Hello from sunny England! Yes, since I last wrote from Freising I had another change of mind. The south of France will have to wait for another day. At about 7.30am on Saturday 1st August, I waived goodbye to Gernot and Marlies before phoning my wife and discussing what to do next. I had planned to head south into France and ride through the Pyranees on the way home. I knew hoever that it would be a long hot ride, and the holiday traffic was becoming intense. Mo...

it's Sunday morning, the sun is out and I'm in Horley, a quiet little town in Surrey England. Much of my energy (what's left after the jetlag) over the past few days has been spent searching the web, papers and many bike shops for a uitable steed upon which I can explore this beautiful country. My wife expressed a preference for Ducatis (she already has the Ducati jacket) and my mate Alex said it has to be red. i was walking around Croydon the other night, after...