A return to Welsh Wales

It was Friday 20th March 2020. It had been a busy week as we prepared to facilitate as much remote working as possible and I had taken the day off to gather my thoughts. We rode out to Snowdonia with flasks and a packed lunch, cautiously keeping our distance from any crowds. In fact we […]

2019 Year in Review

With 2020 well in swing I thought that I would take a brief moment to review the last year. It was an eventful time and a year that will influence and define the what happens the next twelve months. The year that was The year started very much focused on the planning for the trip […]

Goodbye Black Betty

I will admit that there was a tear in my eye as I walked away from my old bike. Much as I was excited to be picking up a new BMW R1250GS Adventure HP Rallye TE (that’s a mouthful), it was with sadness that I thanked the Triple Black for carrying me safely for many […]

Travellers return – Starting a new chapter

The travellers return The travellers have returned from the Alps. In the case of this most recent trip not just home but back to our respective countries of the UK and USA. It is safe to say that everyone took away lasting memories of what was an epic trip. The combination of outstanding roads, stunning […]

Aberdovey, Aberdyfi? It’s all Welsh to me

When the sun shines.. ride The weather is becoming more reliable which means it’s considerably easier to plan a ride in advance. The weather we had over the easter break was especially good. If it were possible to do so, one might think that the good weather was ordered in advance. We are down into […]

A cold day in Wales – Bala with all the trimmings

The blossom in the garden and the weather reports all suggested that spring and warmer weather was on the way. The ice warning light on my dash suggested otherwise. The snowflake on the display and the flashing 2ºC had me reaching for the heated grip button. Despite the bright sunshine the wind was strong and […]

New year ride solutions

Fair weather riders I was going to open with a reference to my latest ride being the first of the new season but I realised that a ‘riding season’ is so subjective. There are those that ride all year and those that only ride when the weather is warmer and drier. I sit between these […]

Three Valleys in Wales

The love of the journey Car drivers are often too keen to reach their destination. So much so that the aim is getting to the end of the drive rather than the journey. Sure, that isn’t always the case but these are the day trippers, the caravans and the motorhomes. Let’s not go there. It […]

North Coast 500 – The Movie

Watch the highlights of our tour around the Scottish North Coast 500.

North Coast 500 Track logs on MyRoute-app

At the end of my previous post I gave you a link to download my routes. There were a number of options, notably the route that took us off the A9 and gave us a much better run through the Cairngorms. I had used MyRoute-app to create the initial routes before passing them through Garmin […]