France May 2006

[Shlink]

Well, not much to tell seeing as Tim made a good job of relaying Meeshy's and my mishaps recently before we even got back to England, so instead of the essay I was planning, here's a few pics (is that a communal sigh of relief I hear? )

Day one and already lots of French pussy to be seen




Outside B&B in Massif Centrale region, twisty heaven




Pisstop. Sneaky Meeshy.




Isn't she the prettiest flower? The pink one at the back




No honest... Shlink's dick is this big (at least that's how it felt after nearly 5 hours on the twisties, banging against the tank)




Fugly bastid or what!




This was taken about 10 minutes before I discovered my helmet had been nicked




What's left of helmet. Note big scratch courtesy of thieving scum




Waiting for recovery truck, Sunday morning in the middle of nowhere









Uninvited guest in our gite the night before the puncture... I wonder if he had anything to do with it



All in all it was a memorable trip, and would have been perfect had it not been for the helmet incident, the puncture incident and the fooking malfunctioning (or should I say nonfunctioning) Garmin power cable incident. Wouldn't hesitate to do it again. In fact, not long before we do do it again

Hope you enjoyed that, fellow IXXRAites.

[Tim]

....nice ones Shlink...glad to see that you're getting over the horror of it all

[barsteward]

All part of life’s rich tapestry Shlink……….I’ll bet you’ll have a right larf some time in the future, sat round a barbie on a barmy evening with a bottle of wine and good friends.

[Tigger]

you need to try some cream on that scalp, it looks right rough

good time had by the photos

[Tim]

[Shlink]

All part of life’s rich tapestry Shlink……….I’ll bet you’ll have a right larf some time in the future, sat round a barbie on a barmy evening with a bottle of wine and good friends.

Already am. These things are irritating and infuriating at the time but are nothing more than minor irritations and quickly forgotten when you put things into perspective.

you need to try some cream on that scalp, it looks right rough

Coffee, keyboard, moment.

[barsteward]

you need to try some cream on that scalp, it looks right rough

good time had by the photos

Too late for this weeks QOTW Tigger but certainly in the running for next week "Cracker" M8

[Mortis]

I should be in france in three weeks times Those photos have whet my appetite and I can't wait. We're only going for a week (bloody stock take at work!) and we are meeting our friends over there.

Bad news about the helmet. I never leave mine on the bike for that very reason. It's a ball ache carrying it around but at least you know where it is when you need it.

[Tigger]

you need to try some cream on that scalp, it looks right rough

good time had by the photos

Too late for this weeks QOTW Tigger but certainly in the running for next week "Cracker" M8

what did he/she hit the bug with an DID it HURT

[aj]

... bet yer keeping the best shots to yerselves eh shrink...eh shrink
like the one of the flowers and the glaciated valley meself...looks a very nice area to ride in


regards
aj