Welcome!

A fortnight before embarking on a six weeks tour of Spain, the sensible option would probably have been to keep the motorcycle which is universally accepted as being the No.1 choice for adventure/touring riders across Europe, but sensible is maybe an attribute not usually associated with yours truly?

So with less than two weeks to go before my grand depart, I sold the trusty BMW and bought a bike more suited to posing than Euro touring, draw your own conclusions!

But the reason I bought this 2.5 litre Triumph, yes another Triumph, was because it’s the first time I’ve felt in awe of a motorcycle since I was 18 years of age, when I threw my leg over a Kawasaki Z1. This new bike is about how it makes me feel, not how functional it is.

On Wednesday I set off in a southerly direction towards Portsmouth, an 11pm sailing for the leisurely 32 hour crossing to Bilbao via a port call at Roscoff, France.

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Finally finally, until Wednesday…….