Notts to Monaco Solo :)

[CuzGS]

Ok so having left to head south this is the road on the southern side of the Tunnel. lovely, as it drops towards the sea it goes through cliffs and is a truly great road.

 

[CuzGS]

And onwards to Monaco

 

[CuzGS]

So after losing all my beer money in the casino and getting thrown out for looking like a tramp (in a 800 quid twat suit!!), I staggered out for breakfast in a nearby cafe armed with standard trip gear, GPS , Map, food

 

[CuzGS]

After the obligatory "Ive made it to the coast" photo the next day, I headed back up the same road to the tunnel intending to route to near Cuneo and then left west to French alps again

Tunnel in better weather but on the far side i was crossing a big col in cloud, although dry it got to -2 on top

 

[CuzGS]

So into France again and sadly came across an accident, french biker lost it and low sided, car avoided bike, sadly not rider. Managed to help his mates assess him and get help, I slowed down for a bit strangely, this is the only photo happy to put up of this as have tried to be discreet but wanted to put it in as it was part of trip.

Dossed in cheap hotel in Montgenevre, again obligatory beer and map, never far from a shagging map ever

(shagging being used as an expletive, i dont own an actual shagging map although Im sure theres a market for them )

 

[CuzGS]

Just a couple of shots going through the ski areas of France, fantastic

 

[CuzGS]

Now the long trek North, having said that some great N roads, lovely D roads and great coffee stops, I just picked arbitrary towns off map and they were all beautiful.

I have horrible visions of French bikers doing the same and saying "ah Warrington, this will be beautiful non?"

Beaune and Ronsa

 

[CuzGS]

Trip through Belgium still lovely, Pikied camping in a wood by just riding round barrier, was greeted by woodsmen in morning asking "who the feck are you" in Flemish, Im not fluent but guessed that I needed to GTF out of their wood

Washed in river and blatted North again some gread roads just picked at random

 

[CuzGS]

As planned ended up camping at Memling site near Brugge, good facility if youre headed that way.

As I said earlier, having been all over world with work Brugge is still one of my top 3 places to visit, its fantastic.

The tower is the one on In Brugge movie where Brendan Gleeson takes a dive

 

[CuzGS]

Ferry back then into Cambridge to "pump my bilges" then home next day

Totals:

Countries - 10

Miles - 2764

Days - 12

Shags - 1.5 (Tired after Stelvio)

Passes - 22

Cols - 19

Highest Point - 2842m

Lowest Point - catching my gonads in zip wazzing at side of road in Italy

Great trip, hope I havnt bored you................oh bangers shot soon i promise, ill take one Sun afternoon

 

[CuzGS]

Been given verbal authorisation, my Livigno bangers shot will be taken and posted on Sunday, god bless women with a sense of humour

 

[kurtz]

Nice one..

 

[corsicandreamer]

Thanks for posting great ride uniquely written

 

[CuzGS]

Sorry for delay folks, bangers from Livigno almost live

Thats some non hostile projectiles right there, so thats the trip done folks

 

[Shadwell]

nice

 

[harry]

Nice work for an old Pongo, I'm going to make you an honoury Crab

 

[CuzGS]

Does that mean I now get all weekends off and don't have to shape my beret any more

 

[(RIP) Kaister]

Sorry for delay folks, bangers from Livigno almost live

Thats some non hostile projectiles right there, so thats the trip done folks

at last - a pic with no bike in it

 

[CuzGS]

I'm so tempted to say no it isn't but I'll get my nuts roasted

 

[sutty]

bet you didnt have any problems getting round those mountains,thankyou for the excellent bangers shot now i know why you enjoyed your trip so much. nice pearl necklace too.