After giving Reg his first proper bath in six weeks he seemed to purr with contentment when fired up, happy now to be home from a hard trip, or maybe he’s just reflecting my mood?
Reg may just be a baby at eight months old but he now has 13,000 miles on his clock.
After five days of travelling by road and sea from Tenerife, I arrived home at 2.30pm yesterday. To say that I will now reflect on the tour isn’t exactly true, as I started doing that even whilst away. It’s early days, but at present the trip is making me question so many things about travel, the time I spend doing it and motorcycling.
I saw all the places I set out to see and found some extra gems, I rode in a climate I set out to ride in and some climates I’d have preferred not to. Geographically it really did what I hoped it would, and again I made several new friends with whom I remain in contact with.
The Numbers
In total Reg racked up another 3,914 road miles, which roughly equates to half travelling between Carlisle, Tenerife and back, and the other half exploring the two islands.
I spent a total of 138 hours at sea which, despite various sea states, had no adverse physical effect on me, but it’s a long haul. The ferry crossing between Portsmouth and Santander is 622 miles and between Huelva and Tenerife 702 miles.
Thank you all for following me on my six week, 4,000 mile road trip, you helped me more than you realise by filling in some of void I found that comes with solo travelling.
Welcome home both. Really enjoyed the blog and the amazing photos – some journey! Look forward to the next journey and of course the book 😜x
🤔😆 Thanks Marie x
Brian,
Just from the blogs I can tell that this was a hard trip. It felt you were battling it at times. Those long ferry crossings are not easy. Gives you a bit too much time to reflect and unpack mentally. You need to do a nice easy one next, with some folks to keep you company!
Yeah, well remember you’re invited!! 😆👍🏼
Glad you and Reg are both home safely. It’s a good partnership.
Time now to enjoy the company of family and friends.
Maybe you should let Reg choose your next adventure….. something a bit less arduous maybe. ……
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Welcome home dude 😁
I suppose I could trot out some platitudes e.g. “no gain without pain” and “you regret only the things you didn’t do”…
…but the real question is did you have more fun than trouble? If so then you’ve made an emotional profit. Errr, does that make sense?
Whatever, there are many blog readers who are jealous of the whole trip so you’ve got bragging rights for years to come 🤣🤣🤣
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Really enjoyed your journey as always! Glad you’ve kept yourself safe all the way. Where next? 😊xx
British sector of the Western Front Way starting end of July (10 days with 2 biking mates). Then September back to Spain & return via Portugal & France (3 weeks with 2 couples who are again biking buddies) xx
Pleased your home safe. Enjoy time with family and hopefully we’ll see you before you head off again. Enjoyed the blog and photos x
Thanks Dawn ☺️x
Brian, glad that you are home safe and sound. We are looking forward to our adventure in September, once you have had a chance to catch your breath.
😆 me too Ernie, thanks 👍🏼
Welcome home Brian!
Thought I recognised that place!
I’m sure you’ll be off again after you’ve recuperated from being on a motorbike for 5 weeks!
See you soon
Looking forward to seeing you ☺️x
So glad you’re home safely Brian. Dave and I enjoyed your blogs and hope it’s not too long before you can share some adventures in person x
Thanks Jackie x
Welcome home Brian. I’m sure Evan was very excited to see his grandad again 😊. Great blog, as always. See you soon. X
Thanks Judy x
Wow , what an adventure it’s been, rest up and enjoy your family now, take care.
Merle and David.xx
Thanks both xx
Welcome home Brian and Reg too.. Looking forward to catching up to hear all about the trip first hand.
🙂 Cheers Cavvy, message me when you’re free for one👍🏼
🙂 Cheers Cavvy, message me when you’re free for one 👍🏼