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Hi Cush,

Sounds a nice adventure, All the very best to you. Do you have the bike to use for this or are you getting one specific for this trip.


Martyn,

Your right man, The night sky there just blew me away.



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Hi all,
Thanks for the replies, here's the answers so far.

John, GPS......no. Just the odd couple of maps. I intend to buy the local ones en-route and ditch them when done........ No... I'll post them home.

Martyn, thanks for the info.

Mike, 18 months! I had hoped to do it all in 3. I'm looking at around 200 miles a day. I'm thinking it will be around 10,000 miles in total? How was Russia? Did you cross the Ukraine? So many questions....I don't know where to start.

Rui, the first is on me.

Jonny, it'll be in the summer. My '98 DR800S, I've had her from new and tweaked her a bit, she's an old friend. I've a few mates lined up, but it depends on whether they can get the time off.

Roy, thanks for the support.

Suddenly I find I have rather cold feet..............

Think I'd better get some pressonitiss.
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only twice in my life i been speechless.......

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Your right man, The night sky there just blew me away.
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1st time ,Grand Canyon............WOW!

2nd time, Monsul beach on a moonless night ..........OH WOW!
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Where's the beach?

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1st time ,Grand Canyon............WOW!

2nd time, Monsul beach on a moonless night ..........OH WOW!

Is that the Monsul beach Martyn, just below the town/village? (the white bit).

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ps I agree with the "don't" given above - the French Riviera in the high season is a pain with traffic and tourists - bad enough to get in the way of bikes as well as cars etc.
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Looking forward

Cush

Looking forward to reading your blog for this trip as I'm planning something similar myself and may learn something. After a few false starts I've finally admitted I can't leave until my younger daughter is a bit more settled (not a complaint - there is no point having children if you are not going to raise them, although living with one wife and two teenage girls, I have been tempted to just get on my bike and run away).

I was working on 6 to 8 months for the round trip, and I was afraid that was a bit rushed, but we all travel at our own pace, and mine is s l o w .

Good luck.
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Instead of south coast of Spain, i would recommend north coast.

South coast was very very crowded ...

After Malaga, how hard i tried, i couldnt avoid getting into traffic. Although the settlements were small in scale, they were so close to each other, sometimes it was bumper to bumper.

Didnt enjoy the ride up to Barcelona.
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no, its a trek

[quote=Walkabout;164636]Is that the Monsul beach Martyn, just below the town/village? (the white bit).

No, go through San Jose, then on to a dirt track ( well gravel road) and it is a 5 km drive to Monsul beach....
here is a Pic you should be able to see the co-ordinates ckear enough

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Thanks Martyn; I wasn't too far away and the whole area looks good to visit.
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it is better "off season"

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Thanks Martyn; I wasn't too far away and the whole area looks good to visit.
The area is better "off season" as it were, otherwise you compete with 20,000 Madridians (those from Madrid) for space on the beach..... it is better avoided in August. as that is when everyone in Spain is on 'Vacaciones' or holidays and it gets a.) unbearably crowded and b.) unbearably HOT... 40 Degrees C plus!

July is nice....... before the crowds and so is March / April although it can be a bit windy in March or April...

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Czech Republic

As a starter I'm off to the Czech at the beginning of April, I'll be there about a month - work will take up most of the time. But I'm looking to do bits at the weekends.

Central Europe in April......... best I pack the waterproofs
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Cush, good luck with your trip. I'm heading out of Madrid mid April to go down into Spain then across to Helsinki taking the Baltic route. Taking about 2 months for the ~5000mile journey. I have already done Munich to Madrid, ~2500miles in around a month. But I take the scenic routes and try to spend plenty of time in each place I visit. National routes over the Autostradas/Autovias/Autobahns/Motorways whatever you want to call them.


Martyn- Thanks for the info on Cabo de Gata and the the Monsul Beach. Would've ridden right past it if you didn't mention it.
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