As we were now only 150km from Berlin that was where we headed next. In 2007 we were in Berlin and thought that it might be the only time we would ever be there. We have since discovered that you should never say never when it comes to travelling as we were in Berlin in 2013 and now find ourselves here again, if only for an afternoon and overnight stay. We checked in to a Holiday Inn in the centre of the city and set out to revisit some of Greg’s favourit...

We left Bad Oeynhausen bright and early – well 8am – in full wet weather gear and without breakfast. The day was cold so the gear was to keep us warm. It was also quite windy. So by the time we reached our breakfast stop we were cold and a little weary from battling the breeze. A warm coffee, pastries and a little nap for Greg and it was off to Assen. Our plan was to arrive about lunchtime at the track to buy tickets for the MotoGP for the next 2 da...

Wednesday 22.06.2011 - we left Amsterdam and decided to ride through the Dutch countryside on the way to our digs at Stadskanaal about 35 kms west of Assen. The ride through the countryside was great, we even saw a windmill! We were forced to stop and wait while four yachts went through a canal to reach the Dutch inland sea. We also decided to stop at the track at Assen to get our bearings and hopefully to pick up our tickets that we had bought on the net week...

Monday 20.06.2011 - we rode out of Whitby in glorious sunshine and headed the 65 miles south to Hull where we would board our ferry, The Spirit of Rotterdam for the overnight voyage to the Hook of Holland. We parked the P-D in the Princes Quays shopping centre in downtown Hull and killed several hours before we rode out to the ferry embarkation point. We expected to queue and then wait several hours before being called forward to embark as this has been the way ...