It always feels good when the year you have been planning in becomes the one you are in. From that point on, those days on the counter seem to just drop away. So, welcome to 2019, the year of the Wild Hogs Iberian Tour.
A few things have happened since my last post. Firstly, Grizzly or Sanch, has booked his trips to and from Ireland on Irish Ferries and was pleased to see that the discounted price meant the cost was the same as when he last came across in 2017. Speaking of Grizzly, he continues to recover well from his hip operation and is walking for about an hour each day, though still with the aid of crutches. No need to rush. Not as if he's missing any summer riding time and best to get properly fit than try and rush back.
Secondly, I've been in contact with David (Biggsy), the third remaining and lapsed Wild Hog and the others from our Route 66 group, Simon/Viv, David/Francoise, with a view to having a re-union in Portsmouth, the night before Sanch and I catch the ferry to Bilbao. A meeting with Simon/Viv was muted when I paid them a visit in the summer but it just blossomed a bit and now there are 3 invites on the table. Simon/Viv have accepted and duly booked a room at the Keppels Head Hotel, so it's down to the others now.
Thirdly, I have finally secured my first choice hotel in the Picos mountains. You will recall I've been waiting for this and one other to become available on Booking.com and finally it did. Hopefully it won't be too long before the other one becomes available to book too.
That's all the news for now.
