Eurotour is on!!

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I've got a few more hours of work to sort out tomorrow, but we're in place for a Sunday departure. I've had a bit of a change round-rather than tunnel/ferry to Calais, we're sailing overnight from Portsmouth to St Malo. Costs more but saves a lot of fuel/tolls and one night's hotel, so kind of same difference. Plus you don't have that dismal slog across the Pas de Calais.  
Don't need to be at port until teatime on Sunday which gives me more time to pack and sort my paperwork etc. Arrive 08.15 Monday morning, so brekkie in St Malo (went there on a Z650 chop in 1982  ) then first night's stop in Tours. From there basically southeast towards the Med at Grasse via Route Napoleon, follow the Med coast to the flat, prob stop in Beziers or Sete en route. Wish I had some waterproofs though, mine are in Spain!  

[BanditMike 0]

Sounds good mate         

Fingers crossed for lots of          and not so lots      

Enjoy mate. Don't forget a few pics  

[dick65 0]

excellent Alan - have a great trip m8    

[madsod 0]

Have a good one   

[madwilly 0]

have a good and safe trip  

[Oldfart 0]

Have a safe and enjoyable trip Alan. Looking forward to the pics on your return   

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@Oldfart wrote:

Have a safe and enjoyable trip Alan.  Looking forward to the pics on your return   

Well actually Den I've got a Nexus tablet and my smartphone so if I can get a wifi hotspot I'll update when I can. Incidentally, Wifi is pronounced wiffy in France, so I can actually ask around for a wiffy hotspot. Might get me arrested here!  

Will most likely start a new thread in due course. Just finalising packing and trying to reduce the wife's shoe count. Need to leave home around 2-3 this afternoon, so should see the MotoGP before I go.  Laters all  

[Davehutch-hutchs 0]

have a great trip m8 , look forward to the updates

[smilinjack 0]

Right well we're on the ferry, got here in good time, just a bit of a crowd on the M40 as Silverstone tipped out. Bit of a shock when they TIED the bike to the ship, exactly as they did in 1982  

[dick65 0]

 least you on the way now m8   

[gravelrash 0]

Don't like the look of them ropes much Alan hope they took care securing the bike  
Safe trip and thanks for the updates!  

[BanditMike 0]

@gravelrash wrote:

Don't like the look of them ropes much Alan hope they took care securing the bike  
Safe trip and thanks for the updates!  

Have to    

Safe trip and, like everyone else, I await the pics  

[haveugot1 0]

Take care mate and look forward to the pictures.  

[Stue11 0]

Have a good one Alan   

[smilinjack 0]

Arrived 8:30 this morning. The old town is in the background. Will post more but got go out for dinner. We're in Tours at the moment.  

[Davehutch-hutchs 0]

Glad your there safe m8 , ride safe and keep the updates coming

[dick65 0]

@Davehutch wrote:

Glad your there safe m8 , ride safe and keep the updates coming

  

[BanditMike 0]

Nice pic    

[smilinjack 0]

Having a bit of bother uploading pics. Took this from the wall of the old town in St Malo

[Davehutch-hutchs 0]

@smilinjack wrote:

Having a bit of bother uploading pics.

thats because your doing it from the left, try it doing it from the right over there  

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The problem, according to my research, is the Photobucket app is basically sh1t. Keeps logging me off, won't allow direct links so it seems the pics will have to wait until l get back.
Anyway, spent first night in Tours, lovely old quarter and very lively as it's a university town. From there cross country by mainly D & N roads to Vienne, south of Lyon. Today we did the N85 Route Napoleon, and a blinder it was too. I'm done in with all that braking & turning I don't mind admitting. Two nights in Grasse, so a bike free day tomorrow. Temp still around 30 in the day, sweating like a bas***d even when moving. Off out to find something to eat now.  

[Davehutch-hutchs 0]

Nice to know your enjoying yourself m8 , is your sister in law with you ?

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@Davehutch wrote:

Nice to know your enjoying yourself m8 , is your sister in law with you ?

No mate have all on getting three on the bike  

[dick65 0]

sounds like a great trip Alan   
pics will be worth waiting for m8

[smilinjack 0]

Dinner ordered, free wifi in town. We're sitting in a little square, still about 18 degrees outside.  

[BanditMike 0]

@smilinjack wrote:

Dinner ordered, free wifi in town. We're sitting in a little square, still about 18 degrees outside.  

Sounds cooler than if feels here  

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Only took one pic on the Route Napoleon. TBH it's too involving and unsafe to stop where the best pics are. Usual story really  

[dick65 0]

great pic Alan - often the way though  

[BanditMike 0]

Like it mate  

[Oldfart 0]

Nice one Alan  

[smilinjack 0]

Arrived safely in Beziers, nice cross country route this morning before the motorway slog south. Massive jam near Aix en Provence thanks to a bloody Romanian lorry-sounds familiar   I also discovered there is enough time at toll barrier to follow the previous vehicle out   Serves them right for automating the majority of them. I did wonder how the barrier knows I'm on a bike or if l might get stiffed for a car toll. Anyway prob saved enough for the underground parking and 24 hr porn at the hotel.   

[dick65 0]

nice one alan