Before leaving the Isle of Man we had a couple of hours to fill in so we decided to watch the Trooping of the Colours on TV. This grand military parade is held annually in June to celebrate the Queen's birthday which is really in April - the weather is better in June! No one does pomp and ceremony better than The Brits! To catch our ferry back to Liverpool we had to be at the departure point in Douglas before 1:15pm. We arrived at 12:30pm and were amazed that we...

Today we said goodbye to France for now. Who knows if some day we will be back - probably will! Our Brittany Ferry, the Mont St Michel left right on time at 8:30 bound for Portsmouth. As we rode the 500m to the dock we saw the Gendarmes rounding up some "immigrants" attempting to make their way to the dock to 'migrate' to England - they were unsuccessful in their migration attempt today due to great police work. The ferry was able to carry 830 cars and had a ca...

After a great breakfast at The Oak Hotel, we were finally off to pick up our bike. The last two weeks have been very relaxing but we are ready for the next part of our adventure. We had 245 km to travel today from The Oak Hotel in Hockley Heath (one of our favourites) to the Travelodge in Ipswich. As well as the driving, we had washing to do and repacking our belongings in to 2 small bags to fit in the motorcycle panniers - a busy day. Navigation was easy today ...

With only a few days until we pick up our bike it felt right to get in the 'bike' frame of mind. We decided to visit the Triumph Factory at Hinckley as it was only a 30 minute drive from where we stayed in Leicester. We have visited the factory previously but not since 2007. After that visit, Greg went home and bought his first Triumph. We have had 3 more since that first one - needless to say, Kerrie was a bit nervous about today's visit, it could turn out to b...

After leaving Newquay - wait for it - IN BRIGHT SUNSHINE, we started our journey towards our bike pick up next Monday. Breakfast was in Wadebridge in the Route 39 Diner - American style with a view out the window of a surf shop advertising Billabong and Quicksilver clothes. With the sunshine, the diner and the surf shop we were not quite sure where we were! Back on the road, reality set in as we navigated narrow country roads on the way to Port Isaac. This small...