Some random clips and photos of where we get to on the scooter when away in the Motorhome. Between being cooped up at home and the effects of chemo I'm fed up and bored so looking through some hol. photos , maybe you will recognise some places .Starting with Ireland.
Its the scooter that totally made our trips. Im not sure how many miles we will have done on the two scooters we have had since 2008 but i reckon its in excess of 30000.
This is a rather grainy photo of us rounding the last bend on the col de Tourmalet. We did over 10000 ft of ascent that day.
Loved Lac Estaing area. We wilded a couple of times by the side of the lake but I have a notion that it has been stopped now. Great photos. Pyrenees in shorts and T shirts weather on the scooter, nothing better.
This is much more fun than reading the endless and pointless political bickering. Cant even read the coronavirus thread now it's been consumed by the I hate the government gang.
Loved the Pyrenees especially the valley up from Argeles Gazost, Luz St Saveur, Col de Tourmalet and my absolutely fave spot Lac de Gaube. Haven't been back that way for a few years. Maybe on the list when I get back on the road. I'm missing France already. Sharing holiday experiences and pics is a great way to keep the mental vibe in +.
I haven't done much travelling in Provence. Every time I head off down that way I end up doing a Shot'left into Switzerland. Vaud and Valais regions. Magnetically drawn there and U never want to leave.
Thats a typo, I never want to leave. The sbb have a slogan on their trains along with a graphic of the Matterhorn. "Grave dans mon coeur". Loosely translated "Imprinted on my heart".
Not wanting to hijack Alans thread but I was enjoying it so much I dug out my old laptop hard drive and tried to find a few of our two bikes. Mostly pictures of me looking gormless with either Pig I or Pig II. The one on the back of the van is the original Peugeot on our first night away at Dover before embarking on our first ever motorhome adventure abroad in 2008. Lot of Pig miles done since then.
I think its nice if other people join in with Alans thread with happy sunny pictures of holidays past,
first it helps to keep Alan at the top of the page
and second its a nice light thread to follow instead of all the doom and gloom we are getting, we hear enough of that on the news, in fact thats all I ever hear on Skynews., so only look once a day.
Great pictures Barry D , I see we are like minded when it comes to scooting about. We just can't wait to get the MH parked up and head out on the scooter. I started this thread with the idea of introducing other motorhomers to the pleasures of having a little scooter with you , hope it is doing that.
Snap. There are just literally thousands of photos and a fair few videos. Ive barely scratched the surface this morning. For us its all been about the scooter really. We are almost like Tuggers in a way as the van is just a base. The last trip to Europe over four months the bike did more miles than the van in the end.
What can be better than drifting along some backwater roads in Provence in the early evening sun, finding a little village bar and enjoying an ice cold glass of wine or a beer? One if my fondest memories was our first visit to the Annecy area and Lac du Bourget. I think it was around Bastile day in 2009. Annecy was heaving but we headed off one day over the hills to Lac du Bourget where it was much quieter and did a circular of the lake. It was scorching hot and every few miles we would look for a place to jump off the bike and dive in. Everything was magical. Balmy hot evenings swimming in Lake Annecy drunk at 1am and somehow finding chips on the way back to the van. happy days. I am sure they will return for you and all of us.
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