hotel(s) availability, 2014 going OK etc. etc.
Depart by Chunnel the early evening of Thursday 18 September (to stay in St Omer, possibly) or an early train on Friday morning, 19 September
Three days to get to Malta, taking a sensible mixture of half decent roads rather than too much motorway
Arriving Malta, the late afternoon / early evening of Sunday 21 September
Three full days with John in Malta. There are certainly enogh roads to ride in or around the area to make it worthwhile.
Depart for the Adriatic with John, early morning Thursday 25 September, with a day to get there.
Return to Malta on (maybe?) the evening of Monday the 29th September
Three days to come back, probably via a different route if sensible, arriving at Calais for the late afternoon / early evening of Thursday 02 October for a train back to the UK.
An alternative might be to not return with John via Malta but come back to Calais a different way over four days perhaps, still aiming for Calais on 02 October.
Another alternative might be to extend the trip at either one end or the other (the weather is generally good in early October and the light is still not bad) to take in some other things? If so, tacking something on the end to come back on say Sunday 05 October or maybe longer might be a go’er, too.
Number of bikes? This very much depends on room availability, John’s own plans and the logistics of moving a gaggle of bikes along at a reasonable pace. Three days there to Malta and back certainly needn’t be a race but it’s still a decent schlep if we are to take some interesting roads. Let’s say five or six, pillions welcome.
Suitable for? Anyone who can ride a motorbike, I guess. I definitely try to run my Wanders at a pace that makes them interesting but not so much that anyone needs to feel pressured to keep up… That’s how accidents happen. I will plot up some possible routes but anyone or everyone is free to do their own thing. The only thing I would ask is that if anyone is travelling down / returning on different dates (for instance if they planned to go over earlier or come back later) they look after their own hotel bookings; it’s often tricky enough to juggle my own, without having to factor in other bods diverse plans.
Anything else? The idea of the jaunt is to get to Malta reasonably quickly and return reasonably quickly; Malta and the Adriatic are the destinations to have in mind. Flower pressing can wait until we are there.
Richard
Flag up any interest here please, no PM's. First come, first served, also indicatiing if you are solo and / or if you are happy to share a room.
please put me on the list, I would like to bring Debbie but I fear its too many miles for her, lets see if I can persuade her.
