Bilbao
Spain
Passionate Spain
Gateway to Galicia
Another Celtic nation
The night ferry said goodbye to England
Departing Portsmouth
Along the coast of France
Across the Bay of Biscay
The often wild sea a mill pond on this crossing.
Its night
The morning brings Spain
Dartmoor National Park neighbours Cornwall
Famous for the Dartmoor ponies
Beautiful patches of forest
Such as Lydford Gorge
And of course beautiful riding across the moors with a stop for a pint along the way.
Cornwall
A Celtic nation
Adding to Scotland last year
Gallicia, Brittany, Ireland and Wales to come this.
Cornwall is a long finger of coast and culture
The coast is breathtaking
From the beaches and headlands
To the small fishing and trading harbours
St Ives
The culture
The sculpture of Barbara Hepworth
Rowena Cade’s Minach theatre
The historical grandure of Saint Michael’s Mount
Saint Michael’s Mount castle
The history of the Celts
And of course Lands End
Back in England
Start of my next motorcycle adventure
Canals a starting theme.
Stone in Staffordshire the starting point for this 3 month tour of the UK and Europe
The shakedown trip north to Skipton in North Yorkshire
An old mill town
A canal town
With Skipton Castle playing a special part in the English Civil war.
But my main reason to travel north was the Moto Guzzi Club Pennines rally.
Meeting new friends and experiencing the welcoming biker culture.
And of course riding through the beautiful Yorkshire countryside.
The canals wind like watery snakes across the English countryside
The narrow boats once work horses now leisure craft
Wending their way across the country side
Marvels of engineering the locks using the power of water to life the boats, their crew and in times past heavy cargo over hill.
I’m back in the English midlands staying in the pretty canal town of stone.
Staying with friends
Getting the mighty breva II ready for chapter 3 of my European adventure.
