Right, I'm off........
Right, I'm off........
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rsv gone!

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11,288 posts

272 months

Friday 8th August 2008
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No more work for a week or so and Oggs and I am off to Spain on the bikes. Woooohooo!

Ferry down to Bilbao will dispense with the boring miles then it's a case of hotel to hotel to Barcelona.

Can't wait. Only 12 hours until the ferry sets sail.

Smiler.

11,752 posts

261 months

Friday 8th August 2008
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Nice one. Can't say I'm not envious, got to miss out on Europe this year.

Safe riding & have a good trip smile

Office_Monkey

1,969 posts

240 months

Friday 8th August 2008
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Have a good one and ride safelywink

King Herald

23,501 posts

247 months

Friday 8th August 2008
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rsv gone! said:
No more work for a week or so and Oggs and I am off to Spain on the bikes. Woooohooo!

Ferry down to Bilbao will dispense with the boring miles then it's a case of hotel to hotel to Barcelona.

Can't wait. Only 12 hours until the ferry sets sail.
Can't say I'm not jealous. I just got back on two wheels and remembered that you can't beat that feeling of flying along above the tarmac, especially when you're off across europe to warmer climes.

A neigbour just got back from Spain, water shortages everywhere, heatwave on the way, 50c temperatures expected.
yikes
Be careful out there, ride safe.

oggs

8,819 posts

285 months

Friday 8th August 2008
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wavey

Chilli

17,320 posts

267 months

Monday 11th August 2008
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rsv gone! said:
No more work for a week or so and Oggs and I am off to Spain on the bikes. Woooohooo!

Ferry down to Bilbao will dispense with the boring miles then it's a case of hotel to hotel to Barcelona.

Can't wait. Only 12 hours until the ferry sets sail.
Only just seen this...have a good one!!! Done the same myself. lovely.

Rawwr

22,722 posts

265 months

Monday 11th August 2008
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rsv gone! said:
No more work for a week or so
Yeah thanks, Cliff smile

oggs

8,819 posts

285 months

Sunday 17th August 2008
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wavey

We're back...
Cracking roads Brian thumbup

cmsd2

253 posts

222 months

Sunday 17th August 2008
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any chance of a route & photo diary thread?
i'm looking for ideas for a future trip smile

EvoBarry

1,903 posts

296 months

Sunday 17th August 2008
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I'm off to the Bol D'or with seven mates next month, to say I'm getting excited is quite the understatement! biggrin Then spending the week after pottering about southern France.

We're riding all the way down there though, no softy ferries for us winktongue out

John Laverick

2,002 posts

245 months

Sunday 17th August 2008
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Yep ... any chance of some notes /guides / must dos etc.

We're going out on the 14th of Sept, ferry down to Santander.

We're going Santander to Pamplona - Pau - Andorra la vella [ 2 days] - Barcelona - Jaca then back to Santander.

Dibble

13,292 posts

271 months

Sunday 17th August 2008
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EvoBarry said:
I'm off to the Bol D'or with seven mates next month, to say I'm getting excited is quite the understatement! biggrin Then spending the week after pottering about southern France.

We're riding all the way down there though, no softy ferries for us winktongue out
Won't you get a bit wet south of Dover/North of Calais?

King Herald

23,501 posts

247 months

Monday 18th August 2008
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EvoBarry said:
I'm off to the Bol D'or with seven mates next month, to say I'm getting excited is quite the understatement! biggrin Then spending the week after pottering about southern France.

We're riding all the way down there though, no softy ferries for us winktongue out
I did the Bol D'or about five times in the eighties, back when it was held at the Paul Ricard circuit. Great fun. The French bikers are such a bunch of poseurs. hehe All the flash dayglo trendy (back then) paint jobs and trick leathers, but most of them rode like blouses.

Hooli

32,278 posts

231 months

Monday 18th August 2008
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Dibble said:
EvoBarry said:
I'm off to the Bol D'or with seven mates next month, to say I'm getting excited is quite the understatement! biggrin Then spending the week after pottering about southern France.

We're riding all the way down there though, no softy ferries for us winktongue out
Won't you get a bit wet south of Dover/North of Calais?
rofl

rsv gone!

Original Poster:

11,288 posts

272 months

Monday 18th August 2008
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cmsd2 said:
any chance of a route & photo diary thread?
i'm looking for ideas for a future trip smile
I'll put some routes up soon.

AdeTuono

7,626 posts

258 months

Monday 18th August 2008
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King Herald said:
I did the Bol D'or about five times in the eighties, back when it was held at the Paul Ricard circuit. Great fun. The French bikers are such a bunch of poseurs. hehe All the flash dayglo trendy (back then) paint jobs and trick leathers, but most of them rode like blouses.
Remember the run from Le Beausset to the circuit? I'd not long been riding the first time we went, and it was awesome! There were loads of nutters on 'Blades (they'd just been released then, so around '92-'93) screaming past on blind hairpins. The entire road was lined with straw bales, but it still didn't stop a few casualties. And it only got worse at the circuit.

scratchchin Bol d'Or? Must be worth a thread of it's own...

oggs

8,819 posts

285 months

Monday 18th August 2008
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The Daddy wink


rsv gone!

Original Poster:

11,288 posts

272 months

Monday 18th August 2008
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Note the cloud below us in that valley

steven182

1,886 posts

232 months

Monday 18th August 2008
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rsv gone! said:
Note the cloud below us in that valley
WOW!!!

well and truly jealous that looked great!