Three months around Europe

I sort of gave up the blog because I spent my remaining time at the Olympics.

Guess I should finish it though.

Our next stop in Turkey was Gallipoli- my second visit there and the poignancy was still there. the waste, the cynicism and the misplaced nationalism all seems so futile.

From here I cut across Greece, which was either closed down or on fire sale, headed up to Montengro and into Albania.

I tried to buy insurance at the border but the guard just looked at me incredulously and said " sir if you bought insurance you would be the only one in Albania who has it.'

The roads are very very good and very very bad. But the accommodation , food and wine excellent and good value. I saw no other motorcyclists

Took the ferry from Greece to Italy, and then travelled up through the heartland to my favourite city of Prague then onto Munich, up to Bremerhaven , back through Holland and then home to UK

so that was it : Another 25000 km, giving a total of 50000 km in two years. And the only problems with the bike was a slow puncture and a blown headlamp bulb.


The bike will now be shipped home and I have bought a motor home in the UK and in March I take my wife to see all the spots I saw on my motorbike travels.

Safe riding