Having done a last minute trip through French alps last year in September I had decided that this month would be a regular time for me to enjoy somewhere on the bike as the masses have generally all returned to work and the weather seems to be still warm/hot and settled in the Alps.
One area I had not ridden before was the Julian Alps NW Slovenia so had decided this year to tick that box.
Planned to go roughly 29th August but weather forecast were showing thunderstorms all around that area. Bit of patience was rewarded with a ten day forecast of sunny weather from the 10th September so that’s when I headed off.
I had recently tried to sell my 1190 Adventure unsuccessfully so decided to use that and bang some extra miles on her and shag the tyres before lowering price to sell.
Ferry booked the night before, I headed off with no map but a rough idea in my head where I wanted to be.
Day 1
10:25 P&O ferry Dover Calais.
Disembark and enter into Garmin : Innsbruck. ( I intended to head over Timmelsjoch.)
All was going according to my rough idea on route until Strasbourg where instead of heading further East, Stuttgard as I had imagined I found myself heading South on D5. Anyway turned off the Motorway after approx 425 miles from Calais and was in a place called Kappel Grafenhausen. 1st Hotel seen and that was first day in. 623 miles for the day. Funny how the Garmin route totally different from Google maps.
Day 2.
I set my mind on being over the Timmelsjoch today so set of fairly early from hotel which happened to be one of those Euro Hotel type places. Nice enough breakfast and they were generous enough for me to pack up a spot of lunch from the buffet.
Garmin now had me riding on the D31 North side of Lake Constance which made a pleasant change from the previous days motorway slog. Although not intending to use much Autoroute in Austria en route I thought it best to buy Vignette before entering somewhere around Lindau.
One area I had not ridden before was the Julian Alps NW Slovenia so had decided this year to tick that box.
Planned to go roughly 29th August but weather forecast were showing thunderstorms all around that area. Bit of patience was rewarded with a ten day forecast of sunny weather from the 10th September so that’s when I headed off.
I had recently tried to sell my 1190 Adventure unsuccessfully so decided to use that and bang some extra miles on her and shag the tyres before lowering price to sell.
Ferry booked the night before, I headed off with no map but a rough idea in my head where I wanted to be.
Day 1
10:25 P&O ferry Dover Calais.
Disembark and enter into Garmin : Innsbruck. ( I intended to head over Timmelsjoch.)
All was going according to my rough idea on route until Strasbourg where instead of heading further East, Stuttgard as I had imagined I found myself heading South on D5. Anyway turned off the Motorway after approx 425 miles from Calais and was in a place called Kappel Grafenhausen. 1st Hotel seen and that was first day in. 623 miles for the day. Funny how the Garmin route totally different from Google maps.
Day 2.
I set my mind on being over the Timmelsjoch today so set of fairly early from hotel which happened to be one of those Euro Hotel type places. Nice enough breakfast and they were generous enough for me to pack up a spot of lunch from the buffet.
Garmin now had me riding on the D31 North side of Lake Constance which made a pleasant change from the previous days motorway slog. Although not intending to use much Autoroute in Austria en route I thought it best to buy Vignette before entering somewhere around Lindau.