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[Dannyboy]

You sure do know how to make some one Jealous. You never know I may get to do a similar trip on a MK1 next year Those Tiggers sure look nice and that 1200 BMW looks up to the job as well.

[Hartside Man]

You sure do know how to make some one Jealous. You never know I may get to do a similar trip on a MK1 next year Those Tiggers sure look nice and that 1200 BMW looks up to the job as well.

i think fir this moment in time i have found a soul mate in the Tiger

2700 miles and its just getting better and better

today i was an outrider / escort for 6 workmates doing a tortuous 72 mile pushbike ride in the scottish lowlands, and i was tickover for a lot of the time with spells of madness when roads were good

the tiger can just do it all ( bit like the TDM with a tad more power)

[Hartside Man]

Day 7 The Gorges and Ski resorts

the route



the profile



first gorge

Mick took us round some lovely gorges castles chateu's weather wasn't too kind early on but improved a bit later
















after a nice picnic lunch in a great little picnic area under some trees , we headed off to the gorges of galapagos ( deep and impressive)




















some nice views of the locals heading for the canyon



and some shit bikes parked nearby

[Hartside Man]

then we had a great run up into ski country (you can see by the hail and snow it was cold on top)

i loved the views ( or misty views) of a hot spa town called ax le thermes























more another day

[duibhce Kaelann]

Excellent report Hartside
Don't stop now.

It looks like you saw many of the same sights and did the same roads as we did around the same time.

But you missed one sight on this day:

Here's the route

You had lunch in Banyuls (we were on the camping a week before), then crossed the border into Spain and passed Figueres. The last part of the road towards figueres suddenly becomes very straight, busy and boring. But there's sminkies hiding in them bushes alongside the road!
When I saw the first I thought she can't be wearing those hot pants an that top to work in them fields can she? But when I noticed her colleagues nicely spaced out every couple of 100 metres wearing glitter tops and pumps it dawned on me that this was a very busy trucker road

We did miss out on the Fours solaires though...

Edited by duibhce Kaelann, 19 July 2011 - 10:10 am.

[Nanook]

Some great pictures there, have wanted to go see the Millau Bridge looks amazing.
TAM

Do it soon Tam - it's fantastic. Been there a few times myself and stayed in the Jonte Gorge here http://travel.viamic...te-Jonte_Gorge-.
Jonte and Tarn Gorges are well worth riding.

[Hartside Man]

Excellent report Hartside
Don't stop now.

But there's sminkies hiding in them bushes alongside the road!
When I saw the first I thought she can't be wearing those hot pants an that top to work in them fields can she? But when I noticed her colleagues nicely spaced out every couple of 100 metres wearing glitter tops and pumps it dawned on me that this was a very busy trucker road

if there are no pictures ,, it didn't happen

[duibhce Kaelann]

if there are no pictures ,, it didn't happen

sorry, getting the DSLR out while riding was a bit difficult. And stopping would have resulted in some major slaps to the head from the missus

[Hartside Man]

Day 8 Friday small runout then a day in the car , dining out and karting

Starts of with a really nice little run from Mick's place to a nice seaside town of Franqui * sp


windmills and tight nadgery little lanes with no traffic ( made for the tigger)




amazing how loud these are when your within 500 metres or so ( would hate to live close to one )





Beach shots







Bliss = sitting looking out to a sandy beach waiting on our Grand Cafe Creme



Back to Mick's Place for a wash and brush up then out for lunch, we had dined here last year and really liked it SO a revisit was in order

fine dining in port vendres



Mick and the very patient Anne




The boys watching women walk by and posing thinking theyr'e gods gift




Various views of the harbour







some classic cars on a catalunya rally




Then what the boys had been promised and waited for all week



afterwards a lovely little gorge near Mick's place lovely evening sun and the locals having fun (look closely to spot the nutters)








and the english Nutters LOL






the route for the morning bike run



and the profile (how low can you go)



1 days riding left for tomorrow

[Studley Ramrod]

Awesome !