Today's run has been a gruelling 450 mile, 10-11 hours.
Up at 6am packed and breakfasted and bugged out at 07:30. We had to stop for 1.5 hrs. before the end of our scheduled stop of Day 1 the day before so this day's ride will have to be a long one to catch up.
The first roads out of Withernsea where lovely and flowing bends with great views, best done after a good night’s sleep, deserve a revisit. Glad we did those this morning rather than last night when we we're tiered.
Windy today again, but once you expect it and with some confidence it's not a problem. Both the Paul's bikes are sports tourers, fully loaded with luggage that are heavy with a low centre of gravity so you tend to be more heavy on the brakes going into corners then throttling up to pick up the pace on the straights. Whereas my bike is more a duel sports, i.e. trails frame, off road frame with a smaller engine, no planners and a higher centre of gravity, I can flick it lightly around corners maintaining my speed through the bends. Therefore I can't wait to get at the west coast of Scotland's twisty roads where my bike will come into its own.
Around 10:30 today we ended Day 1`s scheduled route and started Day 2 - Whitby to Dundee. Not much to comment on, good weather, clear roads, the Paul's where enjoying gliding around the flowing roads. Mr Newman getting to know his triumph better. Stopped a few times but today was all for catching up as we had pre-arranged to meet the following morning, two other riders, one doing his own charity ride and following us on our route to Inverness, so no photo opportunities today.
Got to our Dundee stop for the night around 8pm, where the owner stayed to let us in and allowed us to pitch in a sheltered spot behind the office. Luxury camping, showers, Chinese food down the road and with the prospect of a hearty breakfast at the camps cafe for not much in the morning, hard life this ain't, so far lol
In Addition;
Paul had a small incident and dropped the Triumph as he was getting on at a Petrol Station. Was bound to happen on a trip like this, may be not so early on but it is to be expected.
We intended to cross over the Mersey on the Manchester Transporter Bridge; however we arrived to discover that it’s currently under overhaul and will not be open to the public for another 40 days, so a small detour was made.
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