When we came home from our 2013 trip we thought it would be our last motorcycle adventure overseas. We always planned to travel more but though we might take the more comfortable option of hiring a car or campervan. We decided that we would like to return to Europe as there is still so much to see, so we started investigating the different options available - lease a car, fly in fly out, campervan, train or any combination of them all. Even though we were keen...

After leaving the Somme battlefields we headed to Calais to catch a train through the Chunnel back to England. We arrived at Calais at 2:50, purchased tickets - not cheap unless you book ahead online(which we hadn't). After parting with AUS $152 we boarded the train at 3:20 for the 30 minute trip under the English Channel. Needing a coffee and internet access to find a room for the next couple of nights we headed for the nearest McDonalds as you always get fre...

We are now down to our last 5 days; the bike needs to be back in Felixstowe by Friday. Les decided he would travel with us as we return to the UK. After consultation we decided to head south into Belgium and head for Ypres as our destination for the day. Greg plotted the course on Tom Tom and discovered that we would not be far from Waterloo so that was to be our first stop as neither Les nor Chris had been there. We arrived at the mound about lunchtime. The b...

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...

Overnight on the way to Assen. This was one of those towns, that if you walked the wrong way when you came out of your hotel, you could have a very different opinion of the town. Luckily, we walked the right way - avoiding the KFC and McDonalds at the bottom of the hill. The town looked a bit tired in places with many building empty or deserted but then we found some beautifully restored buildings that were well preserved and cared for. There were even quirky st...