LEG TWO • June 18, 2022
So the wee Cubs are prepared leg 2 begins on Monday Carlisle – Holy Island Holy Island – Scarbourgh Scarbourgh – Boston Boston – Lowestoft Lowestoft- Maidstone Maidstone – Ramsgate via Battle of Britain air show at Headcorn Ramsgate – Portsmouth and Isle of Wight Isle of Wight to Exeter Home in a van !!! …
Day 10 – Journeys end – for now. • July 10, 2021
0730 the team arise after a very relaxing night as gusts of our long-standing friends Dickie and Rachel at their Holy Island bungalow. 0845 – a pre-start check on the girls reviews they are all in need of oil after yesterday’s struggle over bridges and around Scotland’s capital, collectively they consume 400ml of lubricant. 0925 …
Day 9 – Absent bridges and child bullying • July 09, 2021
0800 slowly the team begins to arise and assemble ready for departure at 0930 and the pre-booked escorted crossing of the Tay bridge. The group was added to by our long-standing touring buddy Alastair Brain aka Crystal on his Ducati Multistrada 1260 S. Crystal stopped overnight with us and is today armed with two GoPro’s …
Day 8. Doylems and telepathy • July 08, 2021
0730 the team awakes, well Bowie and Dee did, Monkey’s been awake since four having had an entire family of seagulls camped on top of the rear skylight to his room. 0810 the team prepares to depart, however Daisy is still tired and refuses to kick over, after giving the tired old girl a bump …
Day 7 – Moist videos and Moy. • July 07, 2021
0700 team arise in digs at 29 Craig Street,Inverness (highly recommended) after a fine night of dining with Dee’s long time rally partner Alistair Tough and his good wife Carole. 0730 Dee checks the bikes over only to discover the seagulls who he inadvertently fed on day one in Dumfries have trailed us and expressed …
Day6 – Bowie’s female gene & Pansy • July 06, 2021
0600 an early rise for the 0745 ferry, in discussion Monkey and Dee have noted that Bowie sits back like a 50’s wife and allows us to make fools of ourselves. To day is to be the day of reckoning where the imbalance is addressed. To commence we collectively recall the following 1. More than …
Day 5 Weighty matter, booking blunders and Twatts. • July 05, 2021
0710 Monkey awakes Dee saying look out the window we’ve got a visitor. Dee with great expectations of scantily clad females arises and looks out the window seeing nothing but garden disappointedly says to Monkey what you on about. Monkey points to Perter Rabbit eating breakfast, Dee intimates Monkeys consumption of ladyboy tea on day …
Day 4 – Tears and Stars • July 04, 2021
0915 depart hotel and say farewell to Mrs Angela Monkhouse and her sister Carol, who had traveled as our logistics team to resupply the riders with clean underwater and takeaway used. Thanks ladies. 1000 Bowie gets some off road mountain climbing in. 1015 riding uphill in second gear Dee rides over a rut and Accidentally …
Day 3 Tickets and Wheelies • July 03, 2021
0715 Dee realises he hasn’t booked this mornings ferry to the Isle of Skye – frantic internet search then a knee trembling walk to ferry terminal where the kind young lady on the ticket desk sold him the required berths. 0745 Bowie with malice and premeditation vandalises the hotels tea pot a breakfast. 0800 Monkey …
Day 2 Vapours and Wheelies. • July 02, 2021
0755 Depart the hotel after breakfast which Dee demanded was eaten inside the restaurant to avoid potential seagull mugging. 0850 Arrive Adrossan ferry terminal in route yet again Monkey had to turn the fuel tap to reserve. At the required petrol station Bowie and Dee still had half a tank and agree Monkey’s bike has …