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#21 Hartside Man

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Posted 11 June 2011 - 07:12 pm

Day 2 Clermont Ferand to Tautavel

Day 2 is a bit more leasurely rise at 8:00 ish and a nice hearty Breakfast, we leave Clermond Ferand for Tautavel.

1st Stop of the day, is at the Eifel Viaduct ( seems like the great man built more than just a tower in Paris)








Chris and Adam zooming in to see if there are any french girls sunbathing anywhere laugh.gif



then back on the road towards Millau



Millau is a spectacular sight I will let the pictures speak for themselves

















A Few More





After Millau we head for tautavel and unhitch and unpack everything , then its off out to the Snack Show for a Meal and a Drink , and then the Cafe de la Place for a few beverages drinks.gif

Edited by Hartside Man, 11 June 2011 - 07:19 pm.

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#22 Hartside Man

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Posted 11 June 2011 - 07:34 pm

more another day

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"Four wheels move the body. Two wheels move the soul".

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#23 Hartside Man

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Posted 11 June 2011 - 08:05 pm

QUOTE(whichwaywasit @ Sat 11th Jun 2011, 07:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Bit confused by this interesting story with good pictures, both bikes are on a trailer? Are you taking them somewhere to sell, so you can both afford to buy TDM's rotflmmfao.gif


Doh you silly Billy tongue.gif

it's a blog Tale of our recent pyrenees tour disbig.gif

I have owned a TDM and Mick has two of em so yeahbaby.gif

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I have a Ghost S and i'm not afraid to use it !

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"So you just ride somewhere, eat cake and then ride back".

"Normal people believe that if it ain't broken, don't fix it. Engineers believe that if it ain't broken, it doesn't have enough features yet."

 

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Posted 11 June 2011 - 09:36 pm

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Lookin' good after a sha'key' start ! tongue.gif Noice scenery and weather and the roads look as smooth as !

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#25 Hartside Man

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Posted 17 June 2011 - 09:39 pm

Day 3 First Rideout

up nice and early and on the bikes we start off from Temp Home , and ride up to the walled town, of villefranche de conflent






where of course we found a Cafe




then up the infamous Tet Valley and a climb up high to Font Romeo before a lovely run back down the valley.

not many pictures taken really as we have taken them in the past on previous visit, this was the first ride in the sun and we gave it some in the nice twisty roads

heres the route (one with arrows)



and heres the elevation profile



more to follow

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I have a Ghost S and i'm not afraid to use it !

A Beast in Orange Called KaTie eM 

"Four wheels move the body. Two wheels move the soul".

"So you just ride somewhere, eat cake and then ride back".

"Normal people believe that if it ain't broken, don't fix it. Engineers believe that if it ain't broken, it doesn't have enough features yet."

 

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Posted 18 June 2011 - 10:16 am

Nice!


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Posted 19 June 2011 - 09:30 pm

Day 4 Monday Slightly Wet LOL

local roads around Tautavel



Profile



as it was damp the camera never came out, we still enjoyed ourselves, and it hones ones skills driving in the wet.

after the biking we decided to take the chimps out for a meal, to Buffalo Grill



Mick conjoured up a great name for these Two

dumb and dumber




and more sensible shots Mick and Anne



Me giving my boy the Evil Eye



Sorry about the lack of pictures , but it does get better as the days progress.

more to follow







>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

I have a Ghost S and i'm not afraid to use it !

A Beast in Orange Called KaTie eM 

"Four wheels move the body. Two wheels move the soul".

"So you just ride somewhere, eat cake and then ride back".

"Normal people believe that if it ain't broken, don't fix it. Engineers believe that if it ain't broken, it doesn't have enough features yet."

 

" I We're Ridin so Fast , I we're sucking Rabbits from the Hedges "   {Guy Martin}

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Posted 21 June 2011 - 11:50 pm

Day 5 Tuesday's Run Coastal and 2 Countries.

Here's the route



And here's the profile



Started off a little grey today huh.gif , so after looking at the cloud base and direction we decided to....... head for the coast laugh.gif in the hope we would get some sunshine cool.gif

so as it was wet i decided to put the Tiger in the river and take some atmospheric shots



then we headed East young men and all



somewhere around about collioure in france. the boys were taking the piss out of Mick :-)




a nice view and a nice house with Location location location !!



so off we went in our usual laid back style on some VERY nice twisty coastal roads



until we find a CAFE LOL



you can't beat drinking Cafe , and watching the world go by (not to mention nice young ladies)



onward we go to another pitstop ( it's all this coffee plays havoc with the bladder) but this is a stop with a view





then we looked back from whence we came , and Capcir was enshrouded in cloud



we had made the correct directional choice

the old border post for france to spain is here (not manned nowadays)



Chris Directing Traffic



Lunch for the human waste disposal machines



lunch with a view though in port bao



the policia wanted a look at the new tiger :-)



or maybe they were looking for the bandito's



anyway after a nice lunch it's off again to endure the twisty windy roads :-) we head across the spanish side of the pyrenees along the n260 and parts of the c26 heading for our goal the col de aires

halfway up i decide its time to video from the rear of the bike so i set up my camera (video's will follow at the end of the BLOG post)



then we hit the top and heres some of the views

















then we end up in "Pratts de mollo" aptly named for these 2 boys



watching the Boules intensely



another day over time for bed zzzZZZZ more to follow laters.

Edited by Hartside Man, 21 June 2011 - 11:51 pm.

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A Beast in Orange Called KaTie eM 

"Four wheels move the body. Two wheels move the soul".

"So you just ride somewhere, eat cake and then ride back".

"Normal people believe that if it ain't broken, don't fix it. Engineers believe that if it ain't broken, it doesn't have enough features yet."

 

" I We're Ridin so Fast , I we're sucking Rabbits from the Hedges "   {Guy Martin}

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Posted 22 June 2011 - 05:48 am


Some crackin' scenery wub.gif

Thanks for sharing good.gif

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Posted 22 June 2011 - 07:57 am

Hmmmm......................That French cheese n' pizza diet doesn't seem to be working very well for me in those pics does it ? rolleyes.gif

Edited by sidestand, 22 June 2011 - 07:57 am.

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Posted 22 June 2011 - 09:55 pm

Day 6 Wed Run (was just me and Adam ) Mick was having a family day with Anne and Chris good.gif

Starts with a cool but dry day and after rousing Adam from his slumber off we go.

first port of call the Tet Valley run yahoo.gif even pillions have huge grins from this road




this is a layby a fair way up some great shots and views to be had not least the road itself.








and back to the roads




so onward and upward to font romeo for a coffee and to get some sarnies and cakes for lunch (picnic was had)





after font romeo we travelled down to the Four Solaire , europe's largest solar furnace and impressive it is ( just glad i don't have to clean all the mirrors)

sited here because it has 300 days of sun per year ( we musta fell in some of the 65 days when it rains rotflmmfao.gif )











after all the mirrors we are heading for one of the smallest countries there is , and you have to go over 2 great passes to get there

heres the first one the col de puymourons 1900 metres (more and more grins)






Then your climbing the Pass de casa over 2500 metres and you feel like your on top of the world ( at this point we are out of france and into Andorra)








at the top it was a mere +1 degree C freaking cold we even had snow blowing accross the road in front of us (i have some video somewhere)

anyway as we drop down it warms up to a barmy 13 dec c ohmy.gif

lunch in a nice place at the side of the road in andorra






adams fave pud the creme catalan



out the bottom of andorra and into Spain onto the n260 which is a Cracking road (one of my faves)




The Route



the Profile ( the highest this trip )



more to follow yet ( Good night for now )






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I have a Ghost S and i'm not afraid to use it !

A Beast in Orange Called KaTie eM 

"Four wheels move the body. Two wheels move the soul".

"So you just ride somewhere, eat cake and then ride back".

"Normal people believe that if it ain't broken, don't fix it. Engineers believe that if it ain't broken, it doesn't have enough features yet."

 

" I We're Ridin so Fast , I we're sucking Rabbits from the Hedges "   {Guy Martin}

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Posted 23 June 2011 - 05:55 am

Thanks for sharing Hartside, looks fabulous good.gif
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Posted 23 June 2011 - 07:18 am

Aye looks fantastic Hartside, thank you!

QUOTE(Onanist @ Thu 23rd Jun 2011, 06:55 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Thanks for sharing Hartside, looks fabulous good.gif

Glad you agree Onanist.... *starts looking at ferry options*
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Posted 23 June 2011 - 08:20 am


Awesome ! I'll try not to be too disappointed in Wales next month laugh.gif

How are you grabbing the altitude profiles HM ?

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Posted 23 June 2011 - 08:30 am

QUOTE(Studley Ramrod @ Thu 23rd Jun 2011, 08:20 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Awesome ! I'll try not to be too disappointed in Wales next month laugh.gif How are you grabbing the altitude profiles HM ?
i use a garmin sat nav and it logs the altitude good.gif then i use a screen grabber in mapsource (garmins pc software) a handy tool indeed
QUOTE(SelinaXC @ Thu 23rd Jun 2011, 07:18 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Aye looks fantastic Hartside, thank you!Glad you agree Onanist.... *starts looking at ferry options*
santander ferry is great , then the pico's de europa then head for the pyrenees clapping.gif you know you want too good.gif

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A Beast in Orange Called KaTie eM 

"Four wheels move the body. Two wheels move the soul".

"So you just ride somewhere, eat cake and then ride back".

"Normal people believe that if it ain't broken, don't fix it. Engineers believe that if it ain't broken, it doesn't have enough features yet."

 

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Posted 23 June 2011 - 11:43 am

QUOTE(Studley Ramrod @ Thu 23rd Jun 2011, 09:20 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Awesome !
How are you grabbing the altitude profiles HM ?


For route dissection including altitude trace and the ability to link to any pictures taken on the ride and the ability to export as KMZ file which will open in 'Google Earth' I use a datalogger from Holux, excellent bit of kit.
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Posted 23 June 2011 - 10:32 pm

awwwwsome pics mark, superb rolleyes.gif

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Posted 24 June 2011 - 08:02 am

Some great pictures there, have wanted to go see the Millau Bridge looks amazing.
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Posted 24 June 2011 - 08:36 am

Always great pics hartside. Because I look at the pics more than read the words. It wasn't til partway through, I realised there was a lady with you. Presumably to have three on a bike you have to be philipino.

Did you take the trailer down the A1,A6,A71 to save journey time. Did the trailer add a lot to the toll.

Given no more people than 2/bike, would you chose to ride there on the bike or would you opt for the car/trailer

thanks again for the pics.

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Posted 24 June 2011 - 08:00 pm

QUOTE(whichwaywasit @ Fri 24th Jun 2011, 08:36 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Always great pics hartside. Because I look at the pics more than read the words. It wasn't til partway through, I realised there was a lady with you. Presumably to have three on a bike you have to be philipino. Did you take the trailer down the A1,A6,A71 to save journey time. Did the trailer add a lot to the toll.Given no more people than 2/bike, would you chose to ride there on the bike or would you opt for the car/trailer thanks again for the pics.


Mick was driving i wasn't paying attention to the route LOL

the chunnel crossing cost more because of the trailer. but non of the french motorway tolls were any more than i remember it costing on the bike.

advantages of Trailer , tyres are not screwed with 1000 mile down and 1000 mile back :-) , 5 people can travel :-) one lot of tolls and one lot of fuel :-)

plus its a lot less boring in a car on the slabs (motorways) than it is on a bike. :-)

another good reason Mick's still recovering from a serious break to his ankle and the car v bike gearchange was a no brainer.
I am so en-debted to Mick , Anne And Chris for their generosity and kindness allowing me and Adam to acompany them on this trip :-)

as to what i prefer, last year was a ferry to santander and 2 days in the picos national park then a ride from spain to france 800 miles or so hopping over the pyrenees around the pic de midi / col de tourmalet / col du aspin etc etc. it was a great introduction to the awesome passes. long days at times and some nice hotel stays.

that journey was great BUT the journey up through france back home was just a chore, had the weather been better then it also may have been an adventure and enjoyable , but with the HOWLING GALES ,Torrential rain. it made it unpleasant.

do i think the trailer method is better than the car ?? this year yes ...... and it would have been great to come back via trailer last year :-P

if i was going to santander again i wouldn't trailer it . in fact i would ferry both ways and have longer on the passes :-)

next year i am hoping for the alps and a tour of a few countries italy austria swizzerland germany france so it will probs be bike all the way, but i will not say no to a lift part way LOL









Tam DO IT go visit the bridge its worth seeing good.gif

Edited by Hartside Man, 24 June 2011 - 08:02 pm.

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"So you just ride somewhere, eat cake and then ride back".

"Normal people believe that if it ain't broken, don't fix it. Engineers believe that if it ain't broken, it doesn't have enough features yet."

 

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