First stop Lands End. Had hoped to get a photo with the bikes at the signpost but no vehicles allowed due to covid, for some reason. Had also hoped to meet up with adventure biking legend Tiffany Coates but that fell through, so ee ended up at a wet and windy Lands End on our own. We had to pay £2 each bike to park, yet 12 years after my last visit, there's still no specific motorcycle parking. Happy to take your cash though.
A walk to the sign revealed a white post. The guy was just putting on the arms. If you want your photo taken with it, it's £10.95. We took some phitos and Grizzly's photoshop will do the rest.
That was our only scheduled stop, apart from a fuel stop and we were there about 20 minutes. RIP OFF.
We made our way along tight twisty and very wet roads, staying as close to the sea as they would allow. At times it was very slow going but some of the views of golden sandy beaches were quite spectacular. We managed a lunch stop but tge toilets were out of action, so it was looking like the hedge may be necessary. I pulled in at one lay-by but Grizzly was worried passing vehicles might see something amongst all the folds of his waterproofs! We eventually came across a village that had public toilets, so that problem was solved.
A little further on, we came up behind a traction engine pulling a trailer. Things don't come much slower than that, not even the shadslow. How on earth the driver thought he was going to get up the next wet hill, I don't know.
As we continued, Ginny flashed up a warning on the dash. No indication of what the problem might be. The fuel stop wasn't far, so we continued. As we arrived, the oil check light came on and the temperature hit red. Water was ok but she needed more oil. I'd already put some in on the tour and she was full before I left. That sorted that. Hopefully she'll get home on what she has now.
We arrived at our hotel just as the heavens opened, so must've looked a sorry sight, dripping water on the lobby floor.
Dinner was Chinese from a takeaway down the road, which I went down to get. Lucky I packed my brolly. We then watched the football in the bar. Least said about that the better. 😫
Tomorrow we will end up in Wales, Mumbles near Swansea. First, a stop in Barnstaple for Grizzly's PCR test.
Lands End is simply a money making idea. Where did the get the £10.95 figure from?
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