A Fistful of €uros

2019 sees the Wild Hogs, Woody and Grizzly, embark on another marathon tour. After the cold snowy mountains of Norway in the north, they now take on the hot dusty plains in the south, touring the Iberian peninsula. They’ll come together to begin their journey in Portsmouth, sailing to Bilbao, before spending around 30 days trekking through Spain, Portugal and into the Pyrenees of Andorra and France, before returning to Bilbao and Portsmouth. It's an epic journey totalling some 4250 road miles.

Monday 8 July 2019

Proceed with caution

Add copious amounts of rain water to twisty bends and things can get interesting, so one needs to be cautious, at least until you find the grip level. There were some tricky bends but Ginny never got out of shape. I'd stuck her in rain mode, which softens the suspension and dulls the power delivery and with all her other rider aids, I was unlikely to have a drama.

By the time we got within 20 miles of Tarascon, the roads were dry again and it was time to stop and put the waterproofs away.

Those 20 miles were interesting. Very tight, steep bends, bumpy straights and the odd car/tractor hazard around the next bend. There was a quicker way to Tarascon but I like interesting. Sanch was not happy. He hates bumpy twisty roads. I can't understand how he's done 50k miles when he only seems to like smooth straight roads. Rest assured the arguments/abuse will continue 😁