Tag: roadtrip

  • Uvs Nuur to Ulaangom

    Uvs Nuur to Ulaangom

    The next morning was great, I was hoping for a lovely sunrise but there were a couple of low lying clouds on the horizon which was a bit of a shame, but still a lovely start to the day. Paul and I had a chat about what to do. His knee was sore and swollen…

  • Ukraine Post Mortem

    Ukraine Post Mortem Well I have been home now for a week.  My shoulder is still killing me but getting better daily.  Hopefully it’ll be sorted in a week or so.  I had Monday off work so spent it cleaning the bike.  Lots of “Muc-Off” and tlc and it’s looking pretty good again now.  It’s…

  • Day 12 – Making it home!

    Day 12 Once again the weather was awful when I woke up. I decided to push for home today so logged on and bought a Channel Tunnel crossing for 10pm that evening.  I had brought my tablet with me and although it’s the very unpopular BlackBerry Playbook, it was perfect for what I needed and…

  • Day 11 – Kiev to Wroclaw

    Day 11 After a pretty rubbish night’s sleep I got dragged myself out of bed at about 8 and ready to face the day.  The hotel was weird as the minute I opened the room door a very stern looking lady was stood there and proceeded to go through the room and make sure I…

  • Day 10 – Mariupol to Kiev

    Day 10 Friday morning dawned, and after a few things I got under-way.  The weather was glorious, the bike was behaving fine as I suspect it had dried out nicely from being in the sun for 4 days, and all was good.  On the way from Kiev 5 days previously I had removed the lining…

  • Day 6 – 9 – Mariupol and Donetsk

    Day 6 – 9 It was nice just to be able to park the bike up at the hotel and relax.  I had lost all the feeling in my bum and was quite stiff from doing so many miles.  The hotel was lovely, and cheap.  They spoke English as well which was a bonus.  I…

  • Day 5 – Kiev to Mariupol

    Day 5 So, today the plan was to make it to Mariupol, a port city on the Sea of Azov.  at 7am I was out and on the bike.  Glorious weather again, this would be the story while I was in Ukraine. As I mounted my bike I noticed I could place both my feet…

  • Day 4 Cont – Kiev

    Day 4 Cont So I had found my fantastic hotel, parked up and it was about 1pm now.  I was shattered still but had an afternoon in Kiev so off I went. My hotel was awesome and had a great view, the weather was glorious and I was happy.  The bike was still acting up…

  • Day 4 – L’viv to Kiev

    Day 4 I woke up at 6am after barely 3 hours sleep.  I was nervous about the bike and just couldn’t get back to sleep.  I walked downstairs, gingerly put the key in the ignition and the bike worked fine.  It took me 2 mins to turn it back off again mind you.  At least…

  • Day 3 Cont – Border …

    Day 3 Cont I left Rzeszow and headed for Kroczowa where the Poland Ukraine border was.  It only took me a couple of hours to get there and it was about 9pm by now.  Exiting Poland I don’t even remember, but I parked up at a queue of about 50 cars ready to enter Ukraine. …

  • Day 3 – Wroclaw to ….

    Day 3 So I woke up at 6am again to the above.  More rain and thunderstorms.  At least my gear was almost all dry, specifically my gloves. It didn’t take me long to get ready, repack my bag, check that all electrical gadgets were charged and still working after the rain and get ready to…

  • Day 2 – Dunkirk to Wroclaw

    Day 2 I woke up at 7am and immediately looked out of the hotel window, it was wet, but was not raining so that was OK.  I got ready for the day and hopped on the bike at about 8, pointed the satnav east and off I went. The bike has a 17L tank and…

  • Day 1 – Off I go

    Day 1 So, my very kind boss allowed me to finish up work a couple of hours early on this Wednesday afternoon, so I took the opportunity to head off of the tunnel and get a bit of a head start.  I booked the tunnel for about 17h30 and a hotel in Dunkirk that evening. …

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