Lovely lunch in the beautiful town of Portsmouth. Hotel parking lot filling up with exotica! Room service snack dinner with #fos live-streaming. It’s about to get real. Bring on #fos2018 [Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”103″ gal_title=”EURoadTrip2018 – Portsmouth”]
Yesterday we enjoyed a relaxing afternoon in the quaint little town of Shepperton (on the Thames) catching up on laundry & sleep (navigating while riding without losing your riding partner can be tiring!), before remembering we wanted to visit GMR-UK (who build SuperChargers, amongst other things, for Aston Martins) in Wellington…. close to where we … Read more
Special day at the much anticipated Holy Grail, Alfaholics! Unannounced we received a warm welcome and tour through the facilities! might have been the rain! Impressive levels of stock for 105 Alfa’s, dispatched all over the world! Carbon, aluminum and magnesium trick bits, need to rob a bank. £250k builds… Let the images speak for … Read more
Last year I learned to trust the GPS, besides a few early turns (my own fault), it has been reliable. Until yesterday. Routed me into truck euro crossing. Frustrating waste of time, but we survived. First ever EuroTunnel Crossing. 25 minutes crossing at 110Euro, yes, but don’t forget the 45minute wait and boarding process. Great … Read more
At breakfast we met manager Taryn, a South African whose husband (both from Cape Town) is a driving Instructor at RSR Performance. Obviously, like teenagers, we nonchalantly told her about our previous days antics, to which she was absolutely gobsmacked exclaiming “no experience on the ring, first time ever, you do it on motorcycles, on … Read more
Sunday,8 July 2018, a day to remember. My friends will tell me I am being melodramatic, my mother would tell me I am just “ongewoond” (and complicated!). This post and photos, do not do the day, facilities, surroundings, bikes and especially the experience any justice. I’m trying not to hyperventilate as I recall easily one … Read more