Going foreign - Austrian Moto GP

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Leaving tomorrow AM. Only had the destination and ticket a month! Anyhow, unlike normal, planning has been left it till the last day to pack, plan routes, check over bike and try book some accommodation.
Basic route is here https://kurv.gr/fwKl9
Struggled to even get breakdown cover on the R1150R being 17 year's old. Anyhow, sorted for £142.
Will update as I go more for me to remember what I did than to entertain!
Hating the fact that this has taken a whole day to sort but I guess for a 2500 odd mile journey, planning it all in 1 day is not bad going. I'm sure I'll laugh when I realise what I missed out....
 
Can’t easily read your route, but you have most of the week to get there so enjoy.
 
Enjoy your trip Donovan....lots of piccies please :D

I'm already planning next years bike holibob...;)
 
All went super easy. Great roads through Ardennes. Worked out that the modded centre stand still scrapes. Touched the right down and it sends you left towards oncoming traffic. Note to self, ride gentler.
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Camp set up and admiring the river and valley
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Well another day along the forest roads to Baden Baden. 260 miles is only short but it takes its toll when not using m ways! Very little traffic. Probably only about 20 bikes seen heading in opp direction. Got timings wrong with an early coffee stop then didn’t feel hungry so a tracker bar and nuts are becoming the norm for day fuel!
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Nice wee house
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Jeep

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Now I know what is in them




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Tonight’s campsite. €13 and €6.70 for a beer and pizza served. Here’s the beer
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And a boxer on the Maginot line
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And the over roads with obligatory road sign
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Before leaving I met this chap taking his son around his homeland for 2 weeks. Restored by him over 6 years. I present an original 1944 sidecar
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Today was great ride on the b500.
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Meant to get to inertkirchen and then just stroll onto a campsite. All went brilliantly, even went shopping for a lunch picnic
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. Stopped at a great viewing spot
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Soon as I left Germany it was torrential and slow going avoiding the motorway. Today I would gladly have had a vignette!
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Arrived at destination area and searched for campsites. 11 miles it says. Phoned and booked. Chuffed. Enter go on the sat nav and it’s a 60 mile cross country! Not as crow flies, thanks garmin !
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Anyhow I get something closer by now it’s 7pm and the Swiss alps are somewhat shut. No one around. Rain everywhere thunder etc. Reception closed. So hotels.com it was. Another 55 minute around the mountain
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So I am now the only biker and 4th guest in Engelberg


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Ferry route to save on motorway miles nice easy crossing
And later he succumbed as it was too wet to enjoy all the small passes
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I did say it was raining heavily
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The story of Le Roche En Ardennes is horrifying, lovely place now.
 
Great ride up the Timmeljoch and then the jaufenpass this morning entourage to Spielberg. Long day. 300 miler and need to get to campsite before 8 pm.
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Austrian passes for me next year, plus Slovenia :D

That supermarket picnic looked rather lovely...I do like sausage :green gri

Although no camping for me, just hotels....enjoy Don, looks like you're having a rather nice trip :thumb2
 
Well I was until this rain came through. I’m in the showers, my tent et al are down there somewhere
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