My 2023/24 winter migration started earlier than usual on the basis the weather at home in Cahors was cold and wet in early November and I just wanted to head south. I set off around the 12 November with the intention to spend a couple of weeks in Alvor in the Algarve, before heading over …
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Maroc 2023
As a keen follower of this blog you’ll no doubt remember last year’s trip to Maroc that I did on my Honda CRF 300L. If not you can read about the trip here :https://v2xs.com/moto-maroc/My conclusions from that trip were that I wanted to do it again, but to be a bit more adventurous in terms …
UK Trip Oct 2023
In recent years I’ve been visiting family in the UK during the Autumn (Oct/Nov), which has been a substitute for visiting over the Christmas period which I used to do in the old days. This year the visit was also arranged around attending my Niece Lauren’s wedding (my sister Sara’s second daughter). For some reason, …
VINCE 2023
For the VINCE this year Dougie and I decided to enter the “twinshock” category, which basically means we have to use old bikes. Dougie already had his machine – a 1978 Kawasaki KL250 trail bike that he recently bought in fully restored condition as a trip down memory lane as it was identical to the …
Summer Visitors 2023
This summer I had a one week visit from my sister Sara, followed by a two week visit from two of my grandchildren Amy (14) and Nicola (7). This meant that I had to clean the pool and get it working after its long winter hibernation. When I first removed the cover it looked like …